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Opinion: Why NPR Should Call for an End to Taxpayer Support

On Monday, National Public Radio's now-departed CEO Vivian Schiller made an impassioned plea for continued federal funding, saying that cutting taxpayer money would have "a profound impact" on public broadcasting. "Modest as it is," she said at the National Press Club, "government funding is critical because it allows...

NPR Exec Resigns Over Juan Williams Firing [STATEMENT]

A senior executive responsible for Juan Williams' departure from NPR has resigned, according to a statement from the company. Senior Vice President for News Ellen Weiss, who started working at NPR in 1982, stepped down today following an independent review of the Williams' firing that expressed concern over the way NPR...