NPR CEO Ken Stern Forced Out

NPR by David Folkenflik, Frank Langfitt | Mar. 7, 2008 (Statement)

NPR is considered a leader in news and music podcasts. And under Stern it has also struck deals to deliver its content new ways, such as through cell phones.

But that push has aggravated anxiety among local stations about their relationship to the network. NPR member stations rely heavily on popular shows, particularly Morning Edition, to generate donations. But if people can listen to them through NPR's Web site or even their own cell phones, why ... Full Story »

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 by Bill Mitchell - Oct. 1, 2008

Measured by the way many news organizations cover themselves (not very well), this story ranks high. It describes what happened to its CEO clearly (forced out) as opposed to inaccurately (stopped down to spend more time with family/pursue future opportunties, etc. etc.).

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