NPR‘s editor in chief plans to step down this fall, an announcement that comes just after public media lost federal funding for the next two years.
Edith Chapin, who also held the title of acting chief content officer, told NPR that her resignation was not due to Congress’ vote last week to rescind federal funding. “I have had two big executive jobs for two years and I want to take a break. I want to make sure my performance is always top-notch for the company,” she said. She said that she informed NPR CEO Katherine Maher of her decision two weeks ago.
Chapin has led the NPR newsroom since 2022, first as acting senior vice president of news and editor in chief and then, the next year, taking on that role on a permanent basis. She had previously served as vice president and executive editor at large, and vice president and executive editor of NPR News. Before joining NPR in 2012, she worked at CNN for 25 years, including as vice president and deputy bureau chief in Washington, D.C.
Last week, Congress voted to strip $1.1 billion of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or its entire appropriation for the next two years. That funding was part of a $9 billion package of rescissions requested by Donald Trump. He and other Republicans have claimed that NPR and other public media entities are biased against conservatives. But PBS, NPR and the CPB have pointed to surveys showing continued high levels of public trust in public media compared to other sources.
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