NPR said it would stop production on a series of podcasts, including “Invisibilia,” an early hit, as part of a broad cutback from a projected $30 million decline in revenue. The Washington-based news organization began laying off 10 percent of its staff.
,” a humorous weekly program that debuted last year from the producers of NPR’s venerable weekend quiz program “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me.”
“Unfortunately, NPR has had to take painful but necessary steps” to address its financial issues,” said Isabel Lara, its spokesperson. “We’ve tried as much as possible to retain industry-leading podcast portfolios and focus on key strategic priorities, daily habits and serving new audiences.” NPR tried to address its revenue issues with about $20 million in cuts in November, mainly through a hiring freeze and travel restrictions. But it said last month that those savings wouldn’t be enough.
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