WebNewser has obtained a memo sent from National Public Radio SVP of News Ellen Weiss about some leadership changes as public radio continues to change with the times including an audience that continues to fractionalize. NPR went through a re-org after about 18 months ago and, writes Weiss, “Since that time it has become even clearer to me that we must deepen the integration of our newsroom, establish better and faster communication between units in News and others in the organization, and foster even more ambitious, distinctive storytelling and enterprise reporting every day on our shows and online.”
Dick Meyer, Editorial Director of NPR Digital, will now oversee newsgathering across all platforms. Meyer joined NPR from CBSNews.com a year ago and had been at CBS News Radio and TV for 14 years before that. This means NPR is now looking for a Managing Editor of Digital News.
The entire memo, including other changes, after the jump…
