Ballmer gives $80 million to NPR, with strings attached
“This does not replace federal funding,” Maher said. “This does not replace the shortfalls. We still need to continue to operate effectively in order to be able to do the work that we do day in and day out.”
Several people within NPR said the network has been planning scenarios for alternative levels of job cuts, though no plans are currently set. Executives also are trying to figure out the degree to which the network could rely more heavily on reporters from local stations for national coverage, staffers said.
“This does not replace federal funding,” Maher said. “This does not replace the shortfalls. We still need to continue to operate effectively in order to be able to do the work that we do day in and day out.” Several people within NPR said the network has been planning scenarios…
