NPR editor-in-chief leaves outlet after Congress pulls funding

Published July 22, 2025 3:01pm ET



Edith Chapin, editor-in-chief and acting chief content officer for NPR, informed her colleagues on Tuesday that she is resigning.

Chapin’s decision comes a few days after Congress voted on July 18 to cut $1.1 billion in funding over the next two years for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which will have a “severe” financial effect on NPR and PBS, among other public media outlets. She said she will stay on until September or October.

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