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National Public Radio – NPR – one of America’s leading and most respected news organizations – plans to lay off seven percent of its staff, the first layoffs at the popular radio news and information national network in 25 years. The reason – NPR has been hit by the recession, like many other news organizations. NPR announced the job cuts on its Web site.

According to The Washington Post, “The layoffs of 64 of NPR’s 889 employees is designed to close a $23 million shortfall in NPR’s current fiscal year, said Dennis Haarsager, NPR’s interim president and chief executive in an interview. The cutback will affect all departments, including reporters, producers, researchers and digital media employees.”

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