Edith Chapin’s announcement comes after Congress approves Trump bill to cancel all federal funding for public broadcasters
The editor-in-chief of the US public radio network NPR has told colleagues that she is stepping down later this year.
Edith Chapin’s announcement comes just days after federal lawmakers voted in support of Donald Trump’s plan to claw back $1.1bn from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the umbrella organization that funds both NPR and the non-commercial TV network PBS.