NYT's Vivian Schiller Leaves to Become New CEO of NPR: Sam Whitmore Responds
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 11, 2008 11:22 AM
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What do you get when you move the head of digital media at one of the world's leading old-school press outfits into the CEO's office of an even hipper large music and news organization? We don't know, but we're excited to find out! Veteran media exec Vivian Schiller announced today that she's leaving her position as head of NewYorkTimes.com to become the new CEO of National Public Radio (NPR).
We're excited about it from a technology perspective, but media industry analyst and RWW Jobwire guest editor Sam Whitmore discusses the move in terms of what it means for the Times as a business as well over in the Jobwire Featured Hire of the Day (sponsored by VisualCV).
Click here to read both discussions, tech and business.
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According to the news folks over at NPR today, she sees NPR as perfectly suited to blend both local and national efforts in creating content and delivering it. She sees NPR as the content platform of the future for a national organization supported by local chapters.
Maybe she'll figure out a way to augment our membership dollars so we're not interrupted four times a year by the membership drive! (She said, wistfully...)
With all the experience she got working for The New York Times, Vivian Schiller now is ready to take over another challenge as the new CEO of National Public Radio. Good for her.