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Acknowledging layoffs at NPR

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

We want to take a moment now to acknowledge what a difficult week it has been here at NPR. As an organization, we are losing around 10% of our staff.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

And that includes several of the people who have worked tirelessly to bring you ALL THINGS CONSIDERED for years.

CHANG: Now, other news organizations are reporting on what's happening here, and we will have that for you, too.

KELLY: NPR's media reporter David Folkenflik will join us tomorrow, once layoff announcements are largely complete, and we can bring you a more fulsome story about what is going on and what's to come.

CHANG: And throughout it all, we remain committed to our deeply held mission to serve the public in partnership with our member stations. Thank you all out there for listening.

(SOUNDBITE OF LARUSSELL SONG, "F*** THE INDUSTRY FREESTYLE") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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