{"id":299010,"date":"2025-10-13T04:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299010\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T04:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:28:10","slug":"penn-hosts-former-npr-editor-in-chief-for-talk-on-nonpartisan-journalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299010\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn hosts former NPR editor-in-chief for talk on nonpartisan journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former NPR Editor-in-Chief Edith Chapin (left) and Director of the Andrea Mitchell Center Jeffrey Green (right) spoke at the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

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The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy and the Penn Political Review co-hosted a talk with former National Public Radio Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer Edith Chapin on Oct. 7.\n<\/p>\n

The event, which was an hour long and attended by about 50 Penn community members, included a moderated conversation and question-and-answer session. Topics focused on Chapin\u2019s personal experiences as a journalist and her thoughts on the recent funding cuts made to public broadcasting by the second administration of 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

Chapin\u2019s told The Daily Pennsylvanian that she was motivated to come to Penn because of her constant enthusiasm \u201cto talk about what\u2019s going on in the world of journalism.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Green, a professor of Political Science and director of the Andrea Mitchell Center, moderated the conversation. He told the DP that his goal was to give Chapin the \u201cchance to reflect on her career as a journalist, on radio as a medium, and on specific challenges that the media in general is facing regarding decreasing trust that American citizens have in the media.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

The talk followed a monthslong planning process involving the Andrea Mitchell Center and PPR, a student bipartisan political journal. College junior Graham Owens, the interview editor for PPR, organized the event.\n<\/p>\n

Owens stressed the importance of Chapin\u2019s perspective in an interview with the DP.\n\t<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in a very interesting time regarding media freedom \u2014 and the potential limitations of free press and protections of it,\u201d Owens said, adding that he hopes the event can serve as a \u201cstarting point for more conversations\u201d among the Penn community and that community members \u201ctake some inspiration from [Chapin\u2019s] outspokenness, her leadership, and try to apply that to their own every day.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Chapin began the event by sharing her personal experiences as a journalist during world-changing events such as the Soviet Union\u2019s collapse, the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina. Before joining NPR, she spent 25 years with CNN and received a Peabody Award in 2005 for her coverage of Hurricane Katrina.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Chapin then spoke about growing distrust towards the media and potential steps to rebuild that trust.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to show your work, and take the audience along the reporting process and behind the curtain,\u201d Chapin said.\n<\/p>\n

Chapin also discussed the legacy that she hopes to leave on the world of journalism \u2014 including her focus on the safety of reporters, emphasis on collaboration within the workplace, and efforts to add an increased layer of editing to the journalism process at NPR.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

During the Q&A portion, the event audience raised questions about the impact of the Trump administration\u2019s defunding of public broadcasting. In July, the House approved a $1.1 billion cut<\/a> in funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which rescinded all federal support for NPR, PBS, and their member stations.\n<\/p>\n

Chapin emphasized that the largest repercussions were felt by the local member stations rather than NPR as a national organization.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to say that it has no impact on NPR as a national organization, but it was less than or roughly 2%<\/a> of NPR\u2019s budget, whereas for a member station, their individual allotments from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be anywhere from 5% to 50%,\u201d Chapin explained during the event.\n<\/p>\n

College first year Jessica Katz told the DP that the event helped highlight that \u201cthe role of media is really to build trust with everyone who reads it.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

This event also brought in attendees from the greater Philadelphia community. Temple University first-year student Mikea Hines discovered the event while researching for her journalism class. Hines told the DP that the talk was \u201cvery informational\u201d and mentioned that she was \u201csurprised\u201d that many young people showed up as a demographic that is not \u201creally involved with what\u2019s going on in our community.\u201d\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\u201cI hope that this is going to be the transition into what comes next,\u201d Hines told the DP. \u201cNow, everybody is just worried about the same topic because a lot of times we\u2019re all worried about something different.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Following the event, there was a brief reception when attendees could speak to Chapin one on one.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s focus on preserving local journalism,\u201d Chapin concluded at the end of the event. \u201cLet\u2019s preserve what matters in communities and just no longer have it be a political fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Daily Pennsylvanian is an independent, student-run newspaper. Please consider making a donation<\/a> to support the coverage that shapes the University. Your generosity ensures a future of strong journalism at Penn.<\/p>\n

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