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In Lithuania, a unique situation is emerging where a cat could potentially influence the future of the country's public broadcaster, highlighting a quirky aspect of democratic engagement and media influence.
John Lansing, CEO of NPR, has announced his retirement at the end of the year after four years of leading the public broadcaster. NPR is currently in the early stages of a national search for his successor. During his tenure, NPR faced financial difficulties, including budget shortfalls and layoffs. The broadcaster also faced scrutiny over its treatment of people from diverse backgrounds. Under Lansing's leadership, NPR increased diversity within its executive team and workforce, and received numerous awards for its journalism.
Canada's public broadcaster, CBC, has announced that it will pause its activity on Twitter after the social media platform labeled its account as "government-funded media." CBC is the latest media outlet to refrain from posting on Twitter due to its policy on labeling accounts. Twitter defines such outlets as those that rely mostly on government funding to carry out operations "and may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content."