NPR to move public editor partnership to University of Maryland

NPR to move public editor partnership to University of Maryland

Kelly McBride, the current public editor, will leave the role at the end of this year.

NPR plans to move its public editor partnership from the Poynter Institute to the University of Maryland in 2027, as public editor Kelly McBride leaves the role (Tyler Falk/Current)

Tyler Falk / Current: NPR plans to move its public editor partnership from the Poynter Institute to the University of Maryland in 2027, as public editor Kelly McBride leaves the role  —  NPR will move its public editor partnership from the Poynter Institute to the University of Maryland next year.

University of Maryland to Take Over NPR Public Editor Partnership in January

NPR will shift its public editor partnership to the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism in January, bringing the network’s external editorial accountability role to College Park under a multiyear agreement. The arrangement will replace NPR’s partnership with the Poynter Institute. Kelly McBride, NPR’s public editor since 2020, will step down at the end of December. McBride announced the transition in her Thursday column…