NPRs top editor, Edith Chapin, is leaving the company later this year. Chapin, who is serving as acting Chief Content Officer along with being a senior vice president and NPRs editor-in-chief, is walking away from NPR on the heels of theTrump administrationsrescissions package pulling federal funding from public media. Republicans in the Senate and Housenarrowly passed the rescissionspackage last week that yanked over $1 billion in federal broadcast funding for the fiscal year."Edith Chapin is a leader in journalistic integrity, a champion for the newsroom, calm in the storm and an indispensable partner during my first year at NPR," CEO of NPR Katherine Maher said in a statement.RURAL NPR STATIONS DISAPPOINTED, DETERMINED TO SURVIVE AFTER RESCISSION PACKAGE ELIMINATES FEDERAL FUNDING"Edith laid the foundation for a stronger public radio, and set us on a solid path with her expert navigation. She has led with conviction, clarity, and compassion always putting the publics interest first," Maher continued.According to the New York Times, she notified leadership of her decision to leave before the funding cuts were official.NPR will begin a national search for new editorial leadership. Chapin will remain head of newsroom operations until she officially exits later this year."It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve NPRs listeners and readers, and work alongside some of the most dedicated journalists in the world. I will leave deeply proud of what weve accomplished and confident in the strength and integrity of NPRs newsroom going forward," Chapin said.NPR CEO KATHERINE MAHER VENTS 'DEEP FRUSTRATION' OVER GOP CUTS, SAYS IT WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATEChapin has "overseen some of the most consequential and ambitious coverage in the organizations history from global conflicts and U.S. elections to the COVID-19 pandemic and a rapidly changing media landscape," NPR noted in a press release.Trump's multibillion-dollar clawback package teed up cuts to "woke" spending on foreign aid programs and NPR and PBS, asRepublicansfinally yanked federal money from public news outlets in a move advocates said was long overdue.Maher has vowed that NPR will continue to operate despite the loss of federal funding, while warning of local station layoffs.Chapin spent 25 years at CNN prior to joining NPR in 2012.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP