The former CEO of Bloomberg News Justin Smith and a former New York Times media columnist Ben Smith have tapped Reuters executive editor Gina Chua to help lead their new journalism venture.
Chua will serve as an executive editor and The New York Times reports that the two men began recruiting her as soon as they announced their venture in January.
“I’ve been certainly thinking about the issues that they want to solve,” Chua said. “This notion of an overburdened and undeserved audience and the importance of trying to find ways to get information to people, information they need, in a timely and not overwhelming manner.”
During her time at Reuters, Chua was in charge of the wire service’s editorial operations. Smith called Chua “an operational wizard at the highest level who has spent her career-obsessed with fixing the way stories are told to consumers in the United States and across Asia.”
The hiring of Chua is the latest addition the two men have made as she’ll join Caitlin Roman, who will serve as head of product, and Steve Clemons, who will lead the new company’s live journalism endeavors.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
