Gina Chua is a

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journalist serving as the executive editor of the media startup Semafor. She previously served as the executive editor of the

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news agency. A

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, Chua is one of the most senior openly

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journalists in the U.S.

Personal life and education

Born in

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, Chua attended high school in the Philippines, studied at the

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, earning a bachelor's degree in mathematics, and

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, earning a master's degree in journalism. She moved to

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in 2005. Chua transitioned to female in late 2020.

Career

Chua worked at the

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and the

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, was a reporter for

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in Manila and Hanoi, and later served as editor-in-chief of ''

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'' (also known at one point as The Asian Wall Street Journal) and the '' South China Morning Post''. She served as a senior editor for ''

'' in New York. Chua began working as an editor for Reuters in 2011. She was appointed executive editor of the agency in April 2021. Chua co-founded the Sigma Awards for

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with Aron Pilhofer in 2020. She has taught graduate- and undergraduate-level classes and short training courses on the business models of journalism, computer-assisted reporting, and numeracy at New York University, Hong Kong University, and Nanyang Technological University. She also created and found funding for a fellowship to bring Asian journalists for a Masters’ in business and economic reporting at New York University. In 2021, Chua was named the inaugural recipient of the

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's Impact Award for "her dedication to innovation in visual storytelling and steadfast commitment to mentor journalists and address structural issues in the industry." In March 2022, Chua announced she would leave her position as executive editor at Reuters to become the executive editor of Semafor, a new media startup founded by journalist Ben Smith and former

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Media Group CEO Justin B. Smith.

References

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