In early March, Ben Smith left BuzzFeed News to write for the New York Times. For 8 years, Smith was the editor-in-chief, and before that, covered politics for Politico.
On Tuesday morning, Mark Schoofs was named the new Editor-in-Chief of BuzzFeed News. Based out of Los Angeles, Schoofs is an investigative journalist who is currently a visiting professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication. He was formerly senior editor at ProPublica, and an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal. He will begin his title on May 18th according to Mediaite.
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