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Skift managing editor Chiu laid off

Faye Chiu

Skift managing editor Faye Chiu was among those laid off this week as part of cost-cutting measures at the travel business media company.

In March, the company furloughed a third of its 61 employees, and founder Rafat Ali has said he anticipates a significant drop in revenues for the year, largely from a slate of live events being cancelled. As part of cost cuts, the company also will give up its Manhattan office lease at the end of July and go all-remote.

During her tenure at Skift, Chiu oversaw newsroom production of digital and print content, helped launch newsletters focused on Asia and luxury and wellness, and helped to create a daily podcast.

Previously, Chiu was a veteran of Conde Nast, where she had been a senior manager in the lifestyle division since July 2017.

She was also associate managing editor for Bon Appetit and Epicurious from January 2015 to June 2017. She led daily operations at the relaunched, award-winning food and lifestyle brands.

She managed print and digital assets during a period of increased editorial and branded content creation with launch of Healthyish and Basically online verticals.

Chiu was also an assistant managing editor at Bon Appetit and managing editor at Lucky and Lucky Kids.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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