Jennifer Kho
Managing Editor
HuffPost

Humboldt State

B.A., Journalism (1999)

  • Kho has been with the HuffPost as managing editor since 2017, overseeing all newsroom operations. She has made her mark in journalism not only as a reporter and editor, but also as a newsroom leader for major media publications throughout the country.
  • She served as managing editor of Guardian US from 2015 to 2017. During her tenure, she guided the online publication through an increasingly difficult media landscape in the U.S. She helped foreign correspondents deal with death threats, created ethical and journalistic standards and helped investigate a freelancer suspected of fabricating stories.
  • She also developed the site’s successful editorial strategy, which grew traffic and engagement through impactful storytelling and journalism, and unified the newsroom.
  • Kho has written for The New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes.com and worked as an editor for a number of outlets.
  • She became a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times’ community newspapers and the Fremont Argus in the San Francisco Bay Area. She covered the tech world for Red Herring magazine and was the founding editor of the sustainable business site Greentech Media.​

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