New editor named for Chicago RedEye

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: Ha named editor of Red Eye : : Tran Ha today was named editor of RedEye, the Chicago Tribune's free six-day-a-week tabloid. : Ha, 30, succeeds Jane Hirt, who became the Tribune's managing editor last month. : "Tran has been at the center of our recent innovation efforts, and we're thrilled to have her lead our talented newsroom," RedEye General Manager Brad Moore said in a statement. : Ha initially was hired as a RedEye copy editor five years ago and later edited Chicago Tribune features, returning to RedEye last year to help launch a Saturday edition as its editor. Earlier this year, she became editor of TheMash, a new Chicago Tribune paper produced for and in collaboration with Chicago public high school students. : A Chicago Tribune spokesman said a new editor for TheMash will be named, although, in her new post, Ha will have oversight over all editorial content and news-making decisions for both RedEye and TheMash. : (rosenthal/trib)

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