Nina Chaudry joined WORLD last month as its new Executive Producer. WORLD, produced at GBH, is the leading public media platform renowned for original documentary, nonfiction storytelling, and international news.

Chaudry joins WORLD from FRONTLINE. As the senior series producer, she helped oversee FRONTLINE’s storytelling, in conjunction with the series’ editorial partners. She worked to expand and diversify the series’ journalism, seeking out new filmmakers and supporting them as they developed, reported, produced, and edited their long-form, investigative documentary projects.

In addition to her experience at FRONTLINE, Chaudry brings deep roots in public media, having directed and produced series and films, including Wide Angle; Women, War & Peace; and Time for School. Chaudry also served as the director of Chasing the Dream: Poverty & Opportunity in America, a multiplatform public media initiative aimed at providing a deeper understanding of the impact of poverty. Before joining FRONTLINE, Chaudry served as the senior vice president of production for Tribeca Studios. We spoke with her to learn more about why documentary storytelling is important.

What is your vision for WORLD?

WORLD will continue its core mission of presenting stories that offer new perspectives, provide nuance, and challenge assumptions. We will work closely with our partners and filmmakers to ensure that our stories are grounded in journalism.

What are you reading or listening to now?

Most of my reading time has been reserved for daily news and the pile of The New Yorker magazines on my bedside. But I have wanted to start reading fiction again and recently picked up The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese.

Who is your role model or inspiration?

There are many – from family, friends, journalists – but one of my early inspirations to become a journalist was the photographer and reporter Jacob Riis, author of How the Other Half Lives.

Why did you become a public media journalist?

As public media journalists, we are able to offer in-depth, nuanced stories that can go beyond the headlines.

Why is non-fiction storytelling important?

Documentaries offer an opportunity to understand complex issues through different perspectives and experiences. And it preserves history.
 
What is one word to describe your job?

Expansive

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