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Zach Seward

Hi, I'm Zach Seward, a journalist and media entrepreneur based in New York. I'm the editorial director of AI initiatives at The New York Times. Before that, I co-founded the business news organization Quartz. My professional biography, contact information, etc., can be found here.

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Creating structure with generative AI

My talk at ISOJ 2024

Creating structure with generative AI
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AI news that's fit to print

My talk at SXSW 2024

AI news that's fit to print
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Keeping score

With a stubby blue pencil, no eraser.

Keeping score
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A few tactics that actually helped diversify our newsroom

This is is not a success story, but we did make some progress.

A few tactics that actually helped diversify our newsroom
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Presumed audiences in digital media

Writing for a global audience is hard, but not even trying is a form of nationalism that's pervasive on the web.

Presumed audiences in digital media
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Thank you, Quartz

I'm stepping down from Quartz after more than 11 years as co-founder, reporter, editor, chief product officer, CEO, owner, and editor-in-chief.

Thank you, Quartz