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I wrote about coverage of this week's U.S. inflation report, which was accurate but not right. zachseward.com/what-a-differe…

Our specials tonight include these delicious charts. New post by me: zachseward.com/delicious-char…

This week we learned the FTX Foundation once planned to buy the nation of Nauru, an island in Micronesia, as a kind of apocalyptic bunker. It’s worth viewing in the context of Nauru’s particularly grim colonial history. I wrote about it. 🇳🇷 zachseward.com/nauru/

I wrote at length about initiatives that helped diversify the Quartz newsroom between 2020 and 2022, when a racial reckoning that could easily have gone nowhere actually resulted in some progress, thanks to the whole company’s efforts. zachseward.com/a-few-tactics-…

"It turns out there's a whole wide world of talented people who don't live in New York. Opening our jobs to them immediately increased the quality of our application pools; we had more and better candidates," Zach Seward writes. zachseward.com/a-few-tactics-…

My grumpiest take: Advertised lottery jackpots are a lie. zachseward.com/the-jackpot-is…

I wrote a personal essay about keeping score and keeping memories alive. zachseward.com/keeping-score/

I wrote briefly about my odd experience of the northeast blackout, as a camp counselor in Maine, 20 years ago. zachseward.com/the-blackout/

I wrote about how much discussion and news coverage of migration excludes the very people the story is about, and how THE CITY, Gothamist, and Documented have been notable, hopeful exceptions. zachseward.com/migration-is-a…

We’re thrilled to announce that Zach Seward is the newsroom’s editorial director of A.I. initiatives. nytco.com/press/zach-sew…

The A.I. Initiatives team that I work on at The New York Times is hiring a fellow. This yearlong position is perfect for anyone looking to blend journalism and A.I. — and help define future-facing projects, tools and investigative reporting. Apply by Dec. 2. My DMs are open.