Prior to this role, Seward was a founding editor of Quartz, where he served as chief product officer, CEO, and editor-in-chief. He has also worked as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, leading its first social media team, and as an associate editor of Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab.
Key takeaways:
- Zach Seward has been appointed as the first editorial director of AI initiatives at The New York Times, starting Monday.
- One of his initial tasks will be to establish principles for the use and non-use of generative AI in the newsroom.
- Seward will also build a small team to experiment with generative AI tools, prototype ideas, and design training programs for journalists.
- Prior to this, Seward was a founding editor of Quartz and has worked as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal and an associate editor of Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab.