Zach Seward, editorial director of AI initiatives at The New York Times, shares updates on his team's hiring, interviews and talks about newsroom AI use, plus reflections on the closure of Quartz. The newsletter mixes brief personal notes with longer essays on journalism, AI verification and media industry history.
Website: https://www.zachseward.com/
A weekly pick of one standout New Yorker story, plus occasional podcasts and essays on literature, politics, and culture. Readers get long-form criticism, reporting, and conversations without a paywall.
A newsletter from a collaborative of newsrooms reporting on agriculture, water and climate across the Mississippi River Basin. Readers get original, place-based feature reporting on pollution, ecosystems, local communities and culture tied to the watershed.
First Floor is a weekly-ish newsletter covering electronic music and the culture and industry around it, including artist recommendations and features on dance music scenes. It also includes essays on the business of independent music writing and media.
Independent reporting from the U.S.-Mexico border covering border wall construction, immigration enforcement, and borderland history and culture. It also runs Wall Watch, a community-powered map tracking border wall contracts, surveillance technology and construction.
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