I’M ETHAN

I turn AI and technology into stories, research, and strategy that earn trust and drive decisions.

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Journalism & Reporting

Reporting on AI, technology, and the structural forces behind both. My work traces how policy decisions become lived experience — and who bears the cost when systems fail.

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Speaking & Keynotes

Keynotes and panels on housing, responsible AI, and narrative as infrastructure. Previous stages include Bellwether Housing (Seattle), HUD Fair Housing Month, Slate’s “What Next,” and KCRW.

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AI & Policy Research

Research at the intersection of AI systems and the communities they affect.

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Narrative Strategy

I help organizations say what they mean. Campaign messaging, executive communications, and public-facing narrative for institutions working in policy and technology.

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USA Today logo featured on Ethan's website, highlighting media collaborations in AI communication, journalism, and public storytelling.
Slate Magazine logo, where Ethan Ward was featured twice on the What Next podcast with host Mary Harris.
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ACLU SoCal logo reflecting Ethan’s work in advocacy, social justice.
ABC7 logo illustrating Ethan’s involvement in public storytelling, media appearances.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development logo with a blue and green eagle in the center, surrounded by the organization's name in blue text.

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Awards

Feature writing. Technology reporting. Government accountability. Podcasting. Solutions journalism. Public service. Recognized by SABEW, the Online News Association, the LA Press Club, and the Housing Narrative Lab.

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SABEW logo - Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Ethan Ward - Winner of the SABEW Best in Business Award 2022 in the Personal Finance category for his impactful reporting.

2022 SABEW Best in Business Winner

Personal Finance category, for No Place to Call Home

“The series is very powerful and stays with you…This collection of stories effectively demonstrates the very high and human cost of the lack of affordable housing in the U.S. today.”

— SABEW Judges

Ethan Ward delivers keynote address to a packed audience for Bellwether Housing's Closer to Home luncheon in October 2022 in Seattle, Washington.

Where I’ve Shown Up

Bellwether Housing — Keynote, Closer to Home Luncheon (Seattle, 2022)

U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development — Fair Housing Month

Slate “What Next” with Mary Harris — Two appearances

KCRW Greater LA

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Let’s Work Together

I take on select reporting assignments, keynote invitations, research collaborations, and narrative strategy projects. If you have a story worth telling or an institution worth holding accountable, I’d like to hear about it.

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