Speaking

Talks built on the reporting.

I give keynotes, moderate panels and go on podcasts and radio shows. What I say comes from stories I reported, products I built and, on housing, the time I spent living in my car during community college.

What I talk about

  • Housing and homelessnessThe policy and the data, plus what I learned while living in my car.
  • Responsible AIHow newsrooms, public agencies and businesses can use AI and keep the public’s trust.
  • Data reportingUsing public data to settle questions people argue about, like whether men or women are safer drivers.
  • Products for local newsNewsletters, membership and reader experiences that help a newsroom pay for itself.

How I can help

  1. 01KeynotesA talk for a conference, luncheon or fundraiser, like Bellwether Housing’s Closer to Home luncheon in Seattle.
  2. 02PanelsAs a panelist or moderator. I moderated a panel for the ACLU of Southern California and sat on KCRW’s Hammer Forum panel.
  3. 03InterviewsRadio, TV and podcast segments about my reporting, on Slate, KCRW, ABC7 and Spectrum News 1.

Past hosts

  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Bellwether Housing
  • ACLU of Southern California
  • KCRW Hammer Forum
  • Housing Narrative Lab
  • Slate’s “What Next”
  • KCRW
  • ABC7
  • Spectrum News 1
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Recordings with their original dates

Ethan was invited by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California to moderate a panel for its SoCal UPFRONT series discussing proven solutions to the housing crisis in California. Original program date: Sept. 30, 2022

Ethan Ward was invited by the Housing Narrative Lab to chat with AfroLA's Founder and Executive Editor Dana Amihere to discuss solutions reporting on homelessness and housing in Los Angeles. Original program date: Dec. 5, 2023

Ethan Ward was part of a panel convened by KCRW's Anna Scott for Hammer Forum 2023 to discuss the current housing crisis in Southern California. Ethan joined Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times journalists Doug Smith and Benjamin Oreskes for the chat. Original program date: May 9, 2023

Ethan Ward shared his journey of homelessness for 'Reputation' by HEATDRAWN Media. Ethan takes listeners to the streets where he would park to sleep and shares memories of his time there. He also chats with Saba Mwine-Chang from the Homelessness Policy Research Institute at the University of Southern California. They reflect on the complex and systemic racial issues fueling the homelessness crisis. Original publish date: April 18, 2023

Ethan Ward returned to chat with Mary Harris, host of Slate Magazine's daily news podcast What Next to discuss the UCSF Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative's latest study of Californians experiencing homelessness. Air date: July 12, 2023

Ethan Ward was invited to chat with Mary Harris, host of Slate Magazine's daily news podcast What Next to share how the experience of living in his car years ago helped focus his coverage of homelessness and housing in Los Angeles. Air date: April 11, 2022

Ethan Ward chats with KCRW's Steve Chiotakis about his reporting for Crosstown LA that found Black residents in the City of Los Angeles made up 42% of marijuana arrests in 2019 after it was legalized, up from 38% in 2018.

Ethan Ward stopped by KCRW's Press Play with Madeleine Brand to chat about his reporting for Crosstown LA about a rise in shootings in Los Angeles.

Ethan Ward joins Steve Chiotakis, host of KCRW's Greater LA to discuss his reporting for Crosstown LA that settles a longtime debate about whether men or women are safer drivers. Original air date: Dec. 12, 2019

Alex Cohen, host of Spectrum News 1 'Inside the Issues' and Ethan Ward discuss his reporting on homelessness.

Ethan joined Alex Cohen, host of Spectrum News 1 ‘Inside the Issues’ to discuss his reporting on homelessness.

Ethan stands at a podium wearing a red suit while giving a keynote address in Seattle, Washington

Ethan was invited by Bellwether Housing (the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in Seattle) to deliver a keynote address to support people experiencing homelessness. The ‘Closer to Home’ luncheon supported the Resident Services Program that connects residents to resources, benefits, services, and community support. Oct. 26, 2022

Ethan spoke with ABC7 about his reporting for Crosstown LA that shed light on the neighborhood with the most dangerous intersection for collisions. Original publish date: Feb. 14, 2020

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