Ted Anthony
@anthonyted
@AP director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation. Former director of Asia-Pacific news. Ideas/words/images but a writer foremost. Also: baseball.
The pope, the Chicago beef sandwich and the cult of the regular guy in America. My latest. apnews.com/article/pope-a…
Scanning Your Photos Is Like a Fancy Dinner. Here’s Why You’ll Love Every Course: scanmyphotos.com/blog/2025/06/p…
Here’s a new one: When I type “Mark Twain,” autocorrect keeps changing it to “Mark Taiwan.”
Pirates, White Sox fans voice frustrations during series opener between bottom-dwellers | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…
My father died 10 years ago this morning. Today, my grief evolves — finally. open.substack.com/pub/unsortedbu…
Pulitzer Prize winner Kathleen DuVal joins Ben & Bob to talk about her book, “Native Nations: A Millennium in North America,” and how a multi-perspective approach to history reveals a fuller, more connected story.
@anthonyted, the latest. Vintage photos meets AI Chat: What if your old pics could talk back? Scan them, upload to Chat and boom… they become stories, captions, even storybooks. Got any suggestion to add to this list? 🔗 scanmyphotos.com/blog/2025/06/c… /Mitch
“The things I've published that I'm most proud of … emerged from a very personal expression of frustration, or confusion, or curiosity. I want to know what my thinking and writing is like if I lean into a more independent and personal writing life.”
Some personal news. Today, I’m leaving The Atlantic after almost 17 years and moving my writing to Substack. It would be convenient, for the purposes of crafting an exciting departure announcement, to have a dramatic exit story: a fight, a grievance, a shouting match with an…
I Didn't Know Spit, by @anthonyted open.substack.com/pub/unsortedbu…
The #Pittsburgh @Pirates All-Time Regular Season W-L Record (1882-2025) after 6/14/2025: Wins: 10,869 Losses: 10,862 Difference: +7 Wins ⬇️ 😕 #LetsGoBucs
Ted, great article — and yep, I made it all the way to the end. Loved how you mixed childhood rebellion, baseball nostalgia, and your father’s quiet genius. Thanks for the story. 🧢⚾️ #parenting #baseball #storytelling
Happy Father's Day. Here's a little story about my dad and chewing tobacco. open.substack.com/pub/unsortedbu…
Whatever political allegiance you claim, this has been one bizarre week in American life. Here, I try to break it down a bit. apnews.com/article/pride-…
The story of a plastic donut and a mother’s gift — my mother’s gift. open.substack.com/pub/unsortedbu…
“In the 1980s, the cost of sending a telegram was almost the same as a pound of pork.” An obituary to the telegram in China. sixthtone.com/news/1017061
Bruce Springsteen's lyrical view of America has long included politics — even more so as he ages (my latest from @AP ) apnews.com/article/bruce-…
My latest.
Bruce Springsteen's lyrical view of America has long included politics — even more so as he ages via @anthonyted apnews.com/article/bruce-…
In honor of the legendary George Wendt, here is every time Norm Peterson walks into Cheers
Thanks to @anthonyted for citing me, and crafting an excellent piece of cultural interrogation: "There's an American pope, and he's just like us. At least, we really, really want him to be" apnews.com/article/pope-a…
My latest for @AP
Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and politics: Baseball and the real world collide more often than we think via @anthonyted apnews.com/article/baseba…