ChatGPT for Visual Storytelling

Tim Meko is a visual journalist and cartographer with nearly two decades of experience making complex information easier to understand. He works on data visualization for OpenAI’s Intelligence and Investigations team, turning findings about AI misuse into clear visual stories. Previously, he spent a decade at The Washington Post, where he served as deputy graphics director and led teams creating maps, graphics, and interactive journalism. Earlier in his career, he led the visuals team at the Urban Institute and worked at The Columbus Dispatch.

Evan Hirsch helps lead OpenAI’s strategy and adoption efforts for the journalism industry, working closely with editorial leaders and staff members around the world on ways to deploy AI in newsrooms responsibly and effectively.

Before joining OpenAI, he spent more than two decades in broadcast journalism, most recently as a Senior Producer at NBC News, where he began building AI tools to support newsroom work. He previously held key editorial roles at MSNBC and CBS News, and started his career producing Emmy and Murrow Award-winning television newscasts in Philadelphia, Columbus, and Syracuse.