Saeed Ahmed
saeedahmed.bsky.social
Saeed Ahmed
@saeedahmed.bsky.social
VP of News for Digital Platforms, AP | Ex-BBC, NPR, CNN | Loves:🏃🏾‍♂️🎸📸 | 🇧🇩🇺🇸| Here to help underrepresented journos: http://calendly.com/ahmed_saeed
Helping w/ the digital transformation at the AP has been fun & fulfilling.
In 2024:
- we grew our traffic to @apnews.com 37% YoY
- 76% of users were new
- SimilarWeb ranked us the 4th fastest growing site in the world.

If you aren't on @apnews.com, come check us out.
January 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Photographic proof that this dog LOOOVES snow! ❄️🌨️☃️
January 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Spotted outside a plant shop in Jersey City.
January 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Please share with your networks

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

Deputy director of digital and social video, APNews.com

In this very critical role, you'll manage a global team of video creators and curators.

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December 19, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Today’s Washington Post crossword puzzle is sending you a clear message: @apnews.com is your source for trustworthy journalism.
December 11, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Pls share

🚨Job (and internships) alert🚨
If you’re an early-career journalist, or someone still in school, we have some great opportunities (one full-time, and a couple of internships)

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November 22, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Homeward bound ✈️🇧🇩🥹
November 22, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Why was I making that face? 🤷🏽‍♂️
November 20, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Top news sites collectively received fewer visits on Tuesday and Wednesday of the 2024 US election than they did on those days in 2020. The exception? APNews.com 💪🏾

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November 15, 2024 at 2:05 PM
My X follower count vs Bluesky follower count.
Hoo boy, long way to go. 🤞🏾
November 14, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Excited for the launch on Monday of the AP’s weekly politics newsletter, Ground Game. What makes ours different? For one thing we have a presence in all 50 states. For another, we are *the* go-to source for election calls.
I hope you sign up: tinyurl.com/APGroundGame
December 2, 2023 at 8:17 PM
Pity the turkey. #saeedoodle
November 23, 2023 at 3:50 PM
Today’s Morning Wire, where we asked readers what they’re thankful for, warmed my ❤️
If you aren’t subscribed to the newsletter yet, change that. tinyurl.com/APNewsletters.
November 23, 2023 at 2:58 PM
In the early days of the Russia-Ukraine war as troops advanced into Mariupol, AP’s Mstyslav Chernov stayed behind — among the last international journos.
His harrowing doc “20 Days in Mariupol” premieres on PBS tonight. It’s a powerful testament to the bravery of those who bring history to light
November 21, 2023 at 2:24 PM
Andre 3000’s first new album in 17 years is a collection of improvised instrumentals on a flute — and the song titles are something else!! 🤣
November 18, 2023 at 1:16 AM
Every election night since 1848, the AP has tallied millions of ballots and determined who won.
This is my first time watching it all happen in real-time and in person -- and it's fascinating.
You can read about it here: apnews.com/article/2022...
... and follow our coverage on APNews.com
November 8, 2023 at 3:10 AM
I’m fascinated — and always impressed — by the way an organization’s ideals are reflected in their job descriptions. I found this one line from Vox especially noteworthy.
August 9, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Beach reads don’t get better than this.
Yes, it’s another book with an unreliable, unlikable, pill-popping, alcoholic, delusional narrator. But boy, is it entertaining. And that’s never a word you use for a story about stalking.
August 5, 2023 at 1:11 PM
This is a spectacular insult a la “Bless his heart” 😭
August 5, 2023 at 1:11 PM