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John T. Seward

Former Reporter & AJI Fellow

John formerly covered national security and the Pentagon for NOTUS.

John received a bachelor’s degree from West Point in philosophy. After graduating, he served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army for seven years, which took him all over the country. He then earned his master’s degree in journalism at American University and worked at Sinclair’s The National Desk as an investigative journalist.

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