MENTORSHIP: Become a mentor, make a positive impact

Do you remember your first journalism job? Those rookie mistakes. Those hard-knock lessons that come from being a beginner. Do you have an interest in helping a college student, recent grad, or AAJA member in their first journalism job avoid those same mistakes? AAJA has created a national mentorship program

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SCHOLARSHIP: Application deadline November 3

Applications are now being accepted for AAJA scholarships for the 2010-2011 school year. Click here for the scholarship form. The Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association awards up to $10,000 in scholarships each year to deserving students who reside in Southern California or attend universities in the Greater

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How to land your first journalism job – May 15

Asian American Journalists Association’s Los Angeles Chapter invites you to workshop for students: “HOW TO LAND YOUR FIRST JOURNALISM JOB: ADVICE FROM INDUSTRY INSIDERS” Are you a graduating senior who wants to work in journalism or media? Or are you looking for your first internship at a newspaper, television/radio station, or website?

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Summer Internship- Interactive Content (Foxsports.com)

Requisition # :FNG19166 Job Title :Job Category :Internships Summer Internship- Interactive Content (Foxsports.com) Company :Fox Broadcasting Company Division :Foxsports.com State :California City :Los Angeles External Job Description :Summer Internship- Interactive Content (Foxsports.com) Description of the department: The Editorial team is responsible for publishing the content on the FOXSports.com site. We

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Career workshop: Journalists prep students for job search

"I need to know something that makes me say, ‘I want to meet this person’” - Millie Martinez, executive producer at KABC-TV, on cover letters.

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Entertainment Career Workshop – April 19

Working your way up in TV: An Entertainment Career Workshop For recent college graduates and early-career individuals: You’re invited to the annual Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Diversity Committee Career Workshop on the evening of April 19th. The event will be at the TV Academy, with check-in from 6:00

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AAJA 2010 scholarships and grants – Apply now!

The Asian American Journalists Association is offering scholarships and grants to students for 2010. Below are some of the available categories. Visit the AAJA National website for more information. Application deadlines vary by program. Scholarships: Mary Moy Quan Ing Memorial: AAJA will award three students $1,000 each. Scholarships are for

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AAJA career workshop for students – March 27

Attention, students! Do you want to know what it takes to get hired at the media outlet of your dreams? Not sure about what skills you need to get your foot in the door? Representatives from the Los Angeles Times, KABC, Yahoo! and People magazine will describe their perfect staffer

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2010 AAJA Convention News Project

We only have one more week until applications are due for the 2010 Convention News Project. Please don’t let your chapter members miss out on this great opportunity. DEADLINE IS MONDAY, MARCH 15. This is my direct appeal to you to encourage professional and student members in your chapter to

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