Year in Review: AAJA-LA/OCR intern hired after stint on copy desk
By Kiali Wong Kiali Wong credits AAJA-Los Angeles’ partnership with The Orange County Register for opening a door that proved invaluable. After five weeks with the copy desk in fall 2012, Kiali joined the Register’s staff as a copy editor for the weekly editions. The AAJA-LA internship marked Kiali’s second at
Year in Review: Spring Mixer at FarBar lays out big plans for 2012
FEBRUARY 2012 By Matt Stevens To kick off what would be a banner year, AAJA-LA held a spring mixer at FarBar to help members get to know each other and present the chapter’s goals for the year. Smack in the middle of Little Tokyo, more than 50 chapter members, their
2012 AAJA-Los Angeles Scholarship Applications Being Accepted
UPDATE: The submission window is closed. 2012 AAJA-LOS ANGELES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED The Los Angeles Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association is pleased to announce its annual scholarship competition for full-time students attending colleges and universities in Greater Los Angeles. Applications and work samples will be reviewed by
AAJA-LA EVENT – Tohoku Update: Recovery and Relief Efforts in Northeast Japan
The public is invited to a panel discussion on the ongoing recovery and relief efforts in northeast Japan from journalists and volunteers who have recently visited the devastated areas. Photos and videos about the survivors and the current situation will be shown, followed by a Q&A session for the public
Verizon Wireless Underwrites a Special AAJA-LA Member Discount for V3con
Hello AAJA-LA Members, Exciting news for those of you considering attending our V3con Digital Media Conference, but are waiting to register. Verizon Wireless has provided generous conference sponsorship that will help augment registration rates. Register by August 19, 2012 to take advantage of these generously discounted rates, using a specific
Register for V3con at the Early Bird Rate! AAJA-LA Members get the best rate!
Although it is still a few months away, we have been receiving many inquiries about V3con, the Digital Media Conference that AAJA-LA is presenting in August. We are very excited that we will be bringing together journalists, bloggers, YouTubers, and other digital media enthusiasts for an exciting conference that should
David Ono’s “Witness: The Power of a Picture” (ABC7 Eyewitness News Special)
I hope you’ll tune in this weekend for David Ono’s special ABC7 Eyewitness News documentary airing this weekend for the 40th anniversary of the photojournalist Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Napalm Girl” photo. Kim Phuc, the girl in the photo, recently granted David exclusive interviews for the occasion of the anniversary.
AAJA-LA Members Registered for UNITY are Invited to an Exclusive Mixer
Invitation Only: Pre-Unity and Post-NABJ Mixer at KTLA (6/28/12) As a celebration in anticipation of this summer’s convention, AAJA-LA Members who are registered for UNITY are exclusively invited to attend a Pre-Unity and Post-NABJ Mixer at KTLA with members of the local UNITY alliance organizations: California Chicano News Media Association
AAJA-LA to present V3con, the V3 Digital Media Conference
I am happy to formally announce an exciting conference that our chapter is leading: The AAJA-LA V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con) to convene on Saturday, August 25th, 2012 at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. The conference will kick off on Friday night, August 24th with an Opening Awards Reception