IPI News Innovation Contest: International Press Institute and Google announce $2.7 million grant
Photo: Reuters The International Press Institute (IPI) today announced that it has been awarded $2.7 million by Google Inc, to sponsor the ‘IPI News Innovation Contest’, a project aimed at advancing the future of digital news by funding new ways to inform communities in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The IPI
A Century on, re-envisioning a 21st century Rafu Shimpo
BY SAMANTHA MASUNAGA/ 2010-2011 Peter Imamura Memorial Scholarship recipient, UCLA junior Walk into the Little Tokyo office of the Rafu Shimpo and it is clear that this community newspaper is unlike many other news outlets. For nearly 110 years, the Rafu has maintained a presence in the Japanese-American community, covering everything
Hard work pays off for 2010-2011 Chapter scholarship winners
Four Los Angeles-area college students received scholarship checks ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 to assist them in their pursuit of a career in journalism during a banquet hosted by the Los Angeles Chapter of AAJA on January 21. UCLA Daily Bruin editors Samantha Masunga (Peter Imamura Memorial Scholarship, $1,500) and
ALHAMBRA SOURCE: Comment in Chinese, read it in English and Spanish
By JOHN SAKATA/ AAJA-LA Walking into his first student council meeting at Alhambra High School, Anthony Perez recalls feeling intimidated his freshman year. He entered the room, and “everybody else was Asian.” Twenty four of the 25 students attending the council meeting were Asian. He was the only Hispanic student to
HONOR ROLL LIST: Pioneers, past and present
Asian American Journalists Association Honor Roll ASIAN AMERICAN PIONEERS IN JOURNALISM REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS A pioneer is one who opens up an area or prepares a way. A pioneer is somebody who does something for the first time or is one of the first to reach a goal, a
PIONEER PHOTO: From the frontiers of Asian American journalism history
2010 was a banner year for AAJA-LA as host chapter of the 29th annual AAJA Convention in Hollywood. The 2010 convention, widely viewed as one of the best in AAJA’s history, honored for the first time in its 29 years, its Asian and Asian American Founders and Pioneers in U.S.
OPENING RECEPTION PHOTOS: A thousand camera angles, one historic night
2010 was a banner year for AAJA-LA as host chapter of the 29th annual AAJA Convention in Hollywood. The 2010 convention, widely viewed as one of the best in AAJA’s history, honored for the first time in its 29 years, its Founders and Asian American Pioneers in journalism as a
CREDITS: Opening Reception
Special thank you to all the individuals and companies who helped make AAJA’s 2010 Convention Opening Reception honoring its Founders and Asian American Pioneers in U.S. Journalism an historic event. AAJA 2010 Convention Opening Reception Committee: Leezel Tanglao, AAJA-LA Board member 2010, AAJA 2010 Convention Co-Chair, AAJA National Advisory Board
THE KOREA DAILY: Creating neighbors through news
INSIDE THE KOREA DAILY (video): By Uh Jin Lee, Hyung Chul Joo, Ann Lee Ann Lee, a member of AAJA-LA and a reporter at The Korea Daily, offers an inside look into The Korea Daily business operations. Executive leaders at the media company have made changes with the understanding that they