A RETURN TO HAITI: KABC-TV’s David Ono search for hope in despair

Ono reported from Haiti in January in the immediate aftermath of the 7.2 earthquake.  He returned on the six-months anniversary to report on a dire situation across the country. KABC-TV anchor David Ono, who serves as vice president of broadcast for the LA Chapter, visited Haiti for six days in

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AAJA-LA 2011 Chapter board!

Hello La Chapter!! Here are your candidates for the 2011 AAJA-LA Chapter board!! Are you a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of AAJA?  Then make sure you vote! This year we only had one person run for each officer position.  Vote your support for — or against — the

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Calling for Nominations!!! — AAJA 2011 LA Chapter ELECTIONS

Greetings AAJA – LA Chapter!! We’re calling for nominations for the 2011 AAJA LA Chapter Board. Nomination DEADLINE:  October 15th, 2010. Fresh from hosting one of the most successful AAJA conventions ever, the LA Chapter is now looking for interested, highly motivated people looking to give back to AAJA and take

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#AAJA’S National #Convention in 140 characters

Check out what your colleagues were saying about the AAJA National Convention with this interactive feature, courtesy of Google Lab. Locate tweets by time, event, and date.  Click here to see all the tweets from the four-day convention.  Catch some useful links and commentary on the AAJA National Convention hosted in

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Q&A: Five minutes with National Convention co-chair Leezel Tanglao

ABOVE: From L-R Convention co-chairs Trang Ho and Leezel Tanglao and AAJA-LA Chapter President Jinah Kim “I’d like to first acknowledge the AAJA founders who were able to attend because without them, there would be no AAJA. Secondly our emcee Ben Fong-Torres left a lasting impression on not just me

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SLIDESHOW: Time machine back to the AAJA National Convention with “Joz!”

Take a four-day look back at the AAJA National Convention through the eyes of AAJA-LA board member, Jocelyn “Joz” Wang, who runs http://www.8asians.com. Follow Joz as she has her photo taken with former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres, and legendary Asian American journalist Connie Chung. Photos from the LA Times

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Official AAJA-LA Guide To Los Angeles!

This is your official guide to the ultimate Los Angeles experience. Within these blessed pages, you will find insider information on only the swankiest, hippest, and oh-so “L.A.” hotspots in town.

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Get Around LA with the Metro

Convention goers! Think you need a car to get around LA? Think again! LA does have a subway system. Check out this video by AAJA member Corey Takahashi.

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SPJ/LA Hosts Panel on Checkbook Journalism – July 27

July 10, 2010 Contact: Navid Nonahal, SPJ/LA (818) 317-2234 spjlosangeles@gmail.com SPJ/LA Hosts Panel on Checkbook Journalism: An Old Dilemma for the New Media The recent controversy around the Gizmodo tech blog’s decision to purchase a “lost” iPhone prototype for the sake of a scoop renewed the debate about the ethics and

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