Keep pitching your news to get in the news

By LEILANI ALBANO AAJA-LA President Jinah Kim tells people who pitch stories to media outlets to be persistent in their efforts to get their ideas in the news. “Just keep pitching it,” says Kim, a news correspondent with NBC News. “If you believe in your product, eventually others will too.”

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Video: Getting your news in the news

Sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles Chapter and NBC, the free media access workshop is intended to teach non-profit and community groups how to interact with the media. It was held on April 26, 2008. ABC7 anchor David Ono moderated a panel of journalists and public relations

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Video: Jinah Kim and the anatomy of a television newscast

Jinah Kim, reporter/correspondent for KNBC and NBC News talks about what’s in a typical television newscast. Kim was panelist at a Media Access Workshop sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles Chapter and NBC.

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Video: David Pierson talks about what makes a good story

David Pierson, a staff writer with the Los Angeles Times talks about what makes a good story. Pierson was a panelist at a Media Access Workshop sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles Chapter and NBC.

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Video: Sindy Saito on what gets covered

Sindy Saito, a planning editor with KNBC talks about what gets covered and balancing news. Saito was a panelist at a Media Access Workshop sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles Chapter and NBC.

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Video: Bill Imada talks about his LUCKY strategy in dealing with the media

Bill Imada with the IW Group talks about his LUCKY strategy for community-based organizations to get their news in the news. Imada was a panelist at a Media Access Workshop sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles Chapter and NBC.

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Video: Carol Lin on the importance of a digital identity

Former Fox 11 and CNN anchor Carol Lin talks about how important creating and maintaining a digital identity is at AAJA-LA’s “Stars of the Blogosphere Tell All!” panel.

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Video: Michael Schneider on how to blog and keep a day job

Michael Schneider of Franklin Avenue tells us about how he balances job with blogging.

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AAJA-LA now on Flickr and Facebook

AAJA-LA is now a member of Flickr. Just log in to Flickr using a Yahoo account. We know members have photos from our events, so now is your chance to add them here. You can even download a program to batch upload. You don’t need to tag photos now and

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