Year in Review: Media access workshop aids community groups
JULY 2012 By Anh Do Everyone needs access. And if you’re in the community, looking to get your news in the news across Southern California, one way to figure out how to do that is to talk to journalists. That’s right, the folks covering stories or actually assigning stories
Year in Review: Pre-UNITY Mixer fires up membership for Vegas
JUNE 2012 By Jackie Tiongson UNITY was in August 2012, but the Los Angeles celebrations officially began at KTLA studios in late June. About 100 attendees came out for the pre-UNITY mixer, where members from participating groups came together to network and share their stories – all while snacking on freshly-made
Year in Review: Storytellers gather for Steve Padilla’s Writers Workshop
MAY 2012 By Matt Stevens Almost 100 AAJA-LA members and journalists from across Los Angeles got a treat in May listening to the LA Times’ Steve Padilla talk self-editing, storytelling and all things writing. Attendees who came out to KPCC’s Crawford Family Forum left with tips like skip to the
Year in review: AAJA-LA/KTLA internship awarded to Jackie Tiongson
Jackie Tiongson is a Southern California native who has spent the last 4 years on the East Coast. She is a senior Broadcast Journalism major at Emerson College, in Boston, and reflected on her AAJA-LA/KTLA internship experience: “As the AAJA-LA intern for KTLA, I had a wonderful experience this summer.
Year in Review: Meet AAJA-LA OC Register Scholarship recipient Connie Ho
BIO Connie K. Ho is a Freelance Writer for online publications who has contributed to AOL Patch, Mochi Magazine, and Red Orbit. A graduate of the University of California, Irvine, she received a double major in English and International Studies as well as a minor in Spanish. She has
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