WHEN: Wednesday, April 15th, 2009, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: University of California, Los Angeles
308 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Kerckhoff Hall State Room #131 (look for the signs)
Park in Parking Structure 6 for $8: Enter from Westwood Boulevard and Strathmore

The event is free and open to all but please RSVP to Yvonne Leow at AAJAatUCLA@gmail.com.

Don’t miss out on this interactive media forum that features a distinguished panel of broadcast, print, web, and magazine journalists. Learn about the ongoing challenges in the news industry, how journalism has evolved overtime, and the many opportunities that lie ahead. Get a chance to brainstorm and work with professional journalists to create the future “Newsroom 2.0″.

Panelists include:
Ted Chen, KNBC 4 Reporter/Anchor

Robert Lopez, Los Angeles Times Investigative Reporter
Cynthia Wang, PEOPLE Magazine Assistant Editor
Diana Swartz, Los Angeles Times Online Deputy

Refreshments will be served and there will be time to network at the end of the program

Internship Opportunities

Journalism — Multimedia — Web Design

AsiaMedia and Asia Pacific Arts, publications of the UCLA Asia
Institute, offer numerous internship opportunities for students in the
Los Angeles area. AsiaMedia delivers news about all aspects of the
media, including its role in regional and national economics,
societies, and political debate. Asia Pacific Arts covers the dynamic
worlds of Asian and Asian American arts and entertainment. Former
AsiaMedia and Asia Pacific Arts interns have gone on to work for CNN,
NPR, the Washington Post, ContentNext Media, the Hindu, Shanghai’s
Dragon TV, Dreamworks, the World Bank, Fox, public relations firms in
Hollywood and consulting firms in Asia. Many others have gone on to
pursue postgraduate study at the University of Chicago, Northwestern,
UC Berkeley, and UCLA.
Journalism – AsiaMedia

* Learn to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information quickly
* Write news stories, reviews, and profiles
* Conduct interviews
* Research media issues

Applicants should have strong writing skills and a good eye for news.
Duration of internships are negotiable, with a three-month minimum. We
ask for ten to fifteen hours of work per week and accept applications
year-round. Apply by sending your cover letter, resume and links to
your web site portfolios or writing samples to Margaretta Soehendro,
Managing Editor, at msoehend@international.ucla.edu.
Journalism – Asia Pacific Arts

* Pitch and write timely and important stories, reviews, interviews,
and profiles
* Gain experience working with publicists and artists
* Analyze and interpret issues regarding ethnicity and national
identity in the international entertainment scene

Applicants should have basic writing and interviewing skills, and an
interest in Asian and/or Asian American arts and entertainment.
Duration of internships are negotiable, with a three-month minimum. We
ask for ten to fifteen hours of work per week and accept applications
year-round. Apply by sending your cover letter, resume and links to
your web site portfolios or writing samples to Ada Tseng, Managing
Editor, atseng@international.ucla.edu.
Multimedia

* Assist with various stages of multimedia/video production
* Gain experience editing, producing, shooting, and setting-up video interviews

Applicants should have some basic computer skills. Duration of
internships are negotiable, with a three-month minimum. We ask for ten
to fifteen hours of work per week and accept applications year-round.
Apply by sending your cover letter, resume and examples of previous
work to asiaarts@international.ucla.edu.

Web Design

* Design and maintain sites
* Work with an editorial team to see ideas through, from start to finish
* Create resource pages and special layouts for news stories,
entertainment features

Applicants should be proficient in XHTML, CSS, PHP, and ASP. Duration
of internship is negotiable, with a three-month minimum. We ask for
five to ten hours of work per week and accept applications year-round.
Apply by sending your cover letter, resume and links to your web site
design experience to asiaarts@international.ucla.edu.