AAJA-LA hosts workshop for aspiring journalists
Are you an aspiring journalist? Want to know how to get your first job in news? Want some feedback on your work? AAJA Los Angeles and KABC-TV is proud to host a Student Journalist Workshop and Resume Critique. When: May 24, Saturday. 11 am – 2 pm. Where: KABC-TV Studios
Chapter board members reach out to student journalists
By RICHARD CHANG The AAJA-Los Angeles chapter partnered with California State University, Fullerton in April to present a professional panel and networking lunch for students interested in journalism and journalists’ organizations. The panel was a college/university outreach for the chapter, and it was also an official event of CSUF’s annual Comm
About Trivia Bowl
Starting in 1994, Trivia Bowl has been AAJA-LA’s signature fundraiser and competition. Proceeds from the event — held every year but one since then — support the chapter’s scholarship, internship and professional development programs. In its early years, Trivia Bowl was conducted as a low-budget, low-tech, minimally planned local chapter event.
Media Access Workshop – Get your news in the news
Saturday, April 26, 2008 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. NBC News 3000 W. Alameda, Burbank, CA 91523. Rehearsal Hall 1. Park in the A Lot on California, between Riverside and Olive. Free and open to the public, but must RSVP to Gene Choo: Gene.Choo@nbcuni.com Sponsored by the Asian American Journalists
Governing Board approves Los Angeles for 2010 National Convention
At its fall meeting held November 9-10, 2007 in San Francisco, the AAJA Governing Board approved the AAJA Los Angeles chapter’s bid to host the 21st Annual National Convention, August 4-7, 2010. The Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood has been selected to be the host hotel and meeting facility. This will
Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival
1st annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival Celebrate storytelling of the Mixed Racial/Cultural Heritage, Transracial/Cultural Adoption and Interracial/Cultural Relationships Loving Day, June 12 through June 15, 2008 Free to the public The festival will be held at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles beginning on Loving
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.
Lawyers Reign Superior to Journalists Yet Again at Trivia Bowl XIII
By Alyssa Dikitanan On a night in which more than 250 professional journalists and community leaders competed in five vigorous rounds of highly intellectual and thought-provoking questions, one of the most challenging asked was: “In the lyrics for the 1992 hit song ‘I’m Too Sexy’ by Right Said Fred, what
Lawyers Again Bowl Over Journalists at TB XI
By LAURIE KAWAKAMI AAJA-LA.org LOS ANGELES – After nearly $18,000 was raised, 11 scholarships were awarded and three new teams were added to this year’s AAJA-LA Trivia Bowl, the question remains: What is the name of the Hello Kitty character that Sanrio Co. describes as a “mischievous little penguin”? Even