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: 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
Invitations to the AAJA-Los Angeles Holiday Party Have Been Distributed to Members
Seasons greetings from AAJA-Los Angeles! We cordially invite AAJA-LA members to join us for holiday cheer, food and drink as we look back on a terrific year in 2012 and ahead to what is already shaping up to be a busy 2013. We will gather once again at the beautiful
Deadline for UNITY Name Task Force & Call for 2013 AAJA Convention Ideas
AAJA-LA Members, There are currently two pending deadlines for Thursday, November 16 coming from AAJA National, which you may have already received directly. UNITY Name If you would like to weigh in with UNITY Name Task Force to find a name that both reflects the new UNITY mission statement, your
Results of AAJA-LA 2013 Board Elections
Thank you to all the candidates who expressed an interest in joining the AAJA Los Angeles Chapter Board. Thanks also to our membership who participated in unprecedented numbers by casting their votes in this highly contested election. It’s very exciting to see such great engagement and action; we hope to