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Trivia Bowl X: KNBC Makes History in Meeting the X-treme Challenge of Our Annual Competition and Fundraiser
By CYNTHIA FUREY AAJA-LA.org LOS ANGELES, October 2004 — After an evening full of surprises and mind-stumping questions, there remains this one: How in the world did KNBC Channel 4 manage to become the first broadcast team to take the top prize in AAJA-LA’s annual…
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Talking with AAJA Founder Bill Sing
Six people founded AAJA, spending long hours on the job and away from the office traveling all over the country and uniting ideas and volunteers to help grow the organization into what it is today. Bill Sing, a 23-year veteran at the Los Angeles Times,…
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NLGJALA Scholarship Available
The National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association is awarding a $1000 scholarship to a qualified student journalist. The scholarship is open to any student, regardless of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. For more information, log onto www.nlgjala.com.
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Network With Us: Henry Yu
Henry Yu is a regional marketing manager for the law firm of Bryan Cave, working in the Santa Monica and Irvine offices. His duties include strategic planning, developing accounts, handling media relations and organizing events that allow lawyers and potential clients to network. Born in…
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Unity Stipends
AAJA-L.A. is offering stipends of $400-$500 to help defray the costs of travel, lodging and registration to this year’s Unity convention in Chicago. All current 2008 AAJA-L.A. members are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to members with demonstrated financial need. Beginning journalists, students…
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One on one with David Ono
By CYNTHIA FUREY David Ono For about an hour a day, KABC-TV anchorman David Ono has to put on his serious face while reaching millions of people in the Los Angeles area who want the local news. But off camera, in between working on stories…
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Today in Ted Chen’s L.A.
By HOWARD HO AAJA-LA.org LOS ANGELES, March 2005 — As a reporter for nearly a decade at KNBC Channel 4, Ted Chen had seemingly done it all, whether covering natural disasters and political sea changes or the Oscars and the Golden Globes. In November, Chen…
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Iris Yokoi Honored by OC Community
By SUNNY PAK AAJA-LA.org Iris Yokoi, an editor at the Orange County Register and AAJA-LA member, has received the first ever Excellence in Journalism Award from the Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Council of Orange County. Yokoi, who was honored May 12 at the council’s…
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Ed Shiang: The Enlightenment Project
By CINDY CHANG AAJA-LA.org Commuters who tuned in to KUCI-FM 88.9 around 9:30 a.m. on a recent Tuesday heard an unlikely counterpoint to the high-volume jabber that dominates the morning airwaves. Buddhist monk from India: Equanimity means getting rid of happiness, moving away from happiness…
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Partners
Black Journalists Association of Southern California http://www.bjasc.org California Chicano News Media Association http://www.ccnma.org National Association of Hispanic Journalists http://www.nahj.org Native American Journalists Association http://www.naja.com/ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association http://www.nlgja.org/ Society of Professional Journalists http://www.spj.org/losangeles South Asian Journalists Association http://www.saja.org/ The Association of Young…
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J Camp 2007: Finding Strength in Numbers
By Jeffrey Lee Beep! Beep! Beep! I slowly rose out of bed, my eyes glancing at the alarm clock: 3:30 a.m. There was no way I would wake up this early any other day. But July 27, 2007, was different. I had a 6 a.m.…
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J Camp 2007: Destination, University of Miami
By Matt Leung Florida is a popular summer spot for many travelers because of the sunny beaches and tourist attractions such as Disneyworld and Universal Studios. But from July 27 to Aug. 1, 42 high schoolers made the trip to Coral Gables, Fla., to participate…
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National Student Programs
Scholarships For any questions or inquiries about student-related programs, please contact Nao Vang, Student Programs Coordinator, at (415) 346-2051 x 102 or email: programs@aaja.org. AAJA National Scholarships Financial Support to Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Students Each year, AAJA offers scholarships to outstanding high school seniors…
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Los Angeles Chapter Fellowship Programs
Fellowships for Professionals To apply for a Los Angeles chapter fellowship, you must be a current member of AAJA and have at least one year of professional experience. You also must do the following: 1. Submit a cover letter stating, among other things, the professional…
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National Professional Programs
Visit the National AAJA website for these professional programs: Multimedia Training Opportunities AAJA, in partnership with the AT&T Foundation and their Excelerator program, is offering free Multimedia Training Opportunities for AAJA student and professional members in 2008. Training sessions offered include half day to four-day…