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Save the date: We’ll be hosting our 2017 Trivia Bowl this October
Our annual Trivia Bowl is coming! Mark your calendars for Thursday, Oct. 19, If you want to win this year, it’s time to put together your team and start practicing. It’s that competitive. Thursday, Oct. 19. Nishi Hongwanji
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Flash mentoring workshop for early- to mid-career journalists
Feel stuck in your career? Uncertain about your next move? Should you jump from newspapers to TV or online? Do grunt work at a large media outlet in hopes of a better gig there? For journalists early in their careers, this is a time of…
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Freelancers: Join us April 6 for a Freelancer Job Fair
Calling all freelancers: Join AAJA-LA and Opodz on Thursday, April 6, for a Freelancer Job Fair. Here’s a chance to meet editors and managers responsible for reading pitches and making assignments. What format do editors prefer for pitches? Is the publication more evergreen or breaking…
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Want to go to the national convention in Philly? Apply by April 2 for a stipend
Convention goers! AAJA-LA is offering a limited number of free registrations and free rooms to attend the Asian American Journalists Association national convention in Philadelphia. It’s our way of helping students and others with financial difficulties experience the networking, workshops and access to national media recruiters.…
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Apply for free lodging during the Philadelphia convention
Convention goers! AAJA-LA is offering local chapter members free rooms at the 2017 National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26 to 29! We’ve rented a charming Airbnb house in South Philadelphia that sleeps 10 and reserved three rooms at the convention site at Loews Philadelphia Hotel.…
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Students: Apply by April 16 for a $2,500 scholarship (plus, we’ll send you to the convention!)
AAJA-LA scholarships are back, bigger and better! In addition to $2,500 in tuition assistance, we will pay for scholarship recipients to attend this year’s AAJA convention in Philadelphia, July 26 to 29. The application deadline is Sunday, April 16. Each student will receive $2,500 to be applied toward educational expenses. The…
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Join us March 8 for an evening with prizewinning photojournalist Marcus Yam
We’re hosting an evening with Marcus Yam, a Los Angeles Times photographer who was just named Newspaper Photographer of the Year in the Missouri School of Journalism’s Picture of the Year International competition. He’ll present some of his prizewinning photography and chat about his life…
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Call for applications: 2017 summer reporting internships
We are excited to announce that we’re sponsoring three summer reporting internships this year. Each intern will be paid $4,000 for approximately 10 weeks of full-time work. Interns will be matched with a mentor and will receive a free AAJA-LA membership. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university or have graduated within…
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Meet the speakers: Let’s talk about diversity in Hollywood
Mark your calendars for this Friday, Feb. 17: Our first event of the year is coming up, and we’ve got a great line-up of speakers ready. Tre’vell Anderson, film reporter LA Times film reporter Tre’vell Anderson covers the intersections of diversity and Hollywood with a…
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Join us for a conversation about diversity in Hollywood this Friday, Feb. 17
Oscars Not So White? Media responsibility in its POC coverage We’re excited to announce our first event of the year: A conversation about diversity in Hollywood this Friday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the L.A. Times building downtown (community room, 145 S. Spring St). We’ll provide a…
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You’re invited! We’re hosting a mixer
AAJA Voices Mixer Where: The Escondite (Hideout), 410 Boyd St, Los Angeles, California 90013 When: Friday, February 10 at 6 PM – 8 PM AAJA-LA is sponsoring a mixer with VOICES alumni, prospective students and local journalists. Learn more about VOICES, a multimedia journalism…
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Voting Begins Jan. 3 for the AAJA-LA Board Special Election
UPDATE (1/9/2017): The winner of the special election is Sophie Tran! Here is the full board for this year: 2017 President: Ashley Dunn 2017 VP of Programming: Thomas Lauder 2017 VP of Community Engagement: Annie Yu 2017 VP of Career Development: Cindy Chang 2017-2018 Treasurer: Melissa…
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Special Election: Nomination period opens to fill vacant board seat
The nomination period has opened for candidates to run in a special election on Jan. 3-6 to select a new AAJA-LA board member to replace Melissa Leu, who will be vacating the position to become chapter treasurer in 2017. The winner will complete the second year of Melissa’s…
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Executive Leadership Program accepting applications
Apply to the Executive Leadership Program by February 3, 2017 The Executive Leadership Program (ELP) is a week-long immersive experience for any professional journalist interested in moving ahead in the workplace and developing the necessary skills to achieve goals small and large. ELP 2017 has…
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Results of the 2017 AAJA-LA Board Elections
Thank you to all of the candidates who expressed an interest in joining the AAJA Los Angeles Chapter Board. Thanks also to our members who participated by casting their votes to move our chapter toward an exciting 2017. It’s thrilling to see such support for…
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Final list of candidates for the 2017 AAJA-LA Board of Directors
Thank you to all the AAJA-Los Angeles members who nominated candidates for this election, and especially to all the candidates who have agreed to run for a leadership position with the AAJA-LA Chapter. Candidate bios and statements (as submitted during the nomination process) are below…
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Nominations open for 2017 AAJA-LA Board – Deadline Extended to Wednesday!
UPDATE: Deadline for submitting nominations has been extended until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday! Link to 2017 AAJA-LA Board Nomination for Candidacy Form We are writing in hopes that you will consider taking a leadership role in AAJA-Los Angeles as part of the 2017 chapter board. We seek…
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Trivia Bowl XXI: L.A. Times Wins 2nd Rice Cup
A new venue, a new night of the week and three familiar names in the winners’ circle highlighted Trivia Bowl XXI, AAJA-Los Angeles’ annual fundraiser, held Oct. 20 in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times Team 2 won the competition with 39 points out…
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AAJA-LA awards stipends for summer internships
In 2016, AAJA-LA revived its summer internship program, awarding stipends of up to $4,000 to students who worked at the Orange County Register, Pasadena Star-News and Nguoi Viet Daily News. The students were required to join AAJA and received mentoring from an AAJA member. Here…
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Mark Your Calendars! Trivia Bowl Date Announced
Every year, we go big with our interactive, dynamic, and competitive trivia night – all to help fundraise for student scholarships while also vying for bragging rights as reigning champ! It will be a fun night full of games, trivia, auction, raffles, and lots of prizes!…
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Join us at our SoCal College Journalists Mixer
Whether you’re a current student or you recently graduated, whether you specialize in print or broadcast, let’s get to know one another. Please join us for our first college journalists mixer! This is part of AAJA-LA’s efforts to create opportunities for all college students in Southern California and foster a…
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AAJA-LA Congratulates 2016 Chapter Scholarship Recipients
The Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles Chapter, is happy to announce the award recipients for its 2016 scholarship competition. The awards total $15,000, with six scholarship winners from around Southern California. The applicants were asked to submit a resume, an official school transcript, two…
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Fifth Annual V3con to Celebrate Digital Media’s Asian American Pathmakers
The fifth annual V3con Digital Media Conference will be held and presented by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) on June 24-25 at the Japanese American National Museum in Downtown Los Angeles. V3con celebrates Asian American contributions to media, digital…
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Apply for a complimentary registration to attend AAJA convention in Las Vegas
We hope you’ll join us at the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) national convention in Las Vegas this year, hosted August 10 to 13 at Caesars Palace. The deadline to register at the regular rate is June 26. After that date, the registration rates go…
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AAJA-LA Vice President of Broadcast David Ono Wins SPJ-LA Distinguished Journalist Award
The Society of Professional Journalists, Los Angeles (SPJ-LA) presented the Distinguished Journalist Award in the television category to ABC7’s David Ono on Thursday, April 14, at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles. In introducing Ono, ABC7 president and general manager Cheryl Fair praised Ono on his reporting chops…
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SNAPCHAT AND BEYOND: Optimize. Create. Share.
AAJA-LA has brought back its popular food panel with a 9 a.m. brunch event at Tin Vuong’s Little Sister Downtown next Saturday, April 23. Attendees will be treated to the Vietnamese bistro’s SGV-authentic dishes, which have been described by the Los Angeles Time’s Jonathan Gold as “addictive” and “gonzo.” Yahoo’s social media…
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5th Annual V3con Tickets and Call for Panelists
Thank you for your continued support of AAJA-LA, we hope you are having a wonderful start to 2016! We’re looking forward to another exciting year of programming and events for our members and the community. Please keep an eye on your inbox for announcements of…
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Year in review: Food panels, Trivia Bowl and V3con
As 2015 comes to a close, we thank all the members, sponsors and friends of AAJA-LA who have made many of the events possible – here’s a recap of a few of the programs we held. AAJA-LA has many exciting events in store for next…
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2016 AAJA-LA Scholarship Applications Being Accepted
***Scholarship deadline extended until Sunday, April 24, 2016*** The Los Angeles Chapter is pleased to announce the opening of its annual scholarship competition. The chapter will award several scholarships of $2,500 each to full-time college students in the Greater Los Angeles Area. If you are an undergraduate or graduate…
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Results of AAJA-LA 2016 Board Elections
Thank you to all the candidates who expressed an interest in joining the AAJA Los Angeles Chapter Board. Thanks also to our members who participated by casting their votes to move our chapter toward an exciting 2016. It’s thrilling to see such support for AAJA-LA.…