*President’s Report
*Job Hunting Workshop
*San Diego’s Got Talent
*AAJA National Awards
*Scholarships
*AAJA Convention
A Note from AAJA-SD President:
Dear AAJA members and friends,
We are happy to announce more benefits for San Diego AAJA members! Thanks to your board members and those who’ve participated in our survey and offered feedback — we are offering free workshops, resume critiques and more. Check out the attached flier for a list of benefits you’ll receive when joining the local chapter and the overall, organization.
Of course, we don’t want to stop here and accept all the feedback we can get throughout the year. We want to be the best for each of you! Take the survery if you haven’t by visiting this Web site: http://bit.ly/ci1pE0
The survey shouldn’t take more than five minutes. Please feel free to email me feedback, questions and suggestions at President@AAJASanDiego.org as well.
On a personal level, I’d like to add one more note in this newsletter. As a proud member of AAJA, I have to point out that despite the number of benefits offered by our organization – one thing is clear: the mission to diversify the newsrooms throughout the world and the news we receive is as important as it was 29 years ago when AAJA was first formed. Therefore, I ask for your continued support of this organization and the members in it.
Thanks for taking the time to read our March newsletter and we look forward to seeing all of you at our upcoming fundraiser San Diego’s Got Talent!
All the best,
Hoa Quach
AAJA-SD President
A panel and resume critique for students and professionals wanting to a land a job in this competitive journalism industry*
Cost: FREE for AAJA members or those who sign up day of
$10 for non-members (tell your friends, spread the word!)
Location: UC San Diego Extension, Sorrento Mesa Center, Room 109
6925 Lusk Blvd, 1st Floor, San Diego 92121
For students and professional journalists looking for a job, the panel will teach you how to land a job in the competitive journalism industry. Afterwards, there will be a resume critique provided by professionals from broadcast to online media industry.
Our professionals include:
Greg Dawson (NBC 7/39 Vice President of News)
Chris Jennewein (USLNN President)
*Only the first ten people to register online for the workshop will have their resume critiqued by one of our professionals.
If you are or have become an AAJA member for this year, register by sending an email to web@aajasandiego.org with your name and email address. Be sure to include “FREE RESUME CRITIQUE” in the subject line.
Our new date for “San Diego’s Got Talent,” has been set! THURSDAY, MARCH 25. This talent show, presented by the Asian American Journalists Association and supported by other J-groups, will feature 15 acts of talent (or lack thereof) by the people you trust most for your news!
We already have…
…a political reporter who plays in a reggae band and is a big fan of Lady Gaga (but then, who isn’t a big fan of Lady Gaga?)
…a biz reporter who can hula like there’s no tomorrow
…and an editor who can score tons of free throws in a row…
Curious as to who they are? You’ll have to come to find out!
Find out who should leave his day job to show off his talent, who should stick to his reporting gig and never perform again, and who should just be thankful he/she’s hot.
The event will take place at the fun Onyx Room. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The show will be followed by DJ Dwin and a networking mixer.
Cost: Just $10 or $15 with an AAJA discount card (normal discount card price is $10, see below)
Attendees will also be eligible to win Burger Lounge gift cards, courtesy of BAM Communications.
One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit journalism students and AAJA programs.
Please purchase your tickets in advance on our Web site before it’s sold-out: http://www.aajasandiego.org/?p=1793
Acts are also still being accepted. Anyone interested can email President@AAJASanDiego.org
AAJA National Journalism Awards
Nominate yourself or your colleagues for the 2010 AAJA National Journalism Awards in Online, Photography, Print, Radio and Television. Entries fees are WAIVED for current 2010 AAJA members and $100 per entry for non-AAJA members. Winners will be notified in advance of the 2010 AAJA National Convention held August 4-7, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA. Awards will be presented at the AAJA Gala Scholarship and Awards Banquet on Saturday, August 7 at the Renaissance Hotel in LA. The entrant need not be present to win. All entries must be received by April 23, 2010. For more information and an application, download the FAQ and award entry pdf found on this page: http://www.aaja.org/programs/awards/
SPECIAL RECOGNITION - AAJA’s Special Recognition Award honors a person who has helped to advance AAJA’s goals over the past year or over the course of a life’s work.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT - AAJA’s Lifetime Achievement Award honors an individual who has demonstrated courage and commitment to the principles of journalism over the course of a life’s work, as well as dedication to issues important to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
DR. SUZANNE AHN AWARD FOR CIVIL RIGHTS & SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ASIAN AMERICANS - The award was established by the Asian American Journalists Association in 2003 to recognize excellence in coverage of civil rights of Asian Americans and/or issues of social justice for Asian Americans. A prize $5,000 and award plaque is given to the winner. The entry fee is waived for current 2010 AAJA members. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $25 for non-AAJA members. To renew your membership or become a member, go to www.aaja.org or call 415-346-2051.
For more information and an application for any of these awards go to: http://www.aaja.org/programs/awards/
AAJA-SD is offering $1,000 in scholarships and stipends each to professional journalists and students looking to pursue a career in journalism.
Up to $500 in stipends will be awarded to professional journalists who would like subsidies for journalism conferences, workshops or seminars they would like to attend. Those who are interested must send a resume and an essay explaining how the stipends will help them to president@aajasandiego.org by May 15, 2010 at 11:59PM.
For college students who are pursuing journalism careers, $500 in scholarships will be awarded to help pay for tuition. Those who are interested must send a resume, cover letter and letter of recommendation to president@aajasandiego.org by May 15, 2010 at 11:59PM.
Only available to AAJA members in the San Diego chapter. You can become a member here.
Meet fellow AAJA members from around the country this summer!
The 21st Annual AAJA National Convention will be held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa in Los Angeles, California from Aug. 4 to 7, 2010.
AAJA’s 21st National Convention in Los Angeles also coincides with two very important anniversaries. In 2010, we’ll be celebrating the 10th anniversary of J Camp, our annual journalism workshop for multicultural high school students. AAJA will also be celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Executive Leadership Program, founded by Los Angeles member and former AAJA president Dinah Eng, to help train Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists to enter the ranks of newsroom leaders and executives.
For more info, visit AAJA National’s Web site here.
