Gearing up for UNITY? Join Portland AAJA and other UNITY members at a social barbecue on July 20 before you head to Chicago.
Even if you’re not planning on attending UNITY, come enjoy a relaxing Sunday afternoon with us.
Details:
Day: Sunday, July 20
Time: Noon to 3 p.m.
Where: Washington Park, top of SW Park Place. (Portland AAJA will have six tables reserved with signs.)
E-mail ruthlessliao@gmail.com if you’re interested in bringing anything.
-Ruth Liao
KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON BUSINESS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
October 12-15, 2008
Deadline: August 8
This fellowship allows one 2008 AAJA member the opportunity to attend
a four-day business journalism seminar, October 12-15, 2008 at The
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The fellowship
covers the cost of tuition, materials and meals. The deadline to
apply is August 8.
For more information go to: http://www.aaja.org/programs/professional/
fellowships/. This scholarship opportunity is provided by SAJA, the
South Asian Journalists Association. For questions, contact Albert
Lee at AlbertL@aaja.org.
AAJA in partnership with The Poynter Institute is offering the second of two fellowships for 2008.
AAJA members can choose from nine courses in multimedia, TV producing, leadership for the print newsroom, advanced copy editing and more. The courses will be held this year at The Poynter
Institute in St. Petersburg, FL.
Applicants should be full-time employees of a print, broadcast or online news organization, or
journalism educators. Freelancers are welcome to apply. The selected fellows will have transportation costs to The Poynter Institute covered by AAJA. Tuition and hotel costs will be covered by Poynter.
The following is a list of Poynter seminars that would qualify for the AAJA/Poynter Fellowship.
Deadline is 7/1/08.
The seminars are:
8/17-8/21 Advanced Multimedia Reporting With Video
9/15-9/19 Leadership for the 24/7 Print Newsroom
10/12-10/17 Poynter Leadership Academy
10/19-10/24 From Column to Blog: Tuning Your Voice
11/9-11/14 InfoGraphics: Planning, Reporting & Presenting
11/16-11/21 The Complete Assigning Editor (II)
11/30-12/5 Advanced Copy Editing: Words & Images
12/7-12/12 The Complete TV Producer (II)
12/7-12/12 Leadership For New Managers (II)
To apply for the fellowship, go to http://www.aaja.org/programs/professional/fellowships/
For more information, contact Albert Lee at AlbertL@aaja.org
Thanks to the generosity of AAJA-Portland members Maya Blackmun, Ruth Liao, Phil Manzano, Joann Ng and Elizabeth Suh, the chapter will cover about half of the cost for an Oregon high student to attend AAJA’s J Camp in Chicago in July. The expense per student is $1,000, which the organization covers in full.
Way to go!
If you’re going to UNITY, mark your calendars!
The 2008 awards for AAJA Member, Chapter and President of the Year will be awarded during the AAJA General Membership meeting, which is part of the UNITY convention in Chicago.
The membership meeting will be held Friday, July 25, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room W192C at McCormick Place West.
You’ll also have the opportunity to hear the candidates for national offices give their speeches before polls close at 2 p.m.
The membership meeting is also an ideal venue to air your concerns and share your ideas before the board and the general membership.
Wouldn’t it be nice to support a great cause just by going out for a nice Chinese dinner?
Here’s your chance. The Portland chapter of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance is holding its annual scholarship banquet at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Wong Kee restaurant, 28 NW 4th St. in Portland.
Come out and support the students who will receive Fred G. Lee Memorial Scholarships, handed out every year to high school seniors from Oregon or Clark County who have demonstrated excellence in academics and community service. AAJA-Portland helped judge the scholarship competition this year, so we can tell you that the winners are quite impressive.
For details about the banquet, call 503-925-5226 or e-mail info@cacaportland.org
No, not in the Oregon primary. That’s over.
We’re talking about the elections for AAJA’s national officers.
Usually, these races are uncontested and therefore about as exciting as sitting alone in your convention hotel room trying to find something to watch on TV while everyone else is down at karaoke.
But this year, we have TWO candidates for national treasurer. Their statements indicate different views on the direction AAJA should take.
So, read the statements, then cast your ballot. If you’re a member in good standing, you should have received an electronic ballot by now. Those need to be filled out by July 9.
Paper ballots are available, too. Request an absentee ballot from Antonio Salas: (415) 346-2051 or AntonioS@aaja.org.
Or vote in person at UNITY. Ballots may be obtained and cast at the registration area during registration hours at the McCormick Place West Convention Center in Chicago, starting Wednesday, July 23. Polls close Friday, July 25 at 2 p.m. The winners will be announced at the gala banquet that night.
Remember: If you don’t vote, you can’t complain!
Save the date! On Monday, May 5, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., AAJA-Portland will sponsor a “candidates’ conversation” with the leading candidates for Portland mayor: Commissioner Sam Adams and Azumano Travel owner Sho Dozono. The format will be Q-and-A with light refreshments. This is a great opportunity to get the candidates’ views on diversity issues, so come and bring your friends.
Admission is free but seats are limited, so tickets are required. To get tickets, e-mail aajaportland@gmail.com with the number of tickets you need and where to send them.
The forum will be at the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway.
This is the sign up for the multimedia workshop… We will have Bilal, our NPR-OPB, fellow, maybe Dmae and Ed Madrid give a tutorial on radio, video and other forms of multimedia..
We probably need about six people to work Asia Fest for about a 2-hour Media Access workshop, in which we educate the public and the community about how we work, how to write press releases and what makes and doesn’t make news.Please post here, if you are willing to help!..Amy H.
We are a professional organization dedicated to improving the visibility of Asian- American issues in the media, promoting and training Asian-Americans in the newsroom and strengthening ties between news networks and our local Asian communities in Oregon. We are a local chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and composed mostly of Asian-American journalists (though, as some of our members will tell you, we are very open-minded and enlist members who are neither of those things!) Officers for 2008:Co-presidents: Amy Hsuan, business reporter, The Oregonian (amyhsuan@news.oregonian.com, 503-997-4909); and Amy Wang, Metro Southwest assistant bureau chief, The Oregonian (503-294-5974 or amywang@news.oregonian.com) Treasurer : Amy Hsuan National advisory board member: Jason Lim, The Asian Reporter Vice President of Print: Elizabeth Suh, The Oregonian Vice President of Broadcast: Kyle Iboshi, KGW Secretaries: Ruth Liao, reporter at the Statesman Journal in Salem; (503) 589-6941 and Peter Wong, Statesman Journal
