February 2012
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2 Reporting Jobs at Los Angeles Times
Courtesy of a fellow Asian American Journalists Association member: openings in which reporters can make a difference by shedding light on important emerging communities.
The Los Angeles Times is seeking two energetic reporters to cover the Vietnamese and Korean communities in California and elsewhere in the West.
Applicants should be fluent and have at least five years of professional...
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Job Opening in McClatchy's D.C. Bureau
This comes via a fellow member of the Asian American Journalists Association, who reports that this is a rarely posted opportunity.
McClatchy’s Washington Bureau seeks a driven, energetic and experienced journalist to join our award-winning team of regional reporters. You’ll cover Washington, D.C., for individual papers around McClatchy. This is a demanding job, requiring someone able to...
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AAJA Media Advisory on Jeremy Lin News Coverage
Posting this from AAJA.org:
AAJA Media Advisory on Jeremy Lin News Coverage
Feb. 22, 2012
As NBA player Jeremy Lin’s prowess on the court continues to attract international attention and grab headlines, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) would like to remind media outlets about relevance and context regarding coverage of race.
In the past weeks, as more news...
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AAJA Members Talking Jeremy Lin On-Air
The Asian American Journalists Association’s MediaWatch has been vigilant about coverage of the Knicks point guard. Unfortunately, not everything we’ve seen has measured up. On Feb. 18, MediaWatch issued a statement about a racial slur that was used in three separate incidents in one week at ESPN. (ESPN apologized quickly and disciplined its employees, firing a mobile editor and...
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AAJA MediaWatch: Getting Noticed
The Jason Whitlock-Jeremy Lin incident led to plenty of coverage of the Asian American Journalists Association’s statement:
Deadspin: Jason Whitlock Says He “Debased A Feel-Good Sports Moment” Because Of His Mother And Richard Pryor [NB: accompanying photo slightly NSFW.]
Inquistr: Jason Whitlock Apologizes For Small Penis Joke Made at Jeremy Lin
Los Angeles Times: Fox...
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“The couple-inches-of-pain tweet overshadowed my sincere celebration of [Jeremy]...”
– Jason Whitlock, responding to the Asian American Journalists Association’s call for an apology.
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Jason Whitlock and Jeremy Lin
Updated on Feb. 12:
Hours after AAJA’s call for an apology, Whitlock did say he is sorry.
As AAJA-ColoradoDenver President Joe Nguyen pointed out: So, this happened …
Some lucky lady in NYC is gonna feel a couple inches of pain tonight.— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) February 11, 2012
The Asian American Journalists Association’s MediaWatch called for Whitlock to...
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Ruining a Perfectly Good Super Bowl
Updated Feb. 15
My friend Angry Asian Man reports that the Asian American actress in the now-infamous Hoekstra ad has apologized for her part in its production.
“It was absolutely a mistake on my part and one that, over time, I hope can be forgiven. I feel horrible about my participation and I am determined to resolve my actions.”
Updated Feb. 9
Was it all a strategic ploy...
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How to Break Into a Bigger Broadcast Market
A great job by the Asian American Journalists Association’s small-market broadcasters! Hear from Shawn Chitnis, Katie Kim and Priscilla Luong. (Scroll down for an embedded audio player.)
[View the story “How to Break Into a Bigger Broadcast Market” on Storify]
Click here to listen to the audio, hosted by Maria Hechanova and Archith Seshadri:
January 2012
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December 2011
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Christmas Gift in the Form of Music →
Download Cynthia Lin’s “Blue Christmas” for free! Beats “The 12 Days of Christmas” anytime.
Happy ho-ho-holidays!
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WatchCue theme from “Jaws” …
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amazon-glamour asked: I'm 17 years old. Hopefully, I can be involved in the world of news reporting. What should I do? Should I studied journalism or communications?
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Extra! Extra! Journalism Jobs in Texas!
Thanks to Society of Features Journalism friend Diane Cowen, this list of openings at the Houston Chronicle or the San Antonio Express-News comes my way. (I don’t know which posts are in which city — I’ll update the list if I get details.) I am told the newsrooms are looking to make hires quickly, so act fast.
Education reporter
Copy editor
Assistant city editor
Hybrid...
November 2011
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Your Newsroom Diversity Q's, Answered
Updated at 9:45 p.m.
Here’s a Storify roundup of the #ASNEChat. (NB: In one instance, I typo’d “solos” when I meant “silos.”)
View the story “Diversity in News Organizations, #ASNEchat, Nov. 29, 2011” on Storify]
Join the #ASNEChat from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern today to hear from Dana Canedy, Aly Colon, Karen Magnuson and me.
Chris Cobler will be...
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You Say You've Got a UNITY12 Idea? →
Send it in today! We’re looking for proposals that will make our convention (Aug. 1-4 at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas) the best journalism gathering of 2012.
You need not be a member of the UNITY associations to participate, so submit your ideas now!
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I'm on Team Beverly →
If you’re watching “Top Chef” this season, you’ll see my friend Lee Ann’s cheftestant sister, Beverly. (She made the Korean-style octopus in the first challenge.)
Help make Beverly a fan favorite!
And be sure to catch my friend Jeff’s awesome #TopChef tweets, starting at 10 p.m. Eastern on Wednesdays.
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Tartle! (And Other Words You Can Use.) →
Mental Floss puts together a few words that have no English equivalent. Love!
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Seattle Times Internships: Hop to It →
Want to hone your journalism skills? Want to do that while spending a summer in the Northwest? Check out this great opportunity — and act soon because the deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Via immediate past AAJA President Sharon Chan:
Apply now for paid summer internships at The Seattle Times! We have openings for an online producer, general assignment reporting, photo, graphics and copy...
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October 2011
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$10 for a Vegas hotel stay?
Yes! You could win a weekend at the Flamingo Vegas. Read on for more, from AAJA-D.C.’s Raymund Flandez:
It’s our Trivia Bowl!
NOVEMBER 4: AAJA-D.C. Trivia Bowl 2011
Get ready for a night of food, fun and Trivia! Give your brain a good workout while helping AAJA-D.C. raise funds for scholarships, workshops and chapter programs at this year’s Trivia Bowl! We’ll...
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WatchSnowtober in Northern Virginia.
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Newsroom Humor
Me: So, busy day, huh?
Dayside editor: You know. Typical dictator overthrow.
Me: Go through a lot of those?
Dayside editor: Actually, no.
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Does Not Compute
Me: What are the hours of the Apple store in Clarendon?
Siri: Sorry Doris, I can't look for places in Jamaica.
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UNITY12: You Won't Want to Miss This! →
Registration is now open!
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Journalism Jobs as of Oct. 18, 2011
If you’re looking for journalism resources (including how to cope with layoffs), go to the original post.
This jobs round-up comes courtesy of NABJ’s 2012 programming chair Benet Wilson. Keep scrolling for a few internship postings, too.
[View the story “Rounding Up Journalism Jobs” on Storify]
And Benet also posted a few internships:
[View the story...
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Journalism Jobs as of Oct. 14, 2011
A few posts that have come to my attention lately. The original list and resources are here.
And remember to send me journalism openings that you come across, or let me know if you’d like to help compile the running list.
Bankrate.com [was alerted Oct. 5]
Editorial Research Specialist
Bankrate.com is seeking an economics or data-driven journalist adept at sifting through information...
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Testing Ferran Adria →
I made eggplant with miso dressing from “The Family Meal” for The Washington Post Food section. It’s super-tasty.
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“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them...”
– From Steve Jobs’s commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford, delivered June 12, 2005.
R.I.P., Steve. I can’t imagine a world without Apple.
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Journalism Jobs as of Oct. 4, 2011
A round-up of listings since Sept. 27 from American Public Media, the Associated Press, TNT magazine, the University of La Verne and more.
“ [USA] Wanted - a game-changing editor http://t.co/ne4ghlC2 #journalism #jobsjournalismjobsOctober 4, 2011
“ RT @APMJobs: We’re growing! #pubmedia #radio producers: we have 4 Sr. Producer positions open…wow! http://ow.ly/6Mkju #aaja #nabj #nahj...
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Rosh Hashanah: What to Eat →
And be sure to try the Swiss chard latkes (I did the recipe test).
September 2011
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