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 suspending an anchor for 30 days.)

After the AAJA statement, our members were on-air coast to coast, reporting on the issue or invited to appear as segment guests.

Richard Lui of MSNBC reported in three segments — including one on race and blindspots, and another on stats vs. hype. Below is Richard’s report on how Lin transcends race, in three American stories:

In the guest segments, AAJA VP-Print Tom Lee appeared on the Twin Cities Fox affiliate:

Rick Quan was on CNN:

And Ryan Leong was on CBS San Francisco:

Oh, and finally, here’s me (!) with Brent Cannon of NBC Bay Area: