Behind the scenes of The Seattle Times’ newest blog
By Lauren Rabaino A few weeks ago at The Seattle Times, we launched a new blog called The Today File. Technologically, the blog is a breath of fresh air in our newsroom that — like many traditional newsrooms– deals with a lot of legacy software. We launched the blog on open-source blogging software WordPress, the […]
Meet the AAJA Seattle Chapter Board Candidates
It’s time to vote for the AAJA Seattle Chapter Board officers! This year, we are voting on President, Vice President of Programs, Secretary and National Advisory Board Representative. Ballots will be sent to the email address filed with AAJA. It will arrive in your Inboxes on Oct. 18. Ballots are due by noon Oct. 28.
JOB POSTING: Blogger/editor post for the Common Language Project
This is a pretty sweet job posting from AAJA Seattle friends the Common Language Project. Check out the details below! *** Paid Blogger/Editor at the Common Language Project Who We Are: The Common Language Project is an award-winning multimedia journalism nonprofit based at the University of Washington. We’re looking to expand our site and sharpen our brand […]
Writing the next chapter of AAJASeattle.org
A group of chapter members is working on making improvements to AAJASeattle.org so that it serves your needs even better. The site was launched in 2008 during the UNITY conference in Chicago. It runs on the WordPress platform and is hosted by DreamHost. We’d love to get your feedback on the site and what you […]
Chapter board elections approaching
Hey AAJA Seattle, It’s time for the chapter to elect board members for 2012! There are four seats up for election, all of which are two-year terms, effective Jan. 1, 2012: President Vice president, Programs Secretary National Board representative Serving on the chapter board is an important way for you to demonstrate your leadership (a […]
Help wanted: Editor for AAJASeattle.org
Three years ago, AAJASeattle.org was re-launched on the WordPress platform. Happy birthday, AAJASeattle.org! AAJA should be proud of this little website. It’s an important community resource in the online landscape of Pacific Northwest journalism sites. Don’t believe me? I too was shocked when a research study that came out at the 2010 Journalism That Matters […]