Living La Vida Laidoff
The ink was barely dry on the severance agreement when this ex-newspaper editor thought, hey, our local fair is coming up on its 100th anniversary – how about a book? This led to crunching numbers, doing market research and drafting umpteen versions of a big-bucks proposal. Getting the project green-lighted was an eye-opening first foray […]
AAJA Seattle needs your input. Please vote!
The AAJA Seattle chapter board is considering a change to the local chapter structure. Read this post to learn more about it!
UNITY convention heading to Las Vegas in 2012!
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. announced Tuesday that it will have its next convention at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The convention is scheduled from August 1-4 2012. Las Vegas was selected as the host of the upcoming convention after UNITY officials heard presentations from Las Vegas, Houston and Los Angeles. […]
Words from Lee and Ling
Laura Ling and Euna Lee shared their experience reporting on the North Korean refugee movement in China and being imprisoned in North Korea earlier this week an op-ed published in the Los Angeles Times called “Hostages of the Hermit Kingdom.” Like two good journalists, they do a great job describing the scene. They also make […]
Join us in Vancouver, Sept. 18-19
AAJA Seattle has partnered with fellow journalists at the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Vancouver Sun, and University of British Columbia journalism school to bring you a historic meetup on Sept. 18 and 19 in the city that will host the 2010 Winter Olympics. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together AAJA members from Portland […]