Asian American Journalists Association

We’re awarding $10,000 in journalism scholarships once again!

AAJA SF is encouraging high school seniors, college undergraduates and graduate students who live in or attend school in the Bay Area and who are pursuing journalism to apply for this great opportunity. Past recipients have received awards ranging from $500 to $4,000, and have gone on to produce amazing work and to be part of major news organizations including the New York Times and NBC.

Click here for a copy of the application: 2010aajascholarshipapp. The deadline is March 31.

Find more information on the “Scholarships” page of this website. Questions can be directed to Scholarship Co-Chairs Katherine Tam at tam_kath@hotmail.com or Pia Sarkar at piasarkar@gmail.com.

The Bay Area News Project, a nonprofit news venture launching with $5 million in seed money from financier Willian Hellman and $250,000 from The Knight Foundation, has named an editor to lead its organization. Editor Jonathan Weber intends to hire at least 15 journalists this year as part of his aim for “building a stellar newsroom to cover Bay Area government and politics, the arts, business, entertainment, community news and other topics.”

Here’s your chance to meet Weber, hear about what he envisions and ask questions.

An evening with the editor of the Bay Area News Project
6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 24
World Affairs Council
312 Sutter St., Suite 200, San Francisco
Admission is free.

Presented by California Media Workers Guild and sponsored by:
Asian American Journalists Association, SF Bay Area
Bay Area Black Journalists Association
Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism
East Bay Press Club
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, NorCal
Peninsula Press Club
SF Public Press
Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California

Trying to figure out how to get your foot in the door at a time when the
industry is evolving and news organizations are reducing staff? Want to
know what skills you'll need to compete for a job?

Chat with working journalists at student pizza night from 7-8:30 p.m.
Feb. 18. We'll meet at UC Berkeley's North Gate Hall Library. All
students are welcome!

The speakers: Benjamin Pimentel covers technology for MarketWatch. He
was a reporter for 14 years with the San Francisco Chronicle and is a
graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Jennifer
Kho is a freelance reporter and editor who has carved out a name for
herself in reporting on green technology. Jennifer reports for both
print and Web publications. Her work has appeared in the New York
Times, CNN.com, TheStreet.com, Earth2Tech and the Los Angeles Times.

Bring questions and, of course, your appetite for free pizza.

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with everyone at AAJA SF!  

The annual Lunar New Year Banquet is Feb. 27. Mark your calendars
and join us for an evening of good conversation over good food. Family
and friends are welcome.

What: Lunar New Year banquet
When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27
Where: Fu Lam Mum, 153 Castro St. in Mountainview
Cost: $25 for members, $28 for nonmembers, $20 for students, $8 for
children under the age of 13, children age 3 and under are free.
Payment may be by cash or check at the door.
Menu: BBQ deluxe appetizer, Minced chicken lettuce wraps, sauteed shrimp
balls and scallops, vegetarian hot and sour soup, peking duck, braised
tofu w/ mushroom and vegetables, sauteed flounder filet, fried rice and
dessert.
RSVP: Help us get a good headcount by RSVPing to the Evite we sent
or by emailing us at tam_kath@hotmail.com.