Thu 17 Oct 2013

Join us for an AAJA happy hour!

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The AAJA national board is in town, so let’s have a drink (or two or three)! We have a table reserved at the aptly-named Press Club in downtown San Francisco at 6 pm. The Press Club is located near the Yerba Buena Gardens and the Contemporary Jewish Museum, in the walkway between Market and Mission Streets and near the Powell BART station. (Please note that if you are trying to get there by car that the address will confuse your GPS machine). Please join us and catch up with old friends!

Questions? Reach out to Ellen Lee at ellenleeonline@gmail.com. See you there!

Here are the details:

WHAT: AAJA Happy Hour
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 1 at 6 pm
WHERE: 20 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco
WHY: Do we need a reason to have a drink?
WEBSITE: http://www.pressclubsf.com/

 

Sun 6 Oct 2013

AAJA SF holds event to explore new career opportunities

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We’re partnering with the South Asian Journalists Association to hold an event on Oct. 26 to help journalists looking for opportunities outside of traditional media careers. The workshop,”Career Remix: Exploring Journalism’s New Frontiers,” will include panelists and speakers who will discuss how to transition into public relations, freelancing, or the startup world. A networking opportunity will follow the event.

We’re excited to announce the following panelists:
Ellen Lee, Freelance technology and business journalist.
Vanessa Hua, Award-winning journalist and fiction writer.
Marie Baca, Journalist, essayist and humor writer.
Wendy Tanaka, Senior executive, Sitrick and Company.
Cybil Wallace, Executive Producer of the Creative Newsroom, Edelman
Dave Barthmuss, Group Manager, West Coast Communication team, General Motors.
Burt Herman, Co-founder, Storify
Jigar Mehta, Director of Operations, Matter.vc
Adriano Farano, Co-founder, Watchup

The Saturday event goes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Academy of Art’s downtown San Francisco campus. Tickets cost between $10 and $20, but the event is free for students. Lunch and a light breakfast are included. To sign up or for more details, go to our Eventbrite page.

Also, many thanks to our sponsors General Motors and the Academy of Art University!

 

Tue 16 Apr 2013

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Need a $500 grant to attend the 2013 AAJA Convention in NYC?

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The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is offering up to six grants for $500 each to help local members attend this year’s AAJA Convention in New York City.

This year’s convention is your chance to go to the media capital of the world. Interested in developing your mobile reporting skills? Considering a move into the freelance world? Need your resume critiqued? The convention programming has you covered.

Pre-registration deadline is this Friday, June 21, 2013.

The San Francisco Bay Area chapter offers convention grants each year to help our members pay for registration, travel and lodging expenses. The awards are based on need and your interest in helping out the chapter. (Interested in volunteering? Email board member Ellen Lee at ellenleeonline@gmail.com).

Deadline to apply for a convention grant is Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 5 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013!

To streamline the application process, please fill out and submit your application online. You will be notified that your application has been received. We will notify convention grant recipients by June 1 July 15, 2013. You will be required to show proof of registration and may be asked to volunteer at the convention.

 

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