Asian American Journalists Association

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: Details coming soon
Rsvp: Help us get a good headcount by RSVPing to the Evite we'll send
out soon or by emailing us at tam_kath@hotmail.com.

The deadline to apply for the next AAJA Executive Leadership Program
introductory session is Jan. 11.

This year's session is March 10-14 in New York. For the application,
tuition, criteria, speakers and other details, go to the National AAJA
website at www.aaja.org or contact Albert Lee at albertl@aaja.org.

Our SF chapter is offering $500 grants to help offset the cost. We'll
post the grant application to our website soon and will send out
another email blast on the listserv when it's ready. Stay tuned!

ELP is designed to help you better understand the corporate
environment as it applies to newsrooms. Participants can gain valuable
skills in identifying newsroom dynamics and boosting leadership skills
and performance. They also can learn how Asian American and Pacific
Islander values can be assets to excellence, as well as liabilities,
for executive performance.

AAJA SF is joining Comcast and seven other local journalism groups to host a Unity Mixer! Reconnect with old buddies and make new friends. We hope to see you there!

When: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday Jan. 21

Where: Urban Tavern, 333 O’Farrell St., downtown San Francisco

Cost: $0

Goodies: Complimentary appetizers and raffle prizes

Check out the flier for more details: unity-media-mixer-flyer_jan21-2010