Tokyo members are planning a lunch with visiting AAJA member, Oanh Ha, Bloomberg News, Vietnam bureau chief, this Saturday. Oanh will be in Tokyo with her husband and kids. Please join us for the meet-up over soba and feel free to bring your babies, toddlers and kids as well as your significant others. Nothing better than cold … Continue reading
By AAJA-Asia student member Teppei Kasai in Tokyo The three-day New.Now.Next Media Conference at The University of Hong Kong was an enriching experience, especially for a Japanese university student like myself. With panels including investigative reporting in China, data journalism and reporting on North Korea, the conference offered a wide variety of topics that were … Continue reading
AAJA-Asia members in Tokyo met up with visiting guests from Hong Kong and the US on June 1: Paul Cheung (AAJA National President), Sharon Chan (former AAJA national president) and Angie Lau (co-director for AAJA J-camp).
Get the latest on AAJA’s marquee event over brunch this Saturday, June 1, from three AAJA national leaders visiting Tokyo: Sharon Chan (Seattle – former AAJA national president) Paul Cheung (New York – AAJA national president) Angie Lau (Hong Kong – co-director for AAJA J-camp) Date/Time: Sat., June 1 at 11:30 a.m. ~ Location: Suginoko – Aoyama (Omotesando) 3F, 3-8-12, Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0061
Jane Horan, who spoke at a leadership seminar at the New.Now.Next Media Conference at the University of Hong Kong on May 25, is holding a workshop in Singapore on June 6. The workshop is based on her research with women combined with creative thinking and practical tips. The working world has changed, its accelerated and … Continue reading
A night of networking and North Korea? AAJA and the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club are making it happen this June! Come out for a joint happy hour with AAJA and the SFCC, plus a screening of “Juche Strong,” an 18-minute documentary on North Korea. We’ll also be joined by a visiting class of U.S. student journalists from WTAMU, … Continue reading
Join AAJA-Asia in Bangkok at FCCT for cocktail hour where we can meet, mingle and be merry. We will have a specially concocted mojito for the event at a discounted price for AAJA and FCCT members. As a special treat, AAJA’s former president, The Washington Post editor, Doris Truong, will also be joining us. Doris … Continue reading
This May 16, we’ll be just eight days away from the 2013 NewNowNext Media Conference. Come and join your fellow conference goers in a pre-conference, pre-party mixer! We welcome the many new AAJA members who have signed up as we’ve geared up for this year’s annual event. Expand your networks and meet new friends in the AAJA family before the hustle and … Continue reading
Can’t make it to the New.Now.Next Media Conference at HKU? We’ve got you covered. Tune in to N3con.com for live video-streaming of some panels (see schedule below). The live-stream will appear here on May 25 and 26. Or follow and interact with us on Twitter, using the hashtag #n3con. Your best bet is to stay … Continue reading
Where: THE PINK COW in a *new* location: 5-5-1 Roppongi Minato-ku Tokyo Roi Building B1F When: TUESDAY May 7, 2013 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Charge: 2,500 yen for a Great Buffet Lunch is the only charge. Drinks pay as you go at the bar. A public English-language event. Come on time to catch a … Continue reading
For those of you who missed it, “Semipermanent” is a popular documentary show on expat life in Korea that airs on Arirang TV. In addition to being a successful broadcast TV product, “Semipermanent” has also built a highly effective Web presence, with its episodes available over Vimeo and its effective use of social media. Sit … Continue reading
How did Bloomberg get the scoop on Xi Jinping’s family wealth? What is it like reporting from Pyongyang? Find out which media organizations are hiring. We’ve got your all-access pass to Kristie Lu Stout of CNN; Jean Lee, Korea bureau chief of the Associated Press; Barbara Demick, Beijing bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times; … Continue reading
AAJA-Asia’s Seoul members kicked off an active weekend with pizza night on Friday, April 19. Members got together to discuss the chapter’s upcoming N3 Conference in Hong Kong, the 2013National Convention in New York, as well as general work life. Thanks to everyone who came out! On Saturday, Seoul members June Chang and Tori Allen wrapped up … Continue reading
We’re planning on an AAJA-Asia Tokyo gathering next Monday to bid farewell to Rina Nakano, who is moving back to the U.S., and welcome new/renewing Tokyo members (Tom Baker, Chuck Del Rosario, Angela Kubo, Toshi Maeda, John Matthews, Robert Sakai-Irvine and Jake Schlesinger). Hong Kong conference co-organizer Wendy Tang plans to join us via Skype at some point during the evening to brief us on how the #N3Con event is shaping … Continue reading
It’s been a while since we got together so let’s rectify that. We’re holding a Hong Kong social this Thursday, April 18, on the Victoria harborfront. Happy hour drinks for just $38 each. Place: Pier 7 in Central, above the Star Ferry Time: 7pm-9pm, HH ends at 9pm but you can stay longer of course Come by and … Continue reading
Ever wanted to channel your inner Barbara Walters? Get tips from Seoul members of AAJA-Asia June Chang and Tori Allen. Learn how to prepare for an interview, how to draw out people’s life stories and confirm information during a conversation. June and Tori will be offering tips based on their experience at KBS and CBC, respectively. Who: … Continue reading
PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON (Co-hosted by AAJA and FCCJ) Kentaro Sakakibara, CEO of Samurai Incubate Inc. Anis Uzzaman, Founder & CEO of Fenox Venture Capital Where: FCCJ, Yurakucho, Tokyo (Google Map) When: 12:00-14:00, Monday, April 1, 2013 (The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese with interpretation) Japanese electronics giants such as Sharp … Continue reading
AAJA-Asia’s third annual journalism conference, organized in conjunction with the Journalism & Media Studies Centre @ HKU, is expanding into a two-day event this year! Held on May 25-26, the NewNowNext Media Conference (#N3Con) will mix more panels, more workshops and more speakers to take journalists in the Asia region to the next level: including … Continue reading
AAJA Asia chapter members in Tokyo gathered for a brunch for new and renewing AAJA members on Saturday. A big welcome to our newest Tokyo-based members: John Matthews, Dan Poppy, Robert Sakai-Irvine, Jake Schlesinger, Nathalie Stucky (in photo above, middle) and Maiko Takahashi. Thanks Rosa Yum for renewing.
With a new president in Seoul and a third nuclear test completed by North Korea, where do we go from here? And what (if anything) can be made of Dennis Rodman’s trip to the DPRK? Get some answers from a Korean Peninsula expert at AAJA Seoul’s first Newsmaker event. We’ll be sitting down for an … Continue reading
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club (SFCC) will hold a joint happy hour this month. Come meet other journalists in Seoul or reconnect with those you haven’t seen in a while! For those who attended AAJA’s Resume Workshop, feel free to bring your laptop and make those suggested changes to … Continue reading
Saturday, February 16: AAJA Chinese New Year “+1 Snake Social” If you’re in town, bring a plus one (or more) and ssslide over to California Vintage in Wanchai to hang with us and socialize with 50% off wines by the glass. RSVP aajahk@gmail.com When: 5-8pm, Saturday, Feb. 16 Where: California Vintage, 28 Harbour Road, Brim 28, … Continue reading
Professional Career Program Resume Panel and One-on-one Critiques Interested in a career in journalism? Looking to update a 10-year-old resume posted online? Do you know what hiring managers at companies are looking for in resumes these days? Join us at AAJA Asia Tokyo’s first-ever resume/clip one-on-one critique and resume panel event to get the scoop. … Continue reading
AAJA Seoul kicked off its 2013 activities with a Welcome Coffee that drew a great turnout! Attendees included current members, as well as a number of prospective members who got to meet our crew and hear about our exciting upcoming activities. We took this opportunity to announce next week’s resume critiques in Seoul, which are … Continue reading
Join AAJA Seoul for a resume workshop with top print and broadcast journalists Saturday, February 16, 2013 | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. FREE for current AAJA members 15,000 won for non-members RSVP: Email your resume to AAJASEOUL [at] GMAIL.COM to make an appointment during the allotted time. Each participant will have a 20 minute window to meet with … Continue reading
