The China News Director will supervise a team of journalists, including beat reporters, photographers, video journalists and deputies for text, photos and video. He or she will report to the Asia-Pacific News Director in Bangkok and work closely with colleagues around the world.

The China News Director will collaborate with AP’s regional and global News leadership to set and execute AP’s strategy for coverage of Greater China, and lead cross-format planning of breaking news and enterprise. They will serve as AP’s legal representative in China, and primary editorial liaison to the Chinese government. They will also work closely with AP’s business leaders in the region to execute the company’s editorial and sales strategies in Greater China and help meet the needs of a growing AP customer base in the region.

Candidates should have at least 10 years’ experience as a full-time, professional journalist, including time with a top newspaper, broadcaster or news agency. An understanding of multi-format journalism is also required, and experience working in multiple media formats is a big plus.

For more details and to apply, go here.

Morning Calm, the travel and culture in-flight magazine of Korean Air, is looking for a full-time senior copy editor. Responsibilities include overseeing all translations, ensuring consistency between English and Korean articles, as well as copy editing/proofreading/fact checking all texts in English and Korean. Candidates should be native Korean speakers with very strong English skills. Contact me, English editor Matt Flemming, at matt@design.co.kr, for details or to apply.

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 on N3con.com. A team of student journalists will also live-blog and post recaps. Don’t worry about missing too much – even if you are physically here!

Live-Stream Schedule (in local Hong Kong time, GMT+8)

Day One (starts 9:15am HK; 10:15am in Seoul and Tokyo; and 9:15pm in New York; 6:15pm in Los Angeles)

• 9:15-9:30 am: Opening
• 9:30–10:45 am: Cracking the Middle Kingdom: Investigative Reporting in China
• 11:00–12:00 noon: Take a Byte: Data Journalism in the Era of Big Information
  • Paul Cheung, Associated Press
  • Eric Ulken, Seattle Times
  • Irene Jay Liu, Reuters
  • Henry Williams, data journalist (moderator)
• 1:00–2:15 pm: Keynote Panel: Views From the Top: A Roundtable With Asia’s Bureau Chiefs
  • Ken Brown, Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, Hong Kong
  • Brian Carovillano, Associated Press, Asia-Pacific
  • Ellana Lee, CNN International, Asia-Pacific
  • Marcus Brauchli, Washington Post (moderator)
• 2:30–5:00 pm: TBD
• 5:00–6:15 pm: Networking Your Way to Your Next Job
  • Steven Herman, Voice of America
  • Angie Lau, Bloomberg News
  • Sharon Chan, Seattle Times
  • Paul Cheung, Associated Press
  • Ramy Inocencio, AAJA-Asia vice president for Hong Kong (moderator)

Day Two

• 9:00–9:15 am: Welcome
• 9:15–10:30 am: The Reign of Kim Jong-un: Covering North Korea
  • Jean Lee, Associated Press
  • Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times
  • Steven Herman, Voice of America (moderator)
• 10:45–11:45 am: Friend or Foe: How Social Media Affected Elections in Asia
  • Ayako Mie, Japan Times, Tokyo
  • Jeremiah Foo, Malaysia
  • Youkyung Lee, Associated Press, Seoul
  • Kevin Sites, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, HKU (moderator)
• 11:45–12:45 pm: State of Media Diversity
  • Doris Truong, Washington Post
  • Paul Cheung, Associated Press
  • Sharon Chan, Seattle Times
  • Bobby Caina Calvan, political reporter, Washington
  • Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press (moderator)
• 12:45–1:15 pm: Closing

The ideal applicant will be comfortable writing short, accurate news items in rhythm with the pace of the social web. We are looking for writers who can help us add perspective to news as it happens. How does a news event help paint the larger picture of a trend or an evolving philosophy? What does it mean when one company acquires another? What has happened in the past that can help explain what is happening now? We’re looking for writers who can do more than just rehash the news from other websites–journalists who are not only great curators, but know how to get on the phone with sources and learn more about a story firsthand, as well.

Think you might apply? You should:

• Be able to provide us with links to your past work
• Be able to provide us with at least two professional references who can speak to the quality of your work as a journalist
• Have a proven track record of using your social media accounts to find, improve, and distribute your stories
• Have a strong interest in business and technology news
• Be committed to accuracy in your reporting
• Feel comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, where you will be expected to meet short deadlines
• Enjoy working both independently and with others as a team
• Be a nice person. Our work environment–both in the office and in our virtual workspaces–is pretty friendly and cooperative

Please email your C.V. and a cover letter to Anjali Mullany, News Editor: amullany(at)fastcompany(dot)com

June Chang and Ambassador Sung Kim

April 29, Seoul — To celebrate 60 years of partnership and shared prosperity, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Sung Kim announced a Su$15,000 award to create a collection of short videos on Koreans’ experiences with the United States.  Called “Stories That Need To Be Told: America and Me” the award launches an on-going “living” project to capture the memories of everyday Koreans who worked together with Americans during the Republic of Korea’s formative period from 1945 to 1975. 

“The ‘America and Me’ project captures our close people-to-people ties,” Ambassador Kim said at the awards ceremony held at the American Center Korea in Seoul.  “The videos help us to record and remember Koreans’ stories of our friendship and our cooperation over the years.  As a Korean-American who was born here, it is particularly heartwarming to hear these stories,” he added.

Seoul-based Korean-American journalist June Chang, an anchor for KBS World, won the grant.  The resulting collection of oral histories on video will serve as the continuation of an Embassy Seoul-organized contest for Korean students.  Themed “America & Me (미국과 나),” the contest invited students to submit their own videos that captured the memories of elderly Koreans whose lives were touched by the United States in some way.

“By preserving the memories and stories of those who experienced firsthand the beginnings of the South Korean nation, this project looks to help bridge generational gaps while providing a clearer understanding of the events that took place during Korea’s coming-of-age period,” Chang said. “The project looks to motivate the younger generation to take interest in their own grandparents’ living histories, exceptional and amazing stories that, like the Korean War, should not be forgotten.”

The winning student in the “America & Me” contest was Seo Ye Jin from Sungkyunkwan University.  Her video can be viewed on the U.S. Embassy Seoul’s YouTube channel here.

The Embassy will continue to feature the winning entries from students on the Embassy webpage and social media outlets.

“I look forward to seeing the resulting videos (from Ms. Chang’s project) on the Embassy website, social media, and potentially with Korean museums and schools,” Ambassador Kim said.

Those interested in contributing to Chang’s oral history collection may contact junemchang(at)hotmail(dot)com / +82-10-4754-4590 and jeanshan(at)gmail(dot)com / +82-10-5198-1502.

June Chang makes remarks as she accepts her grant at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, while Ambassador Sung Kim looks on.

Grant winner June Chang (center) poses with her project’s PR head Jean Han and U.S. Embassy Seoul’s Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs Brent Byers.

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 musical performance opening the event.
• Musicians and poets welcome for Jam Open Mike to close the event.

Hiromichi “Hiro” UGAYA is a veteran journalist, photographer and educator, who has devoted his life recently to intensive coverage of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe and the plight of the tens of thousands of people the accident has displaced.  A former reporter at Asahi newspaper and writer for AERA magazine, he has authored more than half a dozen books on security issues, media criticism, Internet technology and Japanese pop culture.  A graduate of Kyoto University, he holds a Master’s in International Security Affairs from Columbia University. His latest book “Fukushima’s Lost Seasons” is a poetic photo essay of the serene flowers and trees of the region that have been invisibly devastated by radiation. He is also a bassist and performs regularly at Tokyo clubs.

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/hiromichiugaya?fref=ts

RSVP for attendance and for more information, Yuri Kageyama, Correspondent for The Associated Press in Tokyo, at ykageyama [at] ap.org or on Twitter @yurikageyama

Asian American Journalists Association 主催

ジャーナリスト鳥賀陽さんとのトークと写真イベント：

＜福島 飯舘村の四季＞でも語られた原発事故後の自然と汚染。

ピンクカウ　東京都港区六本木 5-5-1　ロアビルB1F

2013年5月7日（火曜日）7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

入場2,500円にビュッフェランチ（食べ放題）が含まれています。

ドリンクは別です。

音楽ではじまり音楽でしめる純ジャーナリスト魂で今後の日本を考えよう。

言語はすべて英語ですので英会話練習にもご役立てください。

ご参加ご希望の方はAP通信社特派員影山優理まで：ykageyama [at] ap.org

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See the attachment for more on the job.