The Associated Press is seeking an experienced journalist and news manager with deep knowledge of China to serve as its top news leader in Beijing, supervising coverage and staff across all media formats throughout greater China. The China News Director will supervise a team of journalists, including beat reporters, photographers, video journalists and deputies for … Continue reading
A lifestyle consultancy is looking for a Mandarin-speaking-and-writing chief editor in Beijing. In particular, he/she will be heading the editorial department for a high-end lifestyle management company backed by one of the largest domestic enterprises in China. The company targets high net-worth business leaders and provides a variety of luxury lifestyle-related products and services that … 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
Brooklyn-based socially conscious production company Greener Media (www.greenermedia.com) is looking for a cameraman (wet hire – with equipment) in China to film b-roll & a few interviews of health related community events for a documentary project about kidney disease, diabetes, and hypertension prevention for the Rogosin Institute: www.rogosin.org Further filming details: Community exercise & lecture programs in Shaghai … Continue reading
CNN in Beijing is looking for a producer to cover breaking news in China. Written and spoken fluency in Mandarin is mandatory. More details and apply here
21st Century Senior Teens and China Daily in Beijing are seeking native English-speaking copy editors:
François Pomès, managing editor of Editolux magazine in France, a leader on the lingerie industry, seeks a freelance journalist in Shanghai who is native or fluent in Chinese and speak English too. Issued four times a year in French and English, the magazine has a special issue, twice a year, for the Asian market. It will … Continue reading
AAJA-HK sat down with veteran journalist Mable Chan (member of the New York chapter) to learn about her personal journey that led her to start China Personified 華人格化, a media production company with offices in New York and Beijing connecting young people in China and overseas. Coming up next week: A Q&A double-header with entrepreneur Toshi … Continue reading
AAJA Meet-up (Sept. 2012), a set by Chi-Chi Zhang @ Beijing on Flickr. AAJA-Beijing hosts a welcome brunch for Washington Post correspondent William Wan who just arrived in Beijing. It was followed by a gallery viewing of AAJA member Chi-Chi Zhang’s father’s exhibition at Mountain Art Gallery in Beijing’s 798 Art District (www.mountainart.com.cn)
An AAJA friend is in urgent need of shooters in Santiago de Chile, Sydney, and Shanghai next Tuesday, September 11. The assignment is to shoot a short interview and some b-roll; the shooting itself won’t be very long, though prep may be. The footage/sound files need to be uploaded to an FTP site the same … Continue reading
#FCC talk on HK press freedom about to start with AAJA’s @AngieTVLau moderating http://pic.twitter.com/mdXcLzjd Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google Share on Linkedin Share by email AAJA-Asia Tue, Sep 04 2012 03:40:12 ReplyRetweet 0 likes · 0 comments #selfcensorship panelists include @AAJAAsia and HK journo assoc. members and former … Continue reading
Fodor’s is looking for writers to update our coverage of specific destinations in the following regions in China: Hebei Shangdong Jiangsu Anhui Zhejiang Fujian Pearl River Delta Writers MUST live in China; we will not consider non-residents for these assignments. Writers can be based in Shanghai, Hong Kong or Beijing if they are willing to … Continue reading
AAJA-Beijing is hosting a brunch to welcome new members to the capital. One of the newcomers is William Wan of The Washington Post. After brunch in District 798, the group plans to view the art exhibit of AAJA-Asia National Board Representative Chi-Chi Zhang’s father, Zhang Shaoyuan, a famous Chinese-American artist whose latest work is on exhibit at … Continue reading
Breakbulk/UBM Global trade, a trade publication focused on the global shipping trade, is looking for a steady, self-directed business journalist. Experience in writing about the maritime industry would be ideal. They publish bi-monthly so it’s not just one assignment but an ongoing relationship.
Shell International is building a creative team to increase its visual communication activities. This includes all sorts of storytelling with a special focus on pictures and videos. Therefore Shell created a new “Creative Development” department within external communications. The virtual team is responsible for all content research and editorial story creation worldwide. To help get … Continue reading
The Foreign Correspondents’ Clubs in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong on Tuesday issued a joint statement urging mainland authorities to “ensure that journalists are protected from violence and intimidation”. The statement cites incidents in July and August in which “international journalists have been threatened, harassed and even beaten while gathering news” on the mainland: including the … Continue reading
Title: Media Intern Location: Beijing, China Reports to: Senior Operations Officer Duration: September 3rd, 2012 through end of December 2012 with the possibilities of extension Allowance: the position is uncompensated, although there is a 300RMB/week stipend to help cover transportation and lunch. Hours of duty: Full-time (average: 40 hours/week)
BBC‘s Sinhala service is looking for a reporter in Sri Lanka who has a good command in Sinhala and English. Apply by August 20. Full job posting. Fodor’s Travel is looking to refresh its pool of writers for its Beijing guidebook, which covers the entire city, from sightseeing to restaurants, with chapters devoted to Exploring … Continue reading
Staff Writer Time Out Beijing is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated new staff writer with a love of film and the local music scene. The ability to speak Mandarin is useful but not essential, although writing interesting, clean copy in fluent English is. This is an in-house position and the right candidate will be responsible … Continue reading
AAJA-Asia’s own National Board Representative Chi-Chi Zhang of CNN will moderate a panel at the UNITY convention in Las Vegas next month. She will talk to Farland Chang of WorldBizWatch and Michael Logan of NextMedia Animation about working overseas. The panel, “Emerging Markets, Emerging Jobs,” is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 3 from 10:45am to noon. What: … Continue reading
U.S. Ambassador Honorable Gary Locke and Mrs. Mona Locke will join AAJA members in Beijing for cocktails on Tuesday, April 10, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Beijing Capital Club. This members-only event serves as an official welcome from AAJA-Asia for the Lockes, who arrived in Beijing about six months ago. Locke, the first Asian American … Continue reading
UNICEF seeks a communications assistant to be in charge of the China office’s website, video and social media channels. A journalist with six years’ of experience in online of digital media can apply. Knowledge of English and Mandarin, with translation abilities, a requirement, too. Apply by April 2. Full details here.
Cheryl Tan, a long-time AAJA member from New York, is bringing her book tour to Asia. The writer — whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, among others — published her memoir A Tiger in the Kitchen a year ago. The book is about how she discovered her Singaporean … Continue reading
This may be a good opportunity for freelancers or journalism students: GlobalPost is looking for part-time writers to join their Breaking News and Social Media team. The writers will be responsible for contributing three or four 250-word news briefs a day. The stories will be a mix of important breaking news pieces and fun or … Continue reading
The East-West Center is taking applications for its Jefferson Fellowship. The program from June 3-25 will take fellows to Honolulu, Hawaii; Singapore; Guangzhou, China; Songdo/Seoul, Korea. The theme this year is “Changing Cities: Innovation for an Urban World.” Working print, broadcast, and on-line journalists in the United States, Asia and the Pacific Islands are eligible … Continue reading
