@AAJAAsia’s Tokyo conference starts TONIGHT. @kmorit,@wwtang,@eieayo, Ching-Ching Ni,Michael Logan@NMAtv, jason bang are flying in. Welcome! Yuriko Nagano Thu, Nov 15 2012 17:19:37 ReplyRetweetFavorite @AAJAAsia’s Ginza welcome mixer will be hosted by the architects of the #Tokyo conference, @AkikoFujita & @RinaNakanoTV http://bit.ly/SZyuQn Yuriko Nagano Thu, Nov 15 2012 21:17:20 ReplyRetweetFavorite .@AAJAasia’s ‘Weekend in Tokyo’ event kicks … Continue reading
Social Media Week (SMW), a multi-city global conference, comes to Hong Kong next week, and our very own Angie Lau of Bloomberg TV will appear on a panel called “Tug-O-War: Mainstream Media Versus Social Media.” Also on the panel are Asha Phillips, senior editor of Storyful; Mariko Sanchanta, of Wall Street Journal Asia; David Bandurski, of the China … 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
The Zhongnanhai blog has published an interesting take on the AAJA-Asia roundtable on self-censorship in Hong Kong at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club: “Self-censorship in Hong Kong: how prevalent is it?“ Last night the FCC was packed, the debate lively and things got interesting when Albert Cheng, founder of the Digital Broadcasting Corporation, walked off the stage … Continue reading
The @aajaasia event with @storyful starts now! Follow #storyful to track the conversations. (@ Oxford House 濠豐大廈) http://4sq.com/PqibKb Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google Share on Linkedin Share by email Wendy Tang Fri, Aug 17 2012 04:10:19 ReplyRetweet 0 likes · 0 comments @storyful @AAJAAsia #storyful http://pic.twitter.com/TPiMhXZf Share on … Continue reading
The UNITY convention is less than a week away, and we can’t wait to talk shop with members of our sister chapters — as well as NABJ, NAJA and NLGJA — in the States. On Thursday, Aug. 2, the AAJA-Asia contingent and friends are meeting for happy hour and to catch up. Details below. When: … Continue reading
AAJA-Asia members not only live-tweeted the conference in Seoul over the weekend, some were speakers and many more participated in the discussions — and trekked up to the 38th parallel to the DMZ. We all had our cameras on hand too. Here’s some of what AAJA-Asia president Ken Moritsugu and vice president Ramy Inocencio captured: … Continue reading
Follow #netnews and @AAJAAsia for all the latest at the East-West Center Media Conference in Seoul this weekend.
The Journalism & Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong has uploaded high-quality videos of the 2012 AAJA-JMSC Media Conference. Coverage by student journalists is available here. #AAJA12 tweets from the conference are archived here. All photos are posted here.
We get the freshest juice on Apple with Marketplace’s China correspondent. Rob Schmitz forced a rare retraction on a recent episode of the popular radio show This American Life. He visits us from Shanghai and sits down for a one-on-one lightning round with AAJA’s Zela Chin of TVB to share his story and the latest news about this tech giant. Continue … Continue reading
Ever felt used or abused? Hear from public relations experts and journalists on how we can best cultivate beneficial relationships – and not get spammed or hounded every day. Thomas Crampton, Asia-Pacific Social Media Director at Ogilvy & Mather and former University of Hong Kong professor; Tamora Leonard, Vice-President at APCO Worldwide and former Reuters journalist; and Susan Field, CEO … Continue reading
Is your phone the only reporting gear you need? Stephen Quinn, Digital Development Editor at the South China Morning Post, gives us a hands-on “How-To” for reporting with our mobile phones… Continue reading >>
If you’re on Instagram in Hong Kong, then you should know Tyson Wheatley. He’s the city’s co-founder of Instayay, a club for Instagram obsessives. Since starting the group with two friends in 2011, Wheatley now has more than 60,000 followers as he snaps his way through his Hong Kong life. He tells us … Continue reading >>
We hear from news anchors, editors and bloggers about best practices for building and keeping up your online social presence. This power panel includes Kristie Lu Stout, Dan Gillmor and Jay Oatway … Continue reading >>
Did you know Asia’s first social media laboratory was founded right here in Hong Kong? James She, HKUST professor and director of the university’s NIE Social Media Lab, shows us the “science behind the social” …
Not in Hong Kong? Can’t make it to the 2012 AAJA-JMSC Media Conference? Don’t fret — you can still join the conversation. Follow along on Twitter with @AAJAAsia and #AAJA12. Want to ask a question to one of our expert panelists? Submit a query with #AAJA12. Watch the full-day conference live! The Journalism & Media Studies … Continue reading
WANTED: Student journalists to cover the AAJA-JMSC Media Conference on May 11 and 12 at HKU. We need photographers, videographers, bloggers, and Tweeters to cover the various panels and the event. Benefits A chance to work with professional journalists Work to add to your work portfolio, especially when it comes to social media Conference admission will … Continue reading
AAJA in Hong Kong hosted a discussion panel about writing and publishing for journalists. The panel was diverse, with perspectives from the world of fiction, non-fiction and publishing. Meet the authors… Michelle Yu, coauthor, with Blossom Kan, of “Young, Restless and Broke” and “China Dolls” Cameron Dueck, author of “The New Northwest Passage,” due out … Continue reading
Selected tweets from AAJA members who are covering or following Japan as it marks one year after the massive earthquake on March 11, 2011. Steve Herman, @W7VOA, files several reports from the field for Voice of America. (See his collection of stories.) Masato Kajimoto, @SociologJourno, leads a group of journalism students on a reporting trip, … Continue reading
Yuri Kageyama (@yurikageyama), of AAJA Tokyo and correspondent for the Associated Press, captures a moment with AAJA-Asia president Ken Moritsugu (@kmorit), who is based in Bangkok, and AAJA Seoul member Steve Herman (@W7VOA).
Chi-Chi Zhang, CNN associate producer in Beijing and AAJA-Asia’s national board representative, visits CNN’s Hong Kong office, where she bumps into Ramy Inocencio. Ramy is AAJA-Asia’s Hong Kong vice president, CNN International’s Asia business analyst and owner of a fancy mug:
AAJA Seoul, led by Hannah Bae, hosted a panel discussion about freelancing in Korea on Friday. AAJA-Asia brings you the highlights… Share “ Want to pen features for @YonhapNews? Or travel pieces for @cnngo_seoul? Head to @AAJAAsia’s freelancing Q&A tonight! aajaasia.wordpress.com/201… Hannah Bae Fri, Feb 17 2012 01:32:04 ReplyRetweet Share “ happenening now: #Seoul freelancing … Continue reading
