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ONE MORE DAY TO OUR FIRST TRIVIA BOWL FUNDRAISER

COME ONE, COME ALL! Bragging rights, good times, comedy with the very hilarious and (famous) Vivek Mahbubani, food +2 drinks, silent auction for unique holiday experiences/gifts… AAJA-Asia is throwing its first fundraiser, Trivia Bowl TOMORROW: @The Bungalow at The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street 6:30 pm REGISTER 7:00 pm TRIVIA BOWL BEGINS TEAMS that have RSVP’d include: WSJ, NYT, BLOOMBERG, HKFP, HARVEY NASH …

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Journalist groups ‘deeply dismayed’ at arrest of Hong Kong photographer in Thailand

Bangkok, Hong Kong / By aajaadmin

AAJA Asia Chapter joins the FCC, HK Press Photographers Association, HK Journalists Association in expressing dismay in charging photographer Anthony Kwan Hok Chun. Anthony is a friend of AAJA, having been a member in the Minnesota Chapter when he was in college. We support him now as he fights charges filed against him, which prohibits …

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Chapter co-president Angie Lau to moderate Joyce Creative Salon

Events, Hong Kong / By aajaadmin

Angie Lau, AAJA-Asia’s co-president and lead anchor at Bloomberg Asia, will be moderating a JOYCE Creative Salon, billed as a “forum series with a global vision powered by Hong Kong’s most boundary-pushing fashion authority.” The event is on Oct. 19, 2015, at 7-9:30pm. See the flier for details and registration information.

Job opening: Picture editor at New York Times in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Jobs / By aajaadmin

The New York Times is looking for a staff photo editor in the Hong Kong newsroom of The International New York Times. The successful applicant must assign and research a wide array of news and feature photographs for all sections of the newspaper and web, with a particular emphasis on digital coverage needs. This person …

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Join us for our Holiday Trivia Bowl Fundraiser! (Updated)

Events, Hong Kong / By aajaadmin

AAJA-Asia will be hosting its first ever Trivia Bowl fundraiser on Dec. 2. Put your table together today! We are expecting a full house with challengers from Bloomberg to TVB, WSJ to CNN. Kick off the holiday season with a fun, casual evening and bid on exceptional gifts for your friends and family, including four …

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Recap: Stories through data and graphics, in Singapore

Events, Singapore / By aajaadmin

Every day, some 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created, according to IBM. This is equivalent to some 115 billion 16 GB iPads full of information. With so much data at their disposal, journalists are given the formidable task of conveying this wealth of information to the public. One effective way is to spot and …

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AAJA-Asia member Jake Adelstein’s talk at TEDxHaneda

Tokyo / By aajaadmin

Jake Adelstein, veteran journalist in Tokyo and a member of AAJA-Asia, the Japanese mass-media and journalism in this TEDx talk this summer.

Chapter elections 2016: Submit your candidacy

News / By aajaadmin

It’s election season again! Now is the time for you to step up and help lead our chapter of 200strong members into an amazing 2016. We have these positions coming open, which will begin January 1, 2016 and last for a term of two years: · Secretary, AAJA-Asia The Secretary will keep a book of …

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Recap: ‘Whistleblower’ and Journalist Q&A in Seoul

Events, Seoul / By aajaadmin

Seoul members of AAJA-Asia spent an afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 12, watching a movie about journalists who uncovered what some call the biggest scoop in the history of journalism in South Korea, and speaking with a journalist who has lost his job at a South Korean major broadcaster, years after the scoop. “The Whistleblower” is a Korean drama …

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3 lessons from AAJA National Convention, by Sean Lim

Events, Seoul / By aajaadmin

By Sean Lim in Seoul This was my first attendance at an AAJA National Convention. Due to the heavy distance, time and expense of traveling from Asia, I had postponed several previous opportunities, especially since I was skeptical of whether I would enjoy the panels, workshops and events. Well, the 2015 convention in San Francisco dispelled all those doubts. …

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