By Kantaro Komiya & Erica Yokoyama AAJA-Tokyo hosted a panel on AAJA-Asia’s Advancing News Diversity in Asia (ANDA) Report on July 11 at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. With four prominent guests the panel addressed topics including prevalent sexual harassment against female journalists in Japan, the myth of ‘homogenous Japan’ in the media and …
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The Asia chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association expresses grave concern over the decision of a Philippine court to deny the appeals of Maria Ressa, founder of Rappler, and its former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr., and uphold their convictions for cyberlibel. The article in question was published on May 29, 2012, months before the …
AAJA-Tokyo is hosting a panel discussion on the Advancing News Diversity in Asia (ANDA) Report on July 11 at 1:00 pm (JP time) at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, with AAJA President Michelle Ye Hee Lee and other Tokyo-based guests. YouTube streaming/archive is available with no registration required. See details here. ——————- Panelists Michelle …
By Hyun Soo Kim AAJA-Asia Seoul hosted a workshop titled “TikTok and Reels How-to” in Seoul on May 28, 2022. The event sought to provide participants with tools and techniques to reach new audiences using the short video formats on TikTok and Instagram’s Reels. Michelle Ye Hee Lee, the Washington Post’s Tokyo and Seoul bureau …
As the annual New.Now.Next Media Conference (N3Con 2022) is getting closer, it is now the perfect time to join AAJA-Asia or renew your membership and enjoy: 50% discount on conference tickets Fellowships to travel to Singapore for the conference 1:1 Resumé Doctor sessions at N3Con… Access to exclusive training and events Plus all our regular member benefits! As you sign up, please …
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Telum Media hosted on 18 May an online panel with media experts to discuss “Diversity in the Newsroom” at the light of findings from AAJA-Asia’s Advancing News Diversity in Asia (ANDA) research report. “Why are we still talking about it in 2022?” asked panelist Angie Lau, founder of Forkast.News said. This rings true: Shouldn’t diversity, …
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AAJA-Asia is proud to announce N3Con 2022, the 12th edition of the New.Now.Next Media Conference from July 27- 30, 2022 in Singapore with a unique hybrid event featuring both online and in-person elements. For the first time, N3Con will also offer online sessions jointly with AAJA’s National Convention in Los Angeles. Since the last N3Con in 2021, …
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The Asian American Journalists Association’s Asia Chapter (AAJA-Asia) is proud to announce its second joint US-Asia cohort participating in the 26th Executive Leadership Program. This year’s ELP is once again a virtual program spreading over 3 months, from May 7 to July 30. This leadership program brings together 38 mid- to senior-level journalists across the …
Hong Kong, 6 April 2022 – The Asian American Journalists Association’s Asia Chapter (AAJA-Asia) today released its Advancing News Diversity in Asia (ANDA) Research Report. The first-of-its kind study provides a snapshot of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the region’s news media industry from an Asia perspective. The report’s insights will help to design …
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by Hyun Soo Kim AAJA-Asia Seoul co-hosted a screening of the documentary “Zero Waste” created by director Danny Kim on March 19, at the Chungmu Art Hall Theater. The film is a character-driven, social impact documentary that narrates the stories of four individuals — an artist, urban ecologists and activists — who are addressing South …
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