MediaWatch

The Asian American Journalists Association’s Asia Chapter (AAJA-Asia) strongly condemns the arrests of Apple Daily founder, Jimmy Lai, and other journalists and media executives, as well as the raid of Apple Daily’s news office, over alleged violations of Hong Kong’s National Security Law. The actions by local police constitute an unprecedented attack on the press …

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The Asian American Journalists Association’s Asia Chapter (AAJA-Asia) strongly condemns the Philippine government’s shutdown of ABS-CBN, the country’s largest broadcaster. The Philippine National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) — a government regulatory agency under the office of the president — issued a  “cease and desist” order against the popular news outlet on May 5. Although the ruling …

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AAJA National has released a guide on the pitfalls of the Jeremy Lin story. Journalists everywhere should give careful consideration to the following tips to ensure fair, accurate and sensitive portrayals of Lin and others who are Asian American. In the past weeks, as more news outlets report on Lin, his game and his story, …

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AAJA’s MediaWatch issued a letter over the weekend to ESPN about its poor editorial judgment on a headline about Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks. Dear ESPN: New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin had a bad night Friday. Regrettably, so did ESPN. Using “a chink in the armor” to describe Lin’s poor performance was …

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