What’s the best way to write a ‘nut rage’ story? How do you delve into Samsung coverage and get past very tight-lipped PR gatekeepers? Will that big Lotte World Tower really crack and fall down? How do you write these stories effectively and pitch them successfully? Find out how to cover Korea’s conglomerates (or chaebol …
AAJA-Asia will be hosting its first ever multi-city online journalism event on Nov. 29. Two panels with several top speakers and experienced journalists from across Asia will meet, in person and online, to talk shop. Find out where people are meeting in your city and come join the discussion! LOCATIONS Tokyo — Waseda University (1-104 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku. …
The Seoul subchapter held a workshop on July 26 on boosting social media presence. The peer-based roundtable led to a lively discussion among members. For more recaps and photos, visit the subchapter’s Facebook group.
Time for a spring trip! We’ll embark for the DMZ to Panmunjom. This is as close as you can get to the border between the two Koreas. The trip will be about 6-7 hours total on Saturday, May 24… starting at 11AM. And this won’t be any ordinary DMZ tour. Of course we’ll have the …
I am pleased to announce the winner of AAJA-Asia’s inaugural Professional Development Travel Stipend Program. On behalf of the AAJA-Asia board, I’d like to congratulate Lauren Hardie, in Seoul, who will receive $350 for expenses toward the chapter’s annual New.Now.Next International Media Conference in Hong Kong this June 6-8. For more on N3Con, head here: www.n3con.com We …
Congratulations to the winner of AAJA-Asia’s travel stipend Read More »
AAJA’s premier leadership-training program, the Executive Leadership Program, has chosen key AAJA-Asia leaders Yuri Nagano and Hannah Bae as part of its exclusive 2014 program. Yuri, vice president of AAJA-Asia’s Tokyo sub-chapter, is an American freelance reporter with long-time roots in California and in AAJA. She has reported for Bloomberg BNA, the Los Angeles Times, AP, International …
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Welcome to what feels like springtime in Seoul! Our next event will be the start of our special panel series called ‘thought talks’ where we have a small group discussion with an expert or opinion leader. How to Effectively Use Public Opinion Data in Your Stories Date: Saturday, April 5th, 2014 Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM Location: Salon …
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From AAJA-Asia Vice President for Seoul, Sean Lim: Thanks to all who came to the AAJA Social at the Booth Mansion. We had a turnout of about 20 people and what a great time you guys made! Keep the networking going until the next one and feel free to let me, June Chang, Bruce Harrison, …
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AAJA-Asia member Jean Lee, Seoul bureau chief for the Associated Press, is a 2014 recipient of the Alicia Patterson Foundation grant, American journalism’s oldest writing fellowship. The program — created in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, editor and publisher of Newsday — helps top journalists pursue in-depth reporting on national and international issues. The new …
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On October 28th, AAJA Seoul members sat down with Korean-American author Maija Rhee Devine and fellow AAJAer Steven Borowiec to discuss the art of writing. In Seoul to promote her book “The Voices of Heaven,” Maija presented current journalists with her experience transitioning from non-fiction to fiction. Meanwhile, Steven presented to fledgling journos on his …
