Defending press freedom for student journalists at WWU
By Gina Cole To use a metaphor that sports writers may jibe me for: some of my peers at Western Washington University seem to view college not as the season opener to adult life, but as merely a scrimmage. “Sure, we’re doing the same things, but they don’t affect our record right now.†It sounds […]
What’s in Your Backpack, Journalist?
If you’ve been looking for your next journalism position then you know your journey has probably been painfully bumpy against the backdrop of the lingering recession, newsroom cut backs, leaner paychecks, scarcity of jobs and scores of unemployed journalists eager to get back to another newsroom. Many others have even jumped the journalism ship in […]
Behind the scenes of The Seattle Times’ newest blog
By Lauren Rabaino A few weeks ago at The Seattle Times, we launched a new blog called The Today File. Technologically, the blog is a breath of fresh air in our newsroom that — like many traditional newsrooms– deals with a lot of legacy software. We launched the blog on open-source blogging software WordPress, the […]
Meet the AAJA Seattle Chapter Board Candidates
It’s time to vote for the AAJA Seattle Chapter Board officers! This year, we are voting on President, Vice President of Programs, Secretary and National Advisory Board Representative. Ballots will be sent to the email address filed with AAJA. It will arrive in your Inboxes on Oct. 18. Ballots are due by noon Oct. 28.
JOB POSTING: Blogger/editor post for the Common Language Project
This is a pretty sweet job posting from AAJA Seattle friends the Common Language Project. Check out the details below! *** Paid Blogger/Editor at the Common Language Project Who We Are: The Common Language Project is an award-winning multimedia journalism nonprofit based at the University of Washington. We’re looking to expand our site and sharpen our brand […]
Writing the next chapter of AAJASeattle.org
A group of chapter members is working on making improvements to AAJASeattle.org so that it serves your needs even better. The site was launched in 2008 during the UNITY conference in Chicago. It runs on the WordPress platform and is hosted by DreamHost. We’d love to get your feedback on the site and what you […]