Run for chapter board! Deadline is Friday
It’s election time, and it’s another chance for AAJA Seattle members to make a big difference! Seattle chapter officers meet about once every two months, and it’s a chance to be involved directly building our community through workshops, the Northwest Journalists of Color scholarship and, of course, the annual Lunar New Year Banquet. Our chapter […]
Calling all AAJA Seattle entrepreneurs!
Have you launched your own company recently? Do you have a story to share about your media company? Our AAJA Seattle membership has many talents, and more and more of them are pursuing their passions as a business. These entrepreneurs are working day and night, seven days a week, to get their ventures off the […]
AAJA National Secretary election to begin Friday
With the election of Doris Truong of The Washington Post to AAJA National President, AAJA is holding a special election beginning Friday for National Secretary. Athima Chansanchai, owner of Tima Media and AAJA Seattle’s National Board Representative, is one of the candidates. Learn more about her candidacy here. Also running for the office is Theodore […]
AAJA Seattle student member: AAJA Convention gave feeling of “renewed hope” in journalism
[Mary Pauline Diaz, far left, with fellow Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship winners Katelin Chow and Peter Sessum and AAJA co-founder Bill Sing during the 2010 AAJA National Convention in Los Angeles.] Mary Pauline Diaz, a 2010 Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship winner, spent her summer writing for the Seattle Weekly. As a recipient of […]
Frank Blethen, Seattle Times Co. receive James Madison Award
Frank Blethen, publisher of The Seattle Times, accepted the James Madison Award on behalf of The Seattle Times Co. on Friday from the Washington Coalition for Open Government. WCOG gives the award annually to an individual or organization whose long-term commitment to the cause of open government has been demonstrated through exemplary words or deeds. […]
Diversity on the menu at end-of-summer potluck
The potluck is an apt metaphor for what makes a chapter vibrant. Everyone brings something to the table. Thanks to all who came out for our AAJA Seattle end-of-summer picnic. It was a fun event – and we enjoyed sunny skies! The picnic offered members with children a rare opportunity to come network with colleagues […]