August 2011
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UNITY urges MediaNews to keep diversity a priority...
Aug. 26, 2011 — UNITY: Journalists of Color urges MediaNews to keep diversity a top priority as the company downsizes from 11 newspapers to two in California.
We understand that news organizations must make changes to survive as businesses. We also believe that retaining and growing diversity in news coverage and newsrooms are imperative to business sustainability and future success.
These...
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I like how @latimes is holding networks...
latimes:
Number of women working in TV falls: There are fewer women in front and behind the camera.
Photo: Tina Fey, left, and Oprah Winfrey on an episode of NBC’s “30 Rock.” Credit: Nicole Rivelli / NBC
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“There is nothing more musical than a sunset. He who feels what he sees will find...”
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Debussy (via leadingtone)
A flying remote-controlled shark. Someone is...
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UNITY in Las Vegas! Save the date for Aug. 1-4,...
aajaford:
It’s not too early to start thinking about the UNITY Journalists of Color Convention in Las Vegas next year! Save the date for Aug. 1-4, 2012. This will be the place to find a job in journalism, get the most innovative training in journalism and connect with your fellow Asian American, Hispanic and Native American journalists. Come find us at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention...
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Why #AAJA matters - a cool thank you to Ford... →
aajaford:
Though I’ve been a journalist for nearly half my life, this is my first year joining AAJA and my first convention. I wished I’d found my way to you sooner.
The incredible support, friendship, mentoring and fellowship I discovered here at my first AAJA convention felt like a homecoming of sorts….
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Great analysis of what LA Times is doing right to... →
gilasakawa:
The inevitable evolution of a web-first philosophy to news is finally taking hold, and all the blogging and social media are helping the LAT’s metrics rise above other, more traditional news websites. There’s a lot to learn here.
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Takeaways from a great #AAJA panel on Tech Trends...
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Links from #AAJA Detroit 2011 session “Speed...
Here are links from my session “Speed writing for Multiple Platforms” at the Asian American Journalists Association’s National Convention in Detroit on Aug. 11, 2011. Thom Fladung, managing editor for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Maggie Leung, supervising news editor for CNN and I talked on a Digital Know How panel. Thank you to everyone for coming to our session and to the convention. Feel free...
