AAJA Seattle

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The Online News Association has a link to all the presentations from its daylong Parachute Training session held during the convention.

Couldn’t make it to Los Angeles to attend the AAJA Convention? Or didn’t have a chance to attend all the sessions (or all the ones you wanted to attend were at the same time)?
No problem. Thanks to the wonders of technology, you can get a taste of the convention experience long after it’s over.
#AAJA Tweets [...]

On Thursday night, I attended a panel discussion on mobile advertising put on by TiE-Seattle, a not-for-profit group dedicated to fostering and supporting entrepreneurship. TiE-Seattle is part of a global network born in the early 1990s when Silicon Valley entrepreneurs of South Asian heritage decided to hold regular meetups.
The panel discussion certainly had some noteworthy [...]

AAJA student member Peter Sessum, a three-time recipient of Northwest Journalists of Color scholarship who writes for The Daily, documented the event and wrote up 10 Twitter lessons he learned at our AAJA Seattle’s first Innovation Salon:
1. Be yourself. While Twitter can be used for business, it is expression of who you are. Relationships [...]

The 3 E’s for Twitter updates: Make it engaging, educational, or entertaining. – Chef Becky Selengut

We know you’re hungry for training, but you may not have enough funds.
AAJA Seattle is here for you.
This year the chapter will offer three AAJA Seattle / 911 Media Arts fellowships for professional members and two fellowships for student members in good standing. Details below!
The professional fellowships, a new member benefit this year, offer up [...]

We know you’re hungry for training, but you may not have enough funds.
AAJA Seattle is here for you.
This year the chapter will fund three AAJA Seattle / 911 Media Arts fellowships for professional members in good standing. Details below!
The fellowships, a new member benefit this year, offer up to $250 in reimbursement to professionals who [...]

Are you interested in learning how to edit a video? brush up your skills in leading media production tools?
Whether you’re planning to make a film, personal video or short segment for a webcast, you’ll learn vital skills in 911 Media Arts’ beginner’s class in Final Cut Pro 6. The course is four Thursdays from 7 [...]

I’m thrilled to announce a NEW member benefit for AAJA Seattle members.
Members in good standing are now eligible for discounted rates on classes, computer lab time and rental equipment at 911 Media Arts, Washington state’s premiere non-profit for new media art and documentary film.
Why is this important now?
In today’s tough job market, media professionals with [...]

For higher image quality, watch it in HD! After you hit play, select setting next to volume control and on the submenu, change it from 360p to 720p.
Background
On Jan. 23, 2010, the Seattle chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association held its annual Lunar New Year Banquet & Silent Auction. Nearly 80 people attended this year’s event [...]