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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 implausible that members of the digital generation who document their lives on social networks would delude themselves that way. But let’s forget about Facebook’s bottomless memory and humor them for a moment, because they almost had a major impact on our school’s interpretation of the First Amendment.
On Oct. 26, the Student Senate at Western introduced a resolution that would have allowed sources to back-edit Western publications’ content. It proposed that students or alumni featured in a publication could, one to 10 years later, tell the publication to delete the content and wipe it from the online archives.
I’m guessing most people reading this are journalists. While you folks pick your jaws up off the floor or try to control your incredulous laughter, I’ll explain the reasoning behind the proposal. (more…)
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In today’s recovering job market, I know firsthand as a recent graduate how competitive the news industry has been. So it is great to hear how fellow AAJA Seattle student members are still able to land opportunities in journalism.
Rachel Solomon is a print reporter turned radio broadcast journalist who was recently hired as a morning news producer for 97.3 KIRO FM.
Solomon received a Bachelor’s in Communication from the University of Washington in June where she spent time writing for the college’s student newspaper, The Daily. Her interest in radio led Solomon to produce a monthly This American Life-inspired radio podcat focusing on campus-life.
Her work has ended up in The Seattle Times, National Native News, KUOW, KPLU and KPBCS.
Listen to episodes of Solomon’s program “The Bark & The Bite” online.
Joanna Nolasco snagged an internship this summer at The Oregonian covering Washington County news after spending six months interning for The Seattle Times.
Nolasco was the recipient of the 2011 Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship. The NJC scholarship program awards students in Washington state demonstrating talent and commitment in journalism.
She has also interned for The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in the summer of 2010.
Nolasco studies Journalism and Political Science at the University of Washington and is expected to graduate in 2012.
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It’s summer (finally), and some of you may be looking for jobs. Congratulations to our new graduates! I remember how hard it was to find my first job after college. I applied for jobs at more than 50 news organizations but I wasn’t doing it the smart way. I wasn’t plugged into AAJA’s network.
If you or a friend of yours is hunting for work, here are some job listings recently posted to a leading job site for journalists. If you’ve heard of other job openings that aren’t listed here, please submit a comment with the job lead and we’ll make sure it gets posted.
If the employer asks how you heard about the job, please tell them “AAJA.” And if you GET the job, please consider making a donation to AAJA Seattle this year. Thanks!
Philanthropy Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1261623
Business Reporter, IntraFish.com
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=907082
Reporter, Issaquah Press
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=681518
Reporter, Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1258644
Reporter, The Daily (created for digital tablets)
http://www.journalismjobs.com/job_listing.cfm?JobID=1261522
Photo/Video Editor, The Chronicle (Centralia)
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1262236
Editor, Whitman College
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1262976
Writer, Whitman College
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1262977
Visiting Instructor in Journalism, University of Oregon
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1259175
Managing Editor, The World (Coos Bay, Ore.)
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1261596
The Bulletin (Bend, Ore.)
is looking to fill four newsroom jobs:
Cops and Courts reporter:
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1261883
Government reporter:
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1201746
Public Lands Watchdog reporter
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1261855
Editorial Writer
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1232573
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Thanh Tan is the keynote speaker for this year’s Northwest Journalists of Color awards reception, which will be June 7 at KING TV.
Get your free tickets at EventBrite!
The reception, which marks the 25th anniversary of AAJA Seattle’s flagship program, brings Thanh Tan from Austin, Texas, to share her experiences with this year’s scholarship winners.
Tan, a three-time NJC scholarship winner, is a multimedia reporter/producer for The Texas Tribune.
She previously worked at Idaho Public Television, a PBS station that serves a statewide audience.
While there, she was an Emmy award-winning producer/reporter/host for the longest-running legislative public affairs program in the West, Idaho Reports, moderator of The Idaho Debates, and a writer/producer for the flagship series Outdoor Idaho.
Prior to joining IdahoPTV, she was a general assignment reporter at the ABC affiliate in Portland, OR and a political reporter for KBCI-TV in Boise, ID. Her work has also appeared on the PBS NewsHour and This American Life.
She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with degrees in International Relations and Broadcast Journalism.
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SAVE THE DATE!
On June 7, KING will host AAJA Seattle’s Northwest Journalists of Color scholarship reception. Mark your calendars now.
Each year the scholarship recognizes talented young incoming and existing college students from Washington state who have their sights set on a career in journalism. AAJA Seattle has awarded scholarships to more than 120 students, who have gone on to work for The Seattle Times, The Los Angeles Times, CBS News and Sony Pictures, among other places.
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