Monthly Archives: March 2009

Students! Come to The Future of Journalism: Reinventing the Newsroom

What do changes in the industry mean for students? Find out how newsrooms are reinventing journalism and utilizing multimedia. There will also be free food — what more could you ask for? Charles Sennott of GlobalPost and John Yemma of The Christian Science Monitor run online-only operations that are a departure from the traditional newsroom. [...]
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Get Konnected!

Join us and celebrate the 1st Anniversary of Get Konnected! with a forum, fashion and fun at Macy’s Downtown Crossing  Hear from experts on “Maximizing Opportunities for Your Career and Your Business in the Midst of a Tough Economy”, a short panel discussion featuring: Author and workforce expert Martha Fields, President/CEO of Fields Associates; Phyllis Barajas, Founder [...]
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UNITY letter in Richard Prince’s JOURNAL-ISMS

Read his column at http://www.mije.org/richardprince/ex-editors-tell-all-cites-racist-homophobic-comments. Scroll down to “A List of 10 Reasons to Hire a Journalist . . . and Some For Keeping Journalists of Color.”
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AAJA/BABJ/NAHJ Write Letter to The Boston Globe

The three organizations have written a UNITY letter to the Globe asking the newspaper to consider diversity as it reduces its staff.  The groups especially wanted to communicate concerns about coverage of mostly minority communities and how they are covered if journalists of color are reduced at the paper.  A copy of the letter follows. ——————————————— March 16, 2009 Martin Baron Editor of [...]
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AAJA New England goes Facebook!

Search for AAJA New England to join the group, or try this link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=140056660293&ref=mf.
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Life After Journalism seminar

Do industry changes have you considering a new career?  Do you want to use your skills and interests to carve out a new path and reinvent yourself?  Our four speakers did just that, bringing their experience and talents outside the newsroom and into other arenas.  At this seminar, they’ll tell you where they are now [...]
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“Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology”

“SECRET IDENTITIES: THE ASIAN AMERICAN SUPERHERO ANTHOLOGY,” BURSTS OUT OF  A PHONE BOOTH AND INTO A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU   Pioneering Graphic Novel Collection Brings Together Top Comics Creators, Authors and Filmmakers to Tell Thrilling, Hilarious and Provocative Original Tales of Asian American Caped Crusaders and Masked Marvels New York – Imagine, if you will, a young man — [...]
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Health Journalism Fellowship

APPLY TODAY FOR A FELLOWSHIP TO ATTEND HEALTH JOURNALISM 2009 Health Journalism 2009 offers you insight into the intersection of business and health. Experts and journalists will talk about the rising cost of health care and what the future might hold. Investigating business fraud in the health care industry, how to dissect hospital finances and how [...]
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UNITY Meeting

Calling all New England AAJA/BABJ/NAHJ/NAJA members!  We will be meeting to discuss UNITY collaboration and pooling of our resources on student mentorship, professional training, and seminars.  Please come to voice your opinions and ideas. TIME: 2:00 on Sunday, March 15 PLACE: Winship Room at The Boston Globe.   135 Morrissey Blvd. ~ Boston, MA   Nearest T station is JFK/UMass on the [...]
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