Author: aajachicago

  • An Evening with Medill Dean Brad Hamm

    We are pleased to have Brad Hamm, the dean of Northwestern University’s Medill School, join us for a conversation about how to educate the next generation of journalists. Date: Tuesday, April 23 Time: 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Location: Crain Communications, 150 N. Michigan Ave., 18th floor (map) RSVP: chicagoaaja@gmail.com (required for security) Cost: Free Hamm became the

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  • Lunar New Year Party

    Please join us on Monday, Feb. 4 for a mixer to celebrate the Lunar New Year! We will be meeting at Tamarind (614 S. Wabash) at 6 p.m. The event is free for AAJA members and $15 for non-members. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP to chicagoaaja@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!

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  • 2013 Executive Leadership Program

    AAJA has extended its application deadline for the 2013 Executive Leadership Program to Tuesday, Jan. 22. ELP is exclusively for AAJA members and helps mid-career journalists develop leadership skills to advance in newsroom management. This year’s ELP introductory session runs from April 16 – 19 in New York. Applicants must have at least five years

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  • 2013 Summer Internship Applications

    AAJA-Chicago is seeking college students to apply for summer internships at the Chicago Tribune and WBEZ – 91.5 FM. We are pleased that WBEZ has partnered with AAJA-Chicago for the first time to offer one of our student members the opportunity to work in public radio. The internships are part of the Chicago chapter’s mission

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  • Summer Internships at the Chicago Tribune & WBEZ

    AAJA-Chicago is pleased to announce that the Chicago Tribune Foundation has awarded the chapter $2,500 to support our internship program. Every year the chapter partners with two media organizations in Chicago to hire summer interns from local universities. AAJA-Chicago provides the interns with a $2,500 stipend. The programs help further one of AAJA’s missions: to

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