Author: aajachicago

  • Navigating Objectivity in Journalism: Virtual Panel – Oct. 21, 6-8 pm CT

    Navigating Objectivity in Journalism: Virtual Panel – Oct. 21, 6-8 pm CT

    Reporters examine how our world view shapes our reporting and how to craft balanced coverage while still telling it like it really is. The news media should be looked to as truth-tellers, devoted to telling it like it is. But as the industry takes a deeper look at just what it means to be objective,

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  • Data Driven: Using Public Information and Google Tools for Storytelling – September 17, 2020, at 6-8:30 pm CT

    Data Driven: Using Public Information and Google Tools for Storytelling – September 17, 2020, at 6-8:30 pm CT

    The Chicago chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association is proud to present a FREE online workshop on data journalism, featuring local journalists Mike Reilley and Jasmine Mithani. 6-7:15 pm: Learn how to build interactive graphics and maps with Google Flourish and scrape data with Google Sheets with Mike Reilley. 7:15-8:30 pm: Learn how to explore data and craft pitches based on

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  • AAJA Chicago Newsletter: September 3, 2020

    AAJA Chicago Newsletter: September 3, 2020

    Greetings from AAJA Chicago! Chicago is a journalism town like no other. There’s a deep bench of media outlets — expanding constantly in ways that get your heart racing over the sheer possibilities of what they will produce — and a community of reporters, editors, freelancers, photojournalists, designers, researchers and all the other sleep-deprived, ink-stained

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  • Meet us virtually at AAJA Fest: August 9-15, 2020

    Meet us virtually at AAJA Fest: August 9-15, 2020

    This year, AAJA is hosting the national convention virtually! Join us on August 9-15, 2020, for the first ever AAJA Fest! #AAJA2020 Registration for early-bird tickets is open now. We would love to see you there. AAJA Chicago sees this as an amazing opportunity to hear from and meet fellow AAPI journalists in the country

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  • The Summer of Extremes: Racism, Health Inequity and Heat – June 23-25, 2020

    The Summer of Extremes: Racism, Health Inequity and Heat – June 23-25, 2020

    In partnership with NABJ Chicago, NAHJ Chicago, Chicago Journalists Association, and Chicago Headline Club, AAJA Chicago is proud to co-sponsor a three-day virtual conference on COVID-19 and the climate crisis, entitled The Summer of Extremes: Racism, Health Inequity and Heat.  Please see below for details, and how to get a free ticket. We hope to

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