Author: aajachicago

  • Students! Meet with hiring managers at AAJA Chicago’s 2014 resume event

    AAJA Chicago’s popular resume critique event is back in time for summer internship application deadlines! Students are invited to meet with hiring managers from Chicago’s finest news organizations, including Chicago Tribune, CBS2, WBEZ and DNAinfo.com Chicago. Bring your resume, clips and portfolios. Do not forget to bring your laptop if your materials require it. This

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  • A ‘front seat’ to Chicago for AAJA summer intern

    BY HAILEY LEE There is no doubt that I have become a better journalist thanks to my reporting internship at Crain’s Chicago Business. And it is all because the Crain’s family treated me as a professional, fully contributing member of the newsroom. In the ten weeks there, I wrote more than 45 breaking news and

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  • AAJA Chicago’s Chapter Happy Hour at convention

    Catch up with fellow Chicago attendees! Join the Chicago Chapter for Happy Hour during the AAJA National Convention this week. We’ll provide appetizers and the first round of drinks. Date: Thursday, August 14 Time: 5:30 – 7 pm Location: Cuba Libre, 801 9th St. NW, Washington D.C. Please let us know if you’ll be coming so we can

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  • Radio news opening in Topeka

    WIBW Radio in Topeka, the Kansas capital, is looking for a news reporter/anchor to join our team — the largest radio news department in the state!   There are a lot of exciting things happening here. Both our stations, WIBW 580 AM and The Big 94.5 Country, are market leaders in radio. We also operate

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  • AAJA Trivia Bowl 2014 on Nov. 15

     Start gathering your teams for AAJA’s annual Trivia Bowl! The Chicago media’s most favorite competition will be on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Loyola University Chicago’s Water Tower Campus, 820 N. Michigan Ave. There will be food, drinks, raffle prizes and the chance to beat last year’s champs, Crain’s Chicago Business. The event raises money for

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