Internship application season is here, and some of Chicago’s top newsroom managers will be on hand to meet with students at AAJA Chicago’s Resume Critique event. Angela Rozas, a Chicago Tribune metro editor, will speak about what exactly she’s looking for in a star intern. Come ready to show resumes, clips, websites, portfolios and tapes.
Please join us on July 19 for our annual summer cocktail party on the patio of WBEZ’s Navy Pier studio. Our special guest speaker is Mary Anne Mohanraj, an author and professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Date: Friday, July 19 Time: 6 pm Place: WBEZ studios at Navy Pier (848 E. Grand Ave.) Cost:
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
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!
It’s summer! Join the chapter for food, drinks and conversation with special guest Mei-Ling Hopgood, author of Lucky Girl and How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm. WBEZ is generously hosting and providing treats, and we’ll also have beer courtesy of Goose Island. Date: Friday, June 15 Time: 6 pm – 9 pm Location: WBEZ’s Navy