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  • Congrats to our 2011 scholarship winners!

    Congratulations to our 2011 AAJA-Chicago scholarship winners! Rowena Li, who just finished her junior year at Northwestern University’s  Medill School of Journalism, is the recipient of the Linda Yu Broadcast scholarship. In addition to winning a $2,500 stipend, Rowena will spend the summer at WGN-9 working with Nancy Loo, one of our long-time broadcast members.

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  • Student night at Northwestern

    AAJA-Chicago will present a panel on journalism in the digital age on Wednesday, May 3 at Northwestern University. The panel starts at 6 p.m. and a networking reception will follow. Come to the McCormick Tribune Center in Evanston, Room 3-107. The event is free. Please register at: http://aaja-chicago-student.eventbrite.com/ The panel will feature: Brian Boyer, editor

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  • Google for Journalists: Getting the Most from the Web

    AAJA-Chicago is teaming up with Google to show you how to get the most from the Web. 6  p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 20 W. Kinzie Google staff members will demonstrate ways to work more efficiently and effectively on the web. Learn how to get the most from Search and other free tools from Google. Whether

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  • J Camp Bootcamp a smashing success

    High school students from around Chicago got a taste of broadcast, print and online journalism during a half-day skills workshop hosted at WLS-ABC 7’s State Street studio. Click here for a video done by Lokchi Lam capturing the day: http://www.vimeo.com/10031711 The event, hosted by Angie Lau of Bloomberg News and Gene Kang of WHAS-11 in

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  • Mini J Camp Bootcamp – March 6

    If you’re a high school student interested in journalism then come out to AAJA’s Journalism Boot Camp on Saturday, March 6th! Get training in writing, photography, broadcasting, online media, and reporting from professional journalists in Chicago!  A unique opportunity to meet, greet, and learn from news people you read and watch everyday. WHERE: ABC 7 News

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