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  • We are devastated by the news out of Atlanta. Last night a white man murdered 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian women. This violence is the culmination of centuries of white supremacy in America, and it’s important we center the victims and most marginalized in our coverage. To help Chicago journalists looking to cover…

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Usher in the Year of the Tiger with food, fun and friends! Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with AAJA-Chicago, the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals, and the Korean American Bar Association. We’re expecting more than 100 people for the event, so get your groove on and meet lots of…

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  • AAJA mourns the death of more than two dozen journalists killed in the massacre in the Philippines. The attack of an election convoy in the province of Maguindanao appears to be the single deadliest event for the press since 1992. The total death toll rose above 50. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families…

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  • Congratulations to the 2009 AAJA-Chicago scholarship winners! JingTing Zhao of Indiana University has been selected for the Linda Yu Broadcast Scholarship. She will spend her summer at WMAQ-NBC. Sallie Ho of the University of Colorado is the recipient of the AAJA/SPJ Online Scholarship. She will spend her summer at ChicagoTribune.com. Caroline Smith of Northwestern University…

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