Causey is an enterprise and investigative reporter at the Las Vegas Review-Journal in Nevada.  He was an award-winning investigative reporter and enterprise team leader for The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, FL and covered crime and government for The Times in Shreveport, LA. He has been a mentor/editor for VOICES, an AAJA program for college students to develop multimedia and reporting skills.

Hoang is a business reporter at the Yakima Herald-Republic in Yakima, WA. Her beat includes a wide range of topics including agriculture, aviation, retail and economic development. Hoang currently serves as president of AAJA-Seattle. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, running, cooking and watching Korean dramas.

Howard is a CNN media coordinator who leads colleagues on projects to improve the department’s methods of acquiring and disseminating the latest video elements.  She freelances as a CNN international associate producer, field produces and writes for CNN.com. Howard has been AAJA-Atlanta’s president for three years.

Lin is the assistant editor for CivilBeat.com, an online investigative news website based in Honolulu. She was previously on staff at The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times.

Tanglao is a homepage editor at ABCNews.com in New York.  She handles programming for the network’s website/mobile devices. She previously worked at KCBS2/KCAL9 in Los Angeles, CA and The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, CA.  She received her graduate degree from the University of California Los Angeles in Asian American Studies in 2010.

Questions?  Contact Marcia Santillan, Professional Programs Coordinator, at MarciaS@aaja.org or 415-346-2051, ext. 107.

About the Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship

The Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship widens opportunities for mid-career AAJA members to enhance their skills and advance in news management. Fellows get financial assistance for programs such as AAJA’s Executive Leadership Program, university-level management programs and leadership courses at institutions that include the Poynter Institute and journalism schools that charge tuition.

Read the announcement about 2013 Dinah Eng Leadership Fellows.

Learn more about the first 2013 Dinah Eng Leadership Fellow.

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AAJA is proud to announce the following individuals who will be attending a special combination of the ELP Introductory Session and the National Convention in August 2013 in New York:

Learn more about the Executive Leadership Program.

See the announcement of the 2013 ELP Class.

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Calling all experienced veteran journalists!  Impart your knowledge and experience to developing journalists at the Career Fair Critiques during the AAJA National Convention:

• On Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23
• At 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• In the Career Fair and Expo Hall

AAJA needs you to provide specific feedback on work samples, impart career advice or answer journalism-related questions. Sessions with those seeking journalism counseling are 30 minutes long, but we’re asking volunteer counselors to commit to one-hour shifts.

Sign-up TODAY and help boost a fellow AAJA member’s career in journalism.

Deadline: Friday, June 21

Questions?  Contact Marcia Santillan, Professional Programs Coordinator, marcias@aaja.org or at 415-346-2051, ext. 107.

Cary Chow (AAJA-San Diego) is an anchor/reporter for multiple platforms on ESPN and ESPN.com. He launched, hosted and produced a weekly show for FOX Sports in San Diego, CA. Chow has also worked as a news reporter and anchor at KGTV (San Diego, CA), WALA (Mobile/Pensacola, FL) and KCWY (Casper, WY). He has been awarded a Regional Murrow for Sports Reporting, an Alabama Associated Press Award for Best Sports Story, Wyoming Associated Press Award for Best Sports Story, Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Award for Best Sports Story and Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Award for Best News Story.

Why he is a 2013 Mentor: I’m volunteering to become a mentor because I want to pay it forward and see APA/API journalists succeed. While I’m still learning as I go, I feel my experiences can help future generations and want to share them. I also feel I have a solid base of contacts that could also help any interested young journalists in their careers.

Adam Causey (AAJA-Florida) is an enterprise and investigative reporter at the Las Vegas Review-Journal.  He previously worked at The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, most significantly covering an investigation into spending and leadership at a local college, the killing of Trayvon Martin and the Republican presidential primary.  Causey has been honored with a 2010 – Finalist, Watchdog Reporting, Gannett Awards of Excellence.

Why he is a 2013 Mentor: I’m volunteering as a mentor because that’s what other journalists have done for me since I got involved with AAJA. I wouldn’t be the reporter I am without the editing, teaching and career advice I’ve gotten from other AAJA members.

Paul Davis is a retired broadcast journalism veteran with a career that spans over 50 years in the business.  Most recently he assists others in developing their career, as a Talent Coach for Special Projects in Broadcast Journalism.   He was the News Director at WGN-TV in Chicago, IL, News Director/Anchor at WCIA-TV, Champaign-Springfield, IL and President of the Tribune Broadcasting News Network (Tribnet).  As a Producer of Annual Training Programs, he helped new Broadcast General Managers at the National Association of Broadcasters Educational Foundation (NABEF).  As a long-time member of AAJA, he has volunteered his time to critique talent at AAJA and UNITY conventions for nearly 20 years.

Why he is a 2013 mentor: I am a mentor because I love to do it and all mentees benefit greatly from it.

Anny Hong (AAJA-San Francisco Bay Area) is an anchor/reporter/meteorologist with KRON 4 News in San Francisco.  She has more than 10 years of experience as a broadcast journalist, working for WUSA (Washington, D.C.), KOVR (Sacramento, CA ) and KVAL (Eugene, OR). Hong’s involved herself with various chapters as she moved up in TV markets, including the Portland, Sacramento and Washington, DC chapters and took on a leadership role as Vice President of Broadcast for the Sacramento Chapter.

Why she is a 2013 Mentor: I have had the honor to have good mentors along the way in my career. Their guidance and support were invaluable. I’d like to help other aspiring young journalists in any way I can, whether it be deciding your next career move or just needing encouragement.

Ko Im (AAJA-Washington,D.C.) is a reporter & overnight anchor at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.  She has been awarded an RTDNA Michele Clark Fellowship and an Associated Press Chesapeake Multimedia, News Series Award. Im has served on the AAJA-Washington, D.C. Board and was the 2009 Boston AAJA National Convention Silent Auction Co-Chair.  She graduated from Columbia University with her MA in Broadcast Journalism.

Why she is a 2013 Mentor: AAJA has provided me with several mentors throughout the years – some solicited, others just constant forms of support.  It’s time to give back. I’ve doled out advice to aspiring TV journalists through the Columbia Journalism School, but having constant contact with one individual can make a world of a difference.  I hope my hard-learned lessons can make one young AAJAer’s career a little easier to maneuver. Coming from Guam, I could sometimes feel I had no one – but not through AAJA’s national network.

Sylvia Komatsu (AAJA-Texas) is executive vice president and chief content officer for North Texas public media stations KERA/KXT.  She started her career as a reporter and documentary producer, and now oversees a content division that includes radio, television, digital media and educational services. Komatsu and the KERA team have been recognized by numerous presenters, including the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (two national Emmy Awards), International Film and TV Festival of New York, Women in Communications and National Educational Media Network.  She is one of the AAJA-Texas founding members and is a past chapter treasurer.

Why she is a 2013 Mentor: I’m grateful for the help and support I’ve received along the way.  I look forward to giving back, and working with and learning from fellow journalists.

David Ono (AAJA-Los Angeles) has been anchoring Los Angeles’ number one rated evening newscast for the past 14 years. During Ono’s tenure at ABC7, he has covered disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, traveled throughout Europe and Asia chronicling the brave acts of the Nisei soldier of World War II, tracked drug runners through Central America and trained with the F.B.I.  He has won two Edward R. Murrow awards, a National Unity award, two National AAJA awards and 13 Emmy awards.

Why he is a 2013 Mentor: In the early years of my career, mentors are what kept me afloat.  They helped me understand the subjectivity of the industry.  They showed me how one person’s opinion is not necessarily everyone’s, and how success in this industry is less about what you have to offer TODAY and more about what you WILL have to offer as you continue to grow and learn as a journalist.  They helped hone my skills as a writer, interviewer and editor.  They helped me understand the importance of constant innovation.  Most importantly, they helped me survive those very difficult early years so I could one day have a fruitful career and be a mentor myself.

Stanton Tang (AAJA-Michigan) is the News and Information Director for WZZM 13, the ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids, MI.  Stanton has also worked for KLAS (Las Vegas, NV), KCRA (Sacramento, CA) and KPNX (Phoenix, AZ).  Tang is a Kneeland Fellow, an RTNDA Fellow and has been honored with an AAJA National Journalism Television Award, Michigan Emmy Award and Edward R. Murrow regional awards.  He is a former AAJA National Vice President for Broadcast, former member of the AAJA Michigan Chapter Board and former Sacramento Chapter President.

Why he is a 2013 Mentor: It has always been expected that senior journalists and members of AAJA would give back by being mentors.  But with the upheaval in our industry, there are fewer veterans who are still engaged.  It is vital for senior journalists to help provide the guidance that less experienced journalists need to make their way in our profession.  Our lives are all busy, but the time spent as a mentor is an investment that will turn dividends.

Pamela Wu (AAJA-Sacramento) is Communications Director for University of  California Davis School of Law. Previously, she spent more than a decade as a television news anchor and reporter, most recently at KCRA-TV in Sacramento, CA. She has also been a contributor to NPR affiliate KXJZ, Capital Public Radio.  Wu has been awarded a 2012 Edward R. Murrow Award for Radio News Documentary and a 2005 Unity Award for Political Reporting, “The Minority Vote.”  She is the AAJA National Advisory Board Representative for the Sacramento Chapter and was previously chapter co-president.

Why she is a 2013 Mentor: My journalism career began as a student member of AAJA. It’s thanks to the mentorship and encouragement of veteran AAJA members that I was able to get my foot in the door of the ultra-competitive TV news business. I can honestly say that I directly attribute much of my career success to AAJA. From networking opportunities to ELP, AAJA provides its members with an endless supply of career skills and wisdom. I wish to become more involved the organization’s tradition of mentorship and make a contribution to the next generation of journalists.

Philip Yin is the anchor for CCTV America, launching the first ever show back to Asia/China.  He was previously an anchor/reporter for Bloomberg Television and anchor/correspondent for CNBC Television in Singapore & Hong Kong. After more than a decade of learning the ropes and talking to experts, he completed over 1,000 interviews with individual citizens and world leaders.  His success in business reporting comes from his background as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Swiss-based Unifund, providing institutional strategy for private and public equity assets. Yin also served the U.S.-based Charles Schwab to lead and build their asset management business.

Why he is a 2013 Mentor: It’s great and necessary help more minorities, especially Asian Americans interested in media as a career.  As more international issues arise, it’s more important than ever to have a multicultural background.   I’m happy to be a mentor and help AAJA further its mission.

Lorene Yue (AAJA-Chicago) is a reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business covering higher education, restaurants and consumer food companies. She has worked for the Chicago Tribune in Illinois, Detroit Free Press in Michigan, Kansas City Star in Missouri and Journal-News in Ohio. Yue has been recognized with two journalism awards this year for “Austin Business Owners in the Line of Fire” –  the Jesse H. Neal Award for best use of video from the Association of Business Information and Media Companies and best feature from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.  She is a longtime member of AAJA and has served as a VOICES editor, chapter president and board member. She was named Chapter President of the Year in 2007 and is currently a co-director for the JCamp high school journalism program.

Why she is a 2013 Mentor: I want to be a mentor because I think it’s important for young journalists to have a network to call upon early in their career. I’ve always been grateful for the support and connections that AAJA has created for me and I want to continue to provide that opportunity to younger journalists.

Heidi Zhou-Castro (AAJA-Texas) is an evening anchor with YNN in Austin, TX and works with a team of reporters and producers weeknights, guiding editorial decisions and bringing viewers live, breaking news from a thoughtful, ethical perspective. She was a reporter for five years, winning numerous recognitions as a backpack journalist such as a 2010 Texas Associated Press Broadcast Award: Best Investigative, a 2010 Austin Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Media Award, a 2009 Texas Associated Press Broadcast Award: Best General Assignment and a 2008 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism.

Why she is a 2013 Mentor: I’m thrilled to work with young people just getting their feet wet in the business. Their passion for journalism is contagious, and I hope to offer the wisdom to make wise career choices and hone their craft. I was a mentee in the AAJA program. Now it’s time to pay it forward.

To volunteer to be a mentor, contact AAJA Professional Programs Coordinator, Marcia Santillan at marcias@aaja.org or 415-346-2051, ext. 107.

Learn more about AAJA’s Mentoring Program.

As an AAJA member, you are the first to know about professional opportunities sent to us by our journalism partners.  See the list below and jump-start your career today!

International Reporting Project’s Reporting Trip to Kazakhstan

DEADLINE: Friday, June 14

International Reporting Project’s Religion Reporting Fellowships

DEADLINE: Friday, June 28

International Reporting Project’s Reporting Trip on Poverty, Hunger and Food Security to Tanzania 

DEADLINE: Friday, August 2

Bob Der, AAJA ELP Co-Director

Managing Editor and Publisher, Sports Illustrated Kids and Time For Kids

Hello fellow AAJAers,

I wanted to let you know that the deadline to attend the 2013 session of the Executive Leadership Program is fast approaching (Friday, April 12).

This year the program is a better deal than ever because of a special offer tied to the 2013 New York National Convention. For just $1,000, you can attend ELP and the Convention. ELP 2013 will be held here in New York City from August 20 to 22.

Ask anyone who attended ELP in the past and they will tell you that it is a unique opportunity to focus on your goals, your career, and your skills. If you feel like it’s time to jump start your professional life, focus on what you want to come next, and finally overcome the obstacles standing in the way of progress, this is the program for you. In addition to networking with high-ranking executives throughout the industry in a small-group setting, you will also receive personal career coaching, mentorship, training in areas such as negotiations and time management, and insights into the “secret playbook” that successful executives all seem to have access to.

If you register now, you will also receive a brand new 1979 Cadillac Seville and be eligible for an all-inclusive trip for two to Puerto Vallarta. Okay, so I’m kidding about the Cadillac and the trip. But if you are serious about your career, there’s absolutely no reason to delay in registering for ELP. I promise you won’t regret it.

 

 

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“ELP…is a unique opportunity to focus on your goals, your career and your skills.”

–Bob Der. Managing Editor and Publisher, Sports Illustrated Kids, Time For Kids

AAJA members have a chance to attend a special combination of the ELP Introductory Session and the National Convention in August in New York, all for $1,000.

The Executive Leadership Program Introductory Session will run from Tuesday, Aug. 20 through Thursday, August 22. The convention runs from Wednesday, August 21 through Saturday, August 24.

Get the power of ELP’s and the convention’s training and networking with this special opportunity, apply today!

ELP holds the key to advancing in the media industry.

Are you a mid-career journalist wondering how to make the right professional move?  Are you wondering how to break into management?  ELP is for you!

The Executive Leadership Program’s (ELP) Introductory Session is a program available exclusively to AAJA members.  It is designed to help Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists develop the skills required to become newsroom leaders and executives.  This three-day program will help you gain clarity on your career goals, recognize your strengths, identify needed improvement areas and arm you with the skills to bring those goals to life.

When:
Tuesday, August 20 through Thursday, August 22

Where:
Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York

Topics:

• Setting goals and making career choices
• Understanding cultural values
• Defining success
• Negotiating successfully
• Dealing with pressure
• Conquering your excuses
• Developing self-management
• Gaining effective leadership strategies

Eligibility: AAJA members with at least five years of professional journalism or the media industry experience are encouraged to submit an application to the 2013 ELP Introductory Session.

Cost: $1,000

If you are interested in participating in the ELP Introductory Session, but are in need of financial assistance, you can apply for the Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship.

If you are ready to begin your journey, apply now in the “Awards and Competitions” section and click on “View Open Competitions” in AAJA’s new account system.

If you need to join AAJA, renew your membership, or get a password for the new portal, learn how.

Application deadline:
Friday, April 12 Deadline has passed

Questions?
Contact Marcia Santillan, AAJA Professional Programs Coordinator at marcias@aaja.org or 415-346-2051,  ext. 107.

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Learn how ELP has changed the lives of the 2012 Dinah Eng Leadership Fellows.

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AAJA’s 2012 Broadcast Mentoring Program Mentor and Mentee of the Year, Ti-Hua Chang and Rowena Li

AAJA’s National Mentoring Program is a year-long program, where broadcast (television/radio), print/online and photography students and professionals are paired up with more experienced journalists with several factors in mind, including geography, gender and career interests.  Mentors and Mentees are encouraged to develop a professional relationship, keeping consistent contact throughout the year of the program through email, phone, Skype, social media or in-person meetings (if possible).  Frequency of communication is mutually agreed upon at the beginning of the relationship.  Mentors are available to provide career and professional advice to help mentees improve their craft and take the appropriate steps toward better professional experiences and improved employment.

Apply to be a mentee.

If you are interested in becoming a mentor or have questions please email Marcia Santillan, Professional Programs Coordinator.

Learn why mentoring is so important in journalism from AAJA’s Mentoring Co-Directors.

The Mentor and Mentee of the Year are annual awards recognizing excellence by participants in the AAJA Mentoring Program, highlighting the importance of building a mentoring relationship in developing the next generation of strong journalists.

The award recipients have demonstrated outstanding dedication in creating a strong professional relationship with their assigned partner, providing significant career advice as a mentor or displaying exceptional enthusiasm as a mentee in pursuing a career in  journalism.

The 2012 Broadcast Mentoring Program Mentor and Mentee are Ti-Hua Chang (AAJA-New York) and Rowena Li (AAJA-Chicago).

About Mentoring Program Co-Directors

Randall Yip (AAJA-San Francisco Bay Area) is founder and volunteer director of AAJA’s Broadcast and Multi-Media Mentor Program.  He is currently Senior Producer at ABC7/KGO-TV in San Francisco, CA and has worked as an Executive Producer or Producer in San Francisco, Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas & Monterey. He served two terms as AAJA’s Vice President of Broadcast from 2001-2004.

Yip launched the Broadcast Mentor Program to ensure that others will continue to follow in the footsteps of the pioneer Asian American journalists who preceded him.

Joe Grimm (AAJA- Michigan) is a visiting editor-in-residence at Michigan State University’s School of Journalism.  He previously worked at the Detroit Free Press for 25 years and was its newsroom recruiter from 1990 until 2008.  In 1993 he established the annual “Spirit of Diversity” job fair in Detroit and in 1997 launched the JobsPage, a journalism careers site.  Grimm also created “100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans” in 2000. He posted it Sept. 12, 2001.  He is the author of the widely read column “Ask the Recruiter” for the Poynter Institute.  He has been a member of AAJA since 1990 and helped create its Michigan Chapter.

 

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Liu heads a new online entertainment section for The Sun Sentinel called SouthFlorida.com. For the past ten years, she has served on the volunteer staff of AAJA’s VOICES student convention news program, the last three years as its director.

“The judges were pleased to support Marian’s leadership goals in the newsroom, and know that attendance  at the Poynter seminar will help her move forward to achieve them,” says Dinah Eng, founding director of AAJA’s Executive Leadership Program and a past president of AAJA. The leadership fellowship judges include Jeannie Park, former executive editor of People and founding  president of AAJA’s New York chapter; Lloyd LaCuesta, former South Bay Bureau Chief, KTVU-TV and past president of AAJA; Mae Cheng, managing editor at Newsday Westchester and past president of AAJA, and Eng.

Questions?  Contact Marcia Santillan, Professional Programs Coordinator, at MarciaS@aaja.org or 415-346-2051 ext. 107.

About the Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship

The Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship widens opportunities for mid-career AAJA members to enhance their skills and advance in news management. Fellows get financial assistance for programs such as AAJA’s Executive Leadership Program, university-level management programs and leadership courses at institutions that include the Poynter Institute and journalism schools that charge tuition.

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See how the 2012 Dinah Eng Leadership Fellows enhanced their skills.

Read about the additional 2013 Dinah Eng Leadership Fellows.

Read the press release announcing the 2013 Dinah Eng Leadership Fellows.