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2009 Board Members

Congratulations to the 2009 AAJA Sacramento board and thanks to everyone who voted. Members will serve one calendar year.

President: Judy Lin, Reporter, The Associated Press

Vice-President for Broacast: Anny Hong, Reporter/Anchor, CBS13/CW31

Vice-President for Print: Edward de la Fuente, Sports Copy Desk Chief, The Sacramento Bee

Secretary: Sandy Louey, Reporter, The Sacramento Bee

Treasurer: Susie Wong, Director of Special Projects, Cal EPA

Board members: 

Lonnie Wong, Reporter, Fox40

Pamela Wu, Anchor/Reporter, KCRA3/My58

UC Davis Writing Classes

UC Davis Extension offers a variety of writing classes to keep your brain sharp. Check out some of the 2009 classes:

Winter 2009 courses in Creative Writing and Nonfiction Writing 

Nonfiction Writing Workshop 

·         8 meetings.

·         Jan. 5-March 9: Mon., 6:30-9 p.m. (No meeting Jan. 19 or Feb. 16.)

·         Sacramento: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St.

·         $305 ($325 if postmarked after 12/22/2008). Enroll in section 083WRT134.

·         Special discounts: Groups.

 

Reading Contemporary Fiction as a Writer 

·         8 meetings.

·         Jan. 15-March 5: Thurs., 6-9 p.m.

·         Sacramento: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St.

·         $325 ($345 if postmarked after 01/01/2009). Enroll in section 083WRT147.

·         Special discounts: Groups.

NEW

Point of View

·         4 meetings.

·         Jan. 14-Feb. 4: Wed., 6:30-9 p.m.

·         Sacramento: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St.

·         $275 ($295 if postmarked after 12/31/2008). Enroll in section 083WRT146.

·         Special discounts: Groups.

Advanced Fiction: Writer’s Craft Workshop

·         8 meetings.

·         Jan. 15-March 5: Thurs., 6-9 p.m.

·         Sacramento: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St.

·         $325 ($345 if postmarked after 01/01/2009). Enroll in section 083WRT142.

·         Special discounts: Groups.

Enhancing Writing Skills for Nonfiction Writers

·         8 meetings.

·         Jan. 21-March 11: Wed., 6:30-9 p.m.

·         Sacramento: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St.

·         $305 ($325 if postmarked after 01/07/2009). Enroll in section 083WRT131.

·         Special discounts: Groups.

Research and Interviewing Techniques for Nonfiction Writers

·         8 meetings.

·         Jan. 21-March 11: Wed., 6-8:30 p.m.

·         Sacramento: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St.

·         $305 ($325 if postmarked after 01/07/2009). Enroll in section 083WRT133.

·         Special discounts: Groups.

Also of interest…

ONLINE

Move Your Writing from Dream to Story

·         8 meetings.

·         Enroll by Jan. 13 and complete by March 3.

·         Lectures and writing assignments will be posted to the listserv every Tuesday. You must provide your email address when enrolling to be added to the listserv.

·         Technical requirements: A current email account.

·         $225 ($245 if postmarked after 12/30/2008). Enroll in section 083WRD121.

·         Special discounts: Groups.

 

Boston Globe Summer Internship

This is a message to our student members from Paula Bouknight about the Boston Globe’s summer internship program:

The Globe started its program more than 50 years ago. Through the years, it has continued to be a challenging and rewarding program for those invited to participate. The 12-week program gives young journalists a chance to work for a major metropolitan paper, covering a variety of stories in our Metro, Business, Living/Arts, Health/Science and Sports sections, as well as shooting photos and video, designing section fronts and creating graphics for print and online, and copy editing. While we provide guidance, direction, and editing to the interns, as well as offer another layer of feedback with a writing coach dedicated to the interns, we expect them to work nearly at the level of a beginning reporter. This means our interns produce great work and finely polish their journalism skills every day.

In 2005, The Wall Street Journal published “America’s A-List of Internships,” and the Boston Globe was the only newspaper included on it. To make the final list, the Journal said “internship programs had to receive multiple recommendations from employers” and “stand out from competing programs.”

So, if any student in your chapter is seeking a summer internship next year, please consider our program.
A fuller description of the program as well as an application can also be downloaded from our Web site.

Sincerely,
Paula Bouknight
The Boston Globe
AME/Hiring & Development
Tel: 617-929-3120
Fax: 617-929-2018

2009 Board Election

Calling all AAJA Sacramento Members!

This is a friendly reminder for you to vote – not just in the presidential election – but in your local AAJA chapter! Check your e-mail for the ballot. Deadline is Sunday, Oct. 26. 

We have a dynamic list of candidates – Pamela Wu from KCRA 3 and Ed de la Fuente from The Sacramento Bee would like to join the board.

And we have veteran members like Sandy Louey of the Bee and Susie Wong of CalEPA who have graciously offered to return to their Secretary and Treasurer posts.

We’ll be saying goodbye to our co-president Suzanne Phan as she takes a much-deserved break. We thank her and wish her the best.

Got a question? E-mail us at [email protected].

-Judy
Co-President