August 27, 2021
#AAJA21 Daily Convention Update

#AAJA21 DAY FOUR!
Boldly Moving Forward!

TODAY’S MUST-SEES:

• Tonight's plenary, Boldly Moving Forward: Changing of the Guard: Adapting and Innovating with Audience and Inclusion at the Core
• Music and the Media's Role in Changing the AAPI Narrative, hosted by the AAJA Features Forum
• Burnout is Real: How to Talk to Your Managers and In Your Newsrooms, presented by Yung AAJA, News Nerds, Women and Non-Binary Voices Affinity Group

TODAY’S MUST-DOS: 

• Submit questions for Lyrics Born, Ruby Ibarra, and Ella Jay Basco who are on tonight's panel, “Music and the Media's Role in Changing the AAPI Narrative,” hosted by AAJA Features Forum. Tweet or DM to us and your question may be featured during the live stream event #AAJA21! 
• Don’t forget to vote for our next AAJA Karaoke winner by 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 28. For a refresher on the performances, visit Swag Bag and Portfolios and visit the Portfolio titled "Karaoke Finalists."

Friday at #AAJA21 (all times in E.T.)

Dive into the day with sponsored speed sessions by Columbia and Fox from 10:30 - 11 a.m. Then, head over to schedule a time with recruiters in our “Expo Hall” from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Meet with Recruiters in our "Expo Hall" from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
💡 Did you know you can make appointments to chat 1:1 on with recruiters this year? During the recruiter 1:1 time, use this feature to schedule a time. Each attendee is allowed one appointment per company. If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please contact convention@aaja.org

The link to the Expo Hall is here! 

1 - 2 p.m.

• Strengthening Our On-Air Talent Pipeline
• Telling a Story Through Data Points, presented by Microsoft

1 - 3 p.m.

• How To Create a Business News Story Everyone Will Want to Watch, presented by NBCU Academy

After a quick break, we’ll get right back into it:

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

• Talkback - Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres 
• Make Successful Newsletters: A Workshop for Newsrooms and Individuals
• Self-Advocate in the Newsroom, presented by SAG-AFTRA
• Storytelling Shift, presented by Spectrum

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. 

• ELP with Axios' Mike Allen
• Meet the Publicists: AAPI Communications and Publicity Talent Across WarnerMedia
• Streaming TV: The Next Frontier?
• Uncounted: Making the Case for AAPI Data

Next we’ll have today’s plenary from 5 - 6 p.m.:

• Boldly Moving Forward: Changing of the Guard: Adapting and Innovating with Audience and Inclusion at the Core

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

• Burnout is Real: How to Talk to Your Managers and in Your Newsrooms (off-the-record)
• The Equitable States of America?: Covering Policy in the Biden Era

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

• Advancing News Diversity in Asia
• Building Your Personal Brand: Developing Your Career Narrative on Social Media

Don’t miss our final session of the day from 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.:

• Music and the Media's Role in Changing the AAPI Narrative

Highlights from Day 2

NBCU Academy’s thread from Why DEI?: How to Get Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Right

Corinne Chin, Kristine Villanueva, Katlyn Sofaea Alo Alapati and Lian Parsons-Thomason compiled a resource list of tips and a presentation from “But I’m Not A Racist: Having Difficult Newsroom Conversations."

Resources from Alternate Pathways, featuring Sharon Chan, Joie Chen, Victoria Lim and Lai Ling Jew are available in this Twitter thread. 

View the 2021 VOICES cohort’s work on this Twitter thread, compiled by co-lead Farnoush Amiri! 

View Naseem Miller's insightful presentation on best practices for covering COVID-19 from Context in the Time of COVID.

For a recap on the Pulitzer Center’s Stories of Mental Health, Stereotypes and Stigma panel featuring Alizeh Kohari, Ann Babe and Hsiuwen Liu, and moderator Boyoung Lim, check out Agnes Constante’s Twitter thread!

For more highlights from Day 3, Day 2 and Day 1, click through AAJA’s daily Twitter threads capturing all the action in real time!

Ways to Connect at #AAJA21

• Visit the Wellness & Self-Care Portfolio, which features short videos for breathing, relaxation, meditation, and yoga, brought to you by AAJA mental wellness program.
• Don’t forget to vote for the next AAJA karaoke winner by tomorrow, Saturday, August 28 at 10 a.m. EST.
• Add to the #AAJA21 collaborative playlist!
• Share your Day 2 highlights with us
• Take a selfie at the #AAJA21 Virtual Photo Booth
• Follow our #AAJA21 Twitter List
• Introduce Yourself at Roll Call

💡 #AAJA21 is hosted on Cadence. Learn how to use it to best enhance your #AAJA21 experience with these tutorials.

💡 If you missed something from yesterday, recordings of the sessions are viewable here.

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