Author Archives: Michelle Pham

Michelle Pham is an Asian-Canadian writer born and bred in the beautiful city of Vancouver, Canada. She has an interest in blending technology and writing together to produce relevant and engaging content for digital mediums and online readers. Pham is majoring in Sociology with concentraions in Law and English as a rising junior at Bates College, a liberal arts college situated in Lewiston, Maine. She has written for the Toronto Star, SCHEMAmag, interned at CBC News and is the Managing Editor of Arts & Leisure for the Bates Student paper, the oldest co-ed newspaper in the nation. Her other commitments include co-founding a micro-loan program for low-income students at Bates College, serving on the Bates business steering committees for Boston and New York, serving on the Trustees Committee, serving on the President’s Committee, and leading the Asian-American Students’ in Action organization.

D.C. to host 2014 AAJA national convention

August 23, 2013 Comments Off on D.C. to host 2014 AAJA national convention

Bye bye, Concrete Jungle. Hello, the District. When the AAJA convention returns to Washington next year, there will be plenty to look forward to, national and chapter leaders say. “Strategically, as news organizations, what better place than D.C. can we ...

Short ‘capsule’ talks center on innovation

August 22, 2013 Comments Off on Short ‘capsule’ talks center on innovation

This year’s AAJA convention seeks to inspire journalists by offering, for the first time, a series of short talks on avant-garde thinking from industry experts. From building a sustainable business to the question of whether journalists need another degree, the ...

Q&A: Kio Stark, ‘capsule’ speaker on independent learning

August 22, 2013 Comments Off on Q&A: Kio Stark, ‘capsule’ speaker on independent learning

Kio Stark, author of “Don’t Go Back to School,” is an advocate of independent learning. A lifelong independent learner, Stark presented an idea capsule on Thursday on how more people are declining traditional education and degrees in exchange for experience ...

Let’s eat (on a budget)!

August 21, 2013 Comments Off on Let’s eat (on a budget)!

New York is home to a plethora of first-rate chefs who dish out top-notch creations, from savory slices of pizza on the Upper West Side to flavorful deep-fried Memphis chicken wings on a hidden corner in Harlem. Whatever the craving ...