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Ethnic media grows despite changes at traditional news outlets

As traditional media outlets seek to cut staff and slash budgets, ethnic newspapers from Detroit to Washington D.C. say they’re enjoying slow, stable growth thanks in part to robust demand for print editions. Metro Detroit, home to a growing population ...

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Trump commentary on Asians roils even GOP members

At the Republican National Convention, New Mexico delegate Lisa Shin declared Donald Trump as the only presidential candidate that could protect the American dream. But the daughter of South Korean immigrants and founder of Korean Americans for Trump said in ...

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COLUMN: Campus shooting provides motivation for young, bilingual journalist

Tragedy reset my path to journalism. I had strayed from my dream of being a bilingual TV reporter after learning about the low salaries, long hours and overall stressful work environment. But a gun attack on June 5, 2014, made ...

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Gun control a top issue for Asian Americans in election year

Chris Cheng was the first Asian American to win “Top Shot,” a History Channel reality show competition featuring various marksman shooting their way through variety of challenges. The win brought him a $100,000 cash prize, a marksman contract with Bass ...

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COLUMN: How the best of intentions can go wrong with one tweet

When your college is on lockdown because of a shooting, being the editor of the campus paper presents unique dilemmas. That’s where I found myself June 1. Shots had rung out at UCLA, and we at the Daily Bruin were ...

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AAJA’s 2017 National Convention bound for Philadelphia

Next year’s AAJA convention will be in the City of Brotherly Love. The event will most likely be held in downtown Philadelphia, according to David Limm, the Philly chapter’s AAJA national board representative, who was briefed on the decision.

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Korean American population growth in Vegas

Living in California demanded a deep pocket from Douglas Lee, a 40-year-old Korean American health care professional living in Los Angeles. Then he and his wife, also in the medical industry, hit their breaking point. They started looking for another ...

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AAJA membership has plunged 60 percent in last decade

These days, AAJA has trouble maintaining relevance to some of its members. Since its peak in 2005, annual membership has plunged 60 percent to 1,350 people in 2015.

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Crowdfunded journalism considers relationship with funders

Stacy Kess, an Ohio-based freelance reporter, launched her Kickstarter campaign in May this year. To start her project, she had to first list a description of her campaign: she wanted to create a publication where young journalists could learn balanced ...

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Journalist Q&A: Asian reporters in the political press scrum

VOICES checked in with three Asian-American journalists who have covered campaigns past and present: SABRINA SIDDIQUI, who covers national politics for The Guardian; TRACY JAN, who covers national politics for The Boston Globe and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, who was most ...

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