UNITY 2008
AAJA members Laurie Au and Wes Nakama attended presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Sen. Barack Obama's speech at the UNITY Convention in Chicago. See videos of them here. Nearly a dozen AAJA Hawai‘i members attended UNITY.
The Honolulu Advertiser table at the AAJA Awards Gala Banquet, where outgoing National President Jeannie Mariani-Belding, opinion editor of the Advertiser, was honored for her hard work over the last two years.
UNITY, held July 23-27, featured over 6,000 journalists of color. UNITY is a coalition of AAJA, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Native American Journalists Association.
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AAJA Political Panel
June 26, 2008 at PBS Hawaii
Host Dan Boylan with panelists Richard Borreca and Denby Fawcett.
Behind the scenes at PBS Hawaii.
Robert Pennybacker of PBS, Kim Fassler, Laurie Au, Treena Shapiro, Richard Borreca, Shauna Goya, Stanley Lee and Dan Boylan (seated).
The 2008 elections mark the first time either an African American or a woman will be their party's nominee for president. But is that really the news? Have domestic and international issues taken a backseat to gender and race? Do race and gender affect the way the media covers presidential candidates?
AAJA Hawai‘i hosted a Political Panel, discussing such issues and ways the media can cover important election issues. The hourlong discussion was broadcasted live statewide on PBS Hawaii's Island Insights show.
Panelists were political reporters Richard Borreca and Laurie Au of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, KITV's Denby Fawcett and Treena Shapiro of The Honolulu Advertiser. Dan Boylan served as moderator and host. Hawai‘i Republican Party chairman Willes Lee, Hawai‘i Democratic Party chairman Brian Schatz and KHON's Gina Mangieri provided additional video commentary.
PBS Hawaii co-produced the show with AAJA members Au, Kim Fassler and Stanley Lee.
Furry friends @ PBS Hawaii.
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College Night
April 17, 2008 at KHNL Newsroom
A big MAHALO to everyone who came out for AAJA's College Night!
The meet-and-greet event at the KHNL studio was a big success. We had over a dozen students and almost as many professionals attend. Anchor Stephanie Lum took the students on a studio tour and gave them a peek behind the scenes during the 9 p.m. newscast.
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Pre-UNITY Mixer
March 11, 2008 at The O-Lounge
Glenn Wakai, Shauna Goya and Kim Fassler chowing down some hot dogs!
The Berry sisters hanging out in our private room.
Though just a handful of people showed up, it encouraged many members on the fence to attend the UNITY Convention! Thanks to the O-Lounge crew for serving up hot dogs Chicago style to get us excited for the convention!
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20th Anniversary Banquet
Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 at The Willows
Board members with special guest Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann.
More than 120 people attended our banquet that raised more than $4,000 for our scholarship fund. Thanks to all who supported AAJA Hawai'i!