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National Communication Association and Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Co-Sponsor Workshop on Covering Anti-Asian Violence

July 1, 2021
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This 90-minute virtual workshop seeks to support journalists and scholars in covering stories about Asians and Asian Americans, especially stories relating to anti-Asian violence. Specifically, Asian American journalists with expertise in some aspect of such coverage will offer “lessons from the field.” After an hour of presentations, there will be a half-hour question-and-answer period. Topics to be discussed include: how to cultivate Asian American sources, how to generate a list of possible interpreters over time, how to keep stories about anti-Asian violence “live” (e.g., develop follow-up stories), and how to help audiences understand the historical roots of anti-Asian violence in the United States.

Event Details
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT

Moderator:

NCA Immediate Past President Kent A. Ono, 
Professor, Department of Communication, The University of Utah

Panelists:

Erika Vichi Lee, Independent Journalist
Diana Lu, Independent Journalist
Marrian Zhou, Nikkei Asia

Co-sponsored by the National Communication Association and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

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Contact

To arrange an interview with one or more of the workshop panelists, contact Grace Hébert at 202-534-1104 or ghebert@natcom.org

 

ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION IN JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION


The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) is a nonprofit, educational association of journalism and mass communication educators, students, and media professionals. The Association’s mission is to promote the highest possible standards for journalism and mass communication education, to cultivate the widest possible range of communication research, to encourage the implementation of a multi-cultural society in the classroom and curriculum, and to defend and maintain freedom of communication in an effort to achieve better professional practice and a better informed public.
 

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