AAJA-NY - 6/30/2004 - How to Get Your News into the News

How to Get Your News into the News

Date	:	Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Time	:	6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location	:	Silver Center at New York University, Room 401
Address	:	100 Washington Square East — enter on Washington Place. For an online map, see: http://www.nyu.edu/maps.nyu
Subway	:	W. 4th Street station, or 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th Street & Broadway (Silver Center is about six blocks from Astor Place)
Cost	:	Free for staff/board members of non-profits groups; $50 for corporate, public relations or other professionals.
RSVP REQUIRED	:	send your name, title and group affiliation to: aajanyc@hotmail.com and type'news seminar' in subject line by June 28. Photo ID will be absolutely required for entrance into building

You have a great story and yet, you can't seem to get a journalist to return your telephone call or email pitch. Sound familiar?

Come and get a scoop from editors and reporters from top media outlets including the New York Times and CNN on how journalists and newsrooms work. Learn what journalists and assigning editors need and how to better tailor your story idea to the right publication. Plus, get a free handbook, tip sheets and contact information for New York area news outlets.

Panel #1: The ABCs of Journalism, 6:30-7:20 p.m.
Pradnya Joshi, business reporter, Newsday, AAJA-NY president
Barbara Chen, assigning editor, ABC News, AAJA-NY committee head
Margaret Fung, executive director, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Juana Ponce de Leon, editor, Voices That Must Be Heard

Panel #2: What Assigning Editors Want, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Moderator: Mike Hale, assistant editor, The New York Times
Stephen McFarland, boroughs editor, New York Daily News
Rose DelCastillo, assignment manager, NY1
Chris Kokenes, assignment manager, CNN
Will Chang, senior recruiter, the Associated Press

Additional tip sheets also available: http://www.saja.org/nonprofits.html

Co-sponsored by: Asian American Journalists Association-New York chapter (AAJA-NY) Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program and Institute, New York University and South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA)