AAJALink: Gateway to a Changing America -- 14th Annual Convention, San Francisco, Aug. 1-4, 2001
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 Highlights   Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001


COMING TO AMERICA: Lia Chang commemorates her grandmother's arrival in the States with "Port of Entry: The Angel Island Immigration Station." View the award-winning photos.


New Grads Feeling the Heat with Job Market Downturn
Hiring freezes around the country are shutting out entry-level journalists.

Right-Here-Right-Now
The immediacy of online news impacts the way AAJA youth get the facts.

Staying in the Game: Photojournalism
Professionals offer advice to cubs and veterans of the industry.

First Person: A Minority Among Minorities
A personal take on covering transgenders.

Where do you get your news?
Convention go-ers tell us about their favorite online source.

2001 National Journalism Award Recipients
View AAJA award-winning projects.

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California's Ethnic Media Grows Up
Explosive growth in the Hispanic and Asian American communities lend more influence and political clout to ethnic press.

Multiracial Population Counted
U.S. Census 2000 recognizes the "melting pot" that is America.

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Changing Colors in Changing Newsrooms
Hiring freezes and layoffs come amid declining numbers of minority journalists.

Economic Slump Doesn't Deflate Planners' Spirits
Victims of layoffs focus on turning out a memorable convention.

Newsrooms Nationwide Fear the Unkindest Cut
Trimming staffs is one way to keep newspaper profits up.

Survivor: CBS MarketWatch.com
Media dot-coms have been especially hard hit this year, but CBS MarketWatch.com has managed to stay financially viable. What's its secret?

 

 
WELCOME TO SAN FRANCISCO!
Convention Co-Chairs Matt Dunn and Lisa Chung

The San Francisco Bay Area is ground zero for some of the most dynamic changes sweeping the technological, social and cultural landscape since the Industrial Revolution. more...


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