Meet your #AAJA20 Convention Programming Team

2020 Convention Programming Committee

AAJA is excited to announce Jin Ding , program manager at the International Women’s Media Foundation, and Leezel Tanglao , senior editor for membership and innovation at HuffPost, as the 2020 National Convention Programming Committee co-chairs.

The program committee includes the following members:

Serena Cho , managing editor at Yale Daily News

Mei Fong , director of strategy at Center for Public Integrity

Karen K. Ho , freelance business and culture reporter

Michael Huang , deputy editor at ESPN

Elaine Ramirez , audience development editor at CoinDesk

Julia Munslow , freelance journalist

Kenichi Serino , story editor at Global Press Journal

Emily Tan , freelance journalist

Hangda Zhang , video journalist at AJ+

#AAJA20 is headed to Washington, D.C. from July 29 to August 1, 2020 . The theme of this year’s convention is VISIBILITY.

The committee is looking for innovative, skills-based programming pitches to help AAJA members and convention attendees to gain tangible takeaways to help them thrive in digital-first news. Our goal is to inspire and train journalists and storytellers so they can apply what they learned on their day first back at work.

Submit your pitches here: https://tinyurl.com/aaja20-pitches

If you are interested, please submit by 11:59 p.m. ET on February 23, 2020 . For any questions, contact Jin Ding at jin@jinkding.com or Leezel Tanglao at leezeltanglao@gmail.com .

-- Jin Ding and Leezel Tanglao

AAJA National Convention Programming Co-Chairs

#AAJA20 Checklist

Hotel Block Available

Join us at the historic Mayflower Hotel, located at 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20036. Reserve your room at special rates now—click the button below to get started! If you prefer to call in to make your reservations, please call our dedicated group rate line at 877-212-5752. The #AAJA20 room rate is $189/night, subject to applicable state and local taxes of 14.95% in effect at check-out. Book your room now!

Partner with us at #AAJA20

Partnership with AAJA gives an organization the opportunity to increase diverse recruitment, gain visibility among journalists and other professionals at the intersection of news and other sections, and highlight thought leadership across multiple AAJA program platforms. AAJA prides itself on providing customizable opportunities to suit your organization, and build relationships between your organization and AAJA’s diverse membership. Read our Partnership Prospectus.

Registration Rates

Registration will open in the coming weeks, but take not of the following deadlines for members, non-members and students:

See you at #AAJA20 in Washington DC!

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