AAJA NY Fireside Chat: Beyond the Newsroom
📢 Fireside Chat: Beyond the Newsroom 📢
The media landscape is evolving—so are careers. Join AAJA NY for an insightful fireside chat on May 8 at Awetnyc (57 Bond St.), where industry pros share how they’ve navigated transitions beyond traditional newsrooms. Whether you’re exploring new paths in media, considering PR or communications, or seeking fresh opportunities after newsroom layoffs, this panel offers practical advice, real stories, and networking.
🔹 Panelists:
Speaker: Nimarta Narang, Journalist/ Member of Gold House Book Club
Speaker: Emily Tan, Journalist, Photographer/ Digital Project Manager at the Simons Foundation
Speaker: Amanda Le, Writer, Publicist / PR Consultant
Speaker: Ambreen Ali, Founder of Central Desi/ Communications at Princeton University
Moderator: Xintian Tina Wang, Art Critic/ Communications at Columbia University, AAJA Board
Moderator: Chia-Yi Hou, Science Writer/Development at Rockefeller University, AAJA Board
🔹 Format: Fireside chat + Q&A + networking
6:30pm - 7:00pm: Registration, Pop-Up browsing
7:00pm - 8:00pm: fireside chat + Q&A
8:00pm - 8:30pm: free networking
AAJA members will be able to preview the pop-up before the grand opening, including a curated selection of AANHPI-owned brands and designers, such as: abacaxi, Verafied, Ann Andelmann, Nunchi, Taottao, STAPLE, Jasmine Chong, Essex Harlan, WÀNGDA, Zemeta, Alienant, Suzanne Rae, and Dear Alien. You’ll be able to enjoy sips from Lunar.
🔹 Hosted by: AAJA NY & Velvet Co.
Special thanks to our sponsors Lunar and Awet.