Sherion Johnson, Director of External Relations & Fund Development at the Urban Media Foundation, is scheduled to speak at BJASC’s monthly chapter meeting on Saturday, May 15th at 11 a.m.

Los Angeles County Fire Captain Robert Harris will be the special guest speaker at the BJASC monthly meeting on Saturday, February 20th at 11 a.m.

The first chapter meeting of the new year is scheduled for Saturday, January 16th at 11:00 a.m., at the AFTRA building in the mid-Wilshire district. This meeting will feature the newly elected BJASC board for 2010. Please come out and support the chapter as we discuss our plans for BJASC in the new year.

Joyce Perkins of LANI, executive director of the L.A. Neighborhood Initiative, was our guest speaker. She gave an enlightening presentation about efforts to revitalize many Southern California neighborhoods.Read more about her remarks and get contact information on the group on our website.
ELECTIONS – We have nominees for our officers and board seats. However, nominations are still [...]

We had an abbreviated meeting due to preparations for our 25th anniversary gala. We reviewed table and ticket sales and updated members on the progress planning the event. Items have been donated for the silent auction and goody bags. Everything is progressing well and we expect a successful event. Scholarship committee members interviewed college applicants [...]

LAPD Chief William Bratton spoke to members of the BJASC at the September meeting. He paid an extensive visit speaking about his role and goals then answering questions during an hour and a half visit.
Bratton spoke about his top three priorities in the department -implementing the consent decree, lowering crime and planning for terrorist acts/disaster preparedness.
Bratton [...]

Members heard from two editors and the publisher of two successful L-A based publications boasting innovative articles and top-notch production values. Members were impressed by the editorial content and presentation qualities of both “Our Weekly” and “Save the Date” magazine. Elizabeth Johns, chief editor of the popular new paper “Our Weekly” told us the publication [...]

Editors of two dynamic publications were guest speakers at the August 20 meeting. “Our Weekly” newspaper chief editor, Elizabeth Johns and “Save the Date” magazine’s publisher, Sarah Harris and editor Bernard Clark addressed the group. For more details, see article on our web site.
We are well underway with plans for our 25th Anniversary Gala Scholarship Banquet. [...]

Michaela Pereira, anchor of KTLA-Channel 5’s Morning News Anchor, was the special guest speaker at our June Meeting. She shared personal experiences and talked at length about her career and how she ended up in LA. Pereira is Canadian and got her start at a station in Victoria, British Columbia.
It wasn’t her plan but she [...]

We continue to plan for our gala 25th anniversary celebration. We have received some donations but are still looking for major sponsors. A meeting of the committee is planned to organize more outreach as well as search for a guest speaker.
Members were urged to register for the NABJ conference in August in Atlanta. Most hotels are [...]