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2018 AAJA National Convention

Jana Katsuyama

KTVU FOX 2
News Reporter

Jana Katsuyama is a journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area at KTVU Fox2 News. She reported from Tokyo following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, got tear-gassed covering Occupy protests, and enjoys pursuing truth and good storytelling. Jana joined AAJA in 1999 and has received Emmys, AP and SPJ awards.

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IRE: Level Up Your Watchdog Game MontgomeryCody Winchester • Gannett Foundation • TEGNA Foundation

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Registration Houston Foyer

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Mentor Match Reception Fort Bend

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Opening Reception Houston I-III

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Crazy Rich Asians Screening AMC Houston 8

9:00am CDT

Career Fair & Expo Houston IV-VII Freelancing: The Business of Going Solo MontgomeryE Samantha Cheng • Justin Ching • Darrell Miho • Emily Tan Crafting a Narrative Fort BendDolly Li • Lyndsey Read • Neena Satija • Jim Schachter • Lauren Young The Aging America Kingwood AWendy Fox-Grage • Scott Pham • Matt Sedensky • AARP

9:30am CDT

ELP Presents The New York Times Executive Breakfast Salon Invitation Only

10:00am CDT

Photo Portrait Studio Houston IV-VIIFOX News

11:00am CDT

ELP Presents How Do We Make Money in Digital? Discussions About the Business of Journalism LibertySharon Pian Chan • Lance Davis • Bankrate The Business of Asian American Athletes: The Olympics And Beyond BrazoriaJames Koh • Annie Park • Anita Sehgal • Ken Sheirr NBCUniversity River Oaks ABComcast NBCUniversal

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AAJA Membership Meeting Brazoria

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#ProTip: Facebook Tools & Products Expo Hall StageRaymond Ruiz

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Libel and Invasion of Privacy Plenary Houston I

3:30pm CDT

ELP Presents CBS Executive Salon Invitation OnlyElaine Quijano • David Rhodes

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Audience Engagement and Analytics: What You Need to Know MontgomeryJulia B. Chan • Shirley Qiu • Annie Z. Yu Copyright and Digital Media Houston I

8:30am CDT

Market Mayhem, Crypto Confusion and Oil on the Boil: What’s Cool to Know in Business News River Oaks ABSonali Basak • Tina Davis • Lison Joseph • Andrew LaVallee • Juliana Liu • Lananh Nguyen • Debarati Roy • Selina Wang • Bloomberg Philanthropies Networking Breakfast & Chat with AARP Houston IAARP

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Career Fair & Expo Houston IV-VII The Evolution of Millennial Media MontgomeryMariko Carpenter • Mary dela Cruz • Kevin Gong • Maya Sugarman How to Advocate For Your Community at Work BrazoriaCorinne Chin • Patrick Lee • Amy Padnani • Sisi Wei Newsgathering With Empathy LibertyAnh Do • Sam Levin • Nina Porciuncula • Judy Tong

11:00am CDT

Media Law in the Age of Trump Fort Bend

12:30pm CDT

ELP Presents BuzzFeed Executive Lunch Salon Invitation OnlyNissa Booker • Summer Anne Burton • Victor Limjoco

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ELP Presents Gannett Executive Salon Invitation OnlyMizell Stewart III • James Ku • Leezel Tanglao Covering the Muslim Community MontgomerySharaf Mowjood • Fauzeya Rahman • Mizanur Rahman • Anam Siddiq How to Build Sources and Maintain Relationships Fort BendKenny Choi • Michelle Ye Hee Lee • Nomaan Merchant • Roger Yu • Bloomberg BNA Changing the Game of Racial Ignorance Toward Asians in Media: Learning from the WEEI Incident BrazoriaJonathan Choe • Christian Fauria • Shirley Leung • Michele Steele • ESPN

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How I Got the Story MontgomeryAmy Brittain • Shern-Min Chow • Nicole Dungca • Sally Ho North and South Korea: From the Olympics to Families Divided Fort BendIndira Lakshmanan • Chang Lee • Laura Elizabeth Pohl Staying Objective When Politics Hit Close to Home BrazoriaWeijia Jiang • Jaweed Kawleem • Pavni Mittal • Pia Sarkar

5:30pm CDT

Story Slam Houston IEvelyn Hsu • Daphne Kwok • Kyung Lah • Reena Ninan • SAG-AFTRA

6:30pm CDT

Silent Auction Houston IIIMillerCoors

7:00pm CDT

2018 Gala Scholarship and Awards Banquet Houston IV-VII

9:15pm CDT

AAJA Annual Karaoke Night Houston Foyer