Asia Writes

04 August 2011

ABS-CBN is in the business of producing world-class entertainment, news and information programs and in the continuous adoption of breakthrough technology to deliver these to its audiences not just in the Philippines, but globally.

Driven by its passionate commitment to bold innovation, ABS-CBN is leading the change in the country’s media landscape with its depth of creative talent and breadth of platforms.

Blog Writer/Blogger – Myx.PH (for Creative Programs, Inc.)

(National Capital Reg - Quezon City)

Responsibilities:

# To be the partner of MYXPH.com in providing current content that fit the brand, MYX
# To write about events, products, albums and post content on MYXPH.com as urgent as possible so as to maintain the freshness of content
# To write about current music and media news, express opinion, investigate issues, and open discussion among readers
# To write and promote about MYX events and MYX-sponsored events
# To establish and maintain working relationships with record labels, artists, managers, concert and event promoters, public relations managers, and the like
# To write headlines, subheads, captions, and blurbs as necessary
# To monitor and post content in all of MYX's social networking sites and Internet forums and blogs
# To monitor given budget for transportation, communication, and other necessary purchases
# To perform other tasks necessary in the performance of his/her duties

Requirements:

# Male/Female
# At least 21-25 years old
# College graduate of Communication Arts or Journalism
# Be highly creative and imaginative
# Have good written and interpersonal skills
# Be able to work under pressure
# Have an eye for detail
# Work well in a team and with a range of creative people
# Be able to work under pressure and manage workloads effectively
# Be highly self-motivated and well organized
# Knows how to edit video/computer skills

Contact Information:

For submissions: apply here

Website: http://www.myxph.com/

13 July 2011

Deadline: 24 July 2011

PARTICIPATE IN FOUR CONTESTS, WIN MILLIONS OF RUPIAH IN PRIZES: A 32-inch LCD TV, free subscription to The Jakarta Post newspaper, dozens of flashdisks, dozens of dining vouchers, hundreds of blog IMO T-shirts and pins, and other merchandise.

WRITING contest jury: Former journalist and now film director JOKO ANWAR

CONTESTS:

1. WRITING Contest: Open blogIMO (http://imo.thejakartapost.com) and create an IMO account. Write any story with a maximum of 15 sentences, or visit the IMO booth and write anything you like in IMO for 30 minutes, post on our blog, and send the link of your story to thejakartapost@yahoo.co.id. First 10 contestants will win flashdisks. (No porn, insulting, unethical, abusive, slanderous or offensive stories). This writing contest starts now, Monday July 11 to July 24!

2. TWEET Contest: Visit IMO booth, find a scrabble word, build from it and tweet it as much as possible, mentioning @blogIMO. Also don’t forget to follow @blogIMO. First 10 contestants will win mugs.

3. PHOTO Contest: Visit the IMO booth, open blog IMO and express your impression of IMO in three words on paper provided by IMO sales promotion people. Take a picture of yourself with these words and post it on your IMO account. We will help you register with IMO. First 10 contestants will win tumblers

4. ANGRY BIRD Contest: Participants will compete every 5 minutes in the IMO booth. First 10 contestants will T-shirts.

INFO: Maya Elektrika: 021-5300476, thejakartapost@yahoo.co.id

Contact Information:

For inquiries: Maya Elektrika at 021-5300476 or thejakartapost@yahoo.co.id

For submissions: http://imo.thejakartapost.com

Website: http://imo.thejakartapost.com

03 June 2011

Deadline: 20 June 2011

The Iligan Chamber launches the MyIligan Blogging contest to encourage bloggers to promote Iligan City to the world. This is part of its image building campaign to reverse the negative perception that Iligan City is a dangerous place.

Contest Mechanics

1. The contest is open to all Iligan based Bloggers.

2. Contest will run from June 1 – June 20, 2011.

3. Announcement of winners will be made on the culmination activity of the ICT Month which will be on the 4th week of June.

4. Blog entry shall be about Iligan promoting it as a tourist or investment destination highlighting its arts, culture and/or its strategic advantages.

5. Contestants may submit only one entry.

6. The organizer reserves the right to reject entries that are incomplete or that contain inappropriate information.

7. Blog posts must have a minimum of 300 words or a maximum of 500 words.

8. Blog entry must be accompanied by a maximum of two images. Images must not exceed 500 pixels.

9. Accompanying images must not in anyway violate any intellectual right. By submitting a blog as a contest entry, contestant certifies that it is his/her original work and that the same does not currently exist in any other publication, website or blog.

10. All contest entries will be subject to shortlisting and will be submitted to for evaluation by a panel of judges.

11. Evaluation of entries will be based on the following criteria:

* Content - 25%
* Organization – 25%
* Relevance - 25%
* Accuracy - 25%

13. The Decision of the panel of judges will be final.

To Join

To participate in the contest, a blog entry must be posted in the contestant’s blog and link back to this post (http://www.maayongiligan.com/2011/05/myiligan-blogging-contest/) using “Submitted as an entry to the My Iligan Blogging Contest” as anchor text. Place this at the bottom of your entry.

Leave a comment on that blog post to with your name, valid email address and your blog entry url.

Prizes:

First Prize - P2,000.00 Cash Prize

plus

* 1 year Free Domain Name
* Business Plan Webhosting
* 1 gig space
* 20 gig data transfer

Second Prize - P1,200.00 Cash Prize

plus

* 1 year Free Domain Name
* Professional Plan Webhosting
* 500 mb space
* 10 gig data transfer

Third Prize – P 800 Cash Prize

plus

* 1 year Free Domain Name
* Personal Plan Webhosting
* 200 mb space
* 4 gig data transfer

Contact Information:

For inquiries: click here

Website: http://www.maayongiligan.com

30 May 2011

Deadline: 7 June 2011

MightyLaws.in is a student run multi-author Blog, created with the motive of simplifying the complex laws and explaining them to readers without legal jargon and ensuring a better understanding of legal do’s and don’ts among masses. With the same purpose Blog Post Writing Competition, 2011 is being organized. It has been sponsored by Westlaw India.

In this competition participants are expected to simplify any Provision, Statute or Indian Law in a form of article/post in maximum 1500 words and mail it to us- participate[at]mightylaws[dot]in. Quality articles will be published within three days of submission. There are three cash awards for the best entries-

Reader’s Choice Award- The winner will be chosen by the readers by clicking the Facebook ‘like’ button below the post. The entry with maximum number of likes will bag the award. The Award money is Rs. 10,000.

Sponsor’s Choice Award- The winner will be picked up by the Sponsor of the competition -Westlaw India. The Award money is Rs. 10,000.

Jury’s Choice Award- The winner will be chosen by a distinguished panel of Judges. The Award money is Rs. 10,000.

The beauty of the whole competition is that you can send any number of entries you want. Apart from handsome cash awards the winner will be given a certificate too.

This will serve as a platform for active law student’s and law professional’s participation in increasing legal awareness and contributing their due to the society. Provisions, Statute or Indian Laws explained in easy English by the participants and published at MightyLaws.in shall serve as free source of legal knowledge for laymen.

To encourage variety and allowing wide scope to participants to express themselves, no topics or subjects have been given. The field of Law is vast and restricting the competition to few law subjects will defeat the very object of this competition.

The last date of mailing your entries is- May 31st June 7, 2011.

It’s time to buckle up and give your best to the articles. It’s time to tell the country that Law is not a web of complexity but easy to understand and simple. People ought to know what sort of law governs them. Spreading legal awareness is the need of the day!

Contact Information:

For inquiries: participate[at]mightylaws[dot]in

For submissions: participate[at]mightylaws[dot]in

Website: http://www.mightylaws.in

23 May 2011

Deadline: 31 August 2011

TEMA :

a. Keberadaan PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia di Indonesia (dalam konteks pendatang baru sebagai produsen sepeda motor merek India di Indonesia)

b. PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia dengan infrastrukturnya (pabrik perakitan, SDM terlatih, mekanik handal dan lainnya) dalam konteks bisnis jangka panjang di Indonesia

c. PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia dengan konsumen (dalam konteks memberi kepuasan pada konsumen dalam segi pelayanan di dealer, yakni 3 S ; meliputi sales/penjualan, service/bengkel, spareparts/suku cadang, serta zero complain)

d. Kehandalan (performa, teknologi, fitur dan konsumsi BBM) sepeda motor PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia, khususnya TVS Tormax 150 cc

KRITERIA & BOBOT PENILAIAN

1. Ide: bersifat orisinal, mengandung unsur kreativitas

2. Fakta: kelengkapan dari sebuah data yang valid,meningkatkan citra perusahaan

3. Struktur: teknik penulisan yang sistematis tidak berbelit-belit,kecakapan mengolah berita

4. Bahasa: pemakaian bahasa yang mudah dipahami menurut host style autoblogger masing-masing (tidak memuat SARA atau provokatif)

5. Gaya Bahasa: menarik, enak dibaca (tidak memuat SARA atau provokatif)

Note: Kriteria penilaian memiliki bobot masing-masing yang totalnya menjadi 100%)

PESERTA LOMBA

1. Autobloggers Indonesia

PERSYARATAN :

1. Peserta adalah autobloggers Indonesia

2. Tema Lomba : PRODUK MOTOR TVS . Karya tulis yang diikutsertakan dalam lomba harus mengacu pada tema yang telah ditentukan oleh panitia dan dapat lebih dari satu tulisan

3. Karya penulisan sudah pernah dimuat di web blog masing-masing periode : 21 Mei sampai 31 Agustus 2011

4. Autoblogger wajib mengisi lengkap dan mengirimkan formulir pendaftaran sebagai bukti keikutsertaan pada saat pengiriman hasil karya melalui email. Formulir pendaftaran ini dapat dikirimkan satu kali saja pada saat pengiriman hasil karya penulisan diemail pertama kali.

5. Hasil karya belum pernah dilombakan sebelumnya dalam lomba sejenis

6. Hasil karya akan menjadi milik PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia dan sepenuhnya mutlak dapat digunakan oleh PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia tanpa pemberitahuan sebelumnya

7. Keputusan Dewan Juri tidak dapat diganggu gugat dan tidak diadakan komunikasi / konfirmasi tentang hasil akhir penjurian

8. Hasil keputusan Dewan Juri akan diinformasikan kepada pemenang

9. Peserta lomba wajib menginformasikan hasil karya link penulisannya kepada panitia penyelenggara lomba, dan dikirim ke email : nurlida.fatmikasari@tvsmotor.co.id dan tvs.blogkompetisi@gmail.com

Dengan judul email : Lomba Tulis Blog - PRODUK MOTOR TVS

Dengan menyertakan dalam email :

- Formulir pendaftaran yang sudah di isi lengkap sebagai bukti keikutsertaan lomba tulis blog
- Link hasil karya
- Copy identitas yang masih berlaku (SIM/KTP) dalam format jpg

10. Format Penulisan :

1. Isi tulisan harus sesuai dengan tema yang ditentukan

2. Tulisan dapat berupa news, feature, in depth reporting, artikel opini

3. Tulisan adalah hasil karya sendiri dan tidak/belum pernah diikutsertakan dalam lomba atau sayembara penulisan lain

Petunjuk Tambahan

1. Informasi lebih lanjut dapat menghubungi :

Ibu Nurlida Fatmikasari (Mieke) – Head of Corporate Communications
Telp: 021-30020570
Fax: 021-30020576
HP: 0818-07890309
Email: nurlida.fatmikasari@tvsmotor.co.id

2. Pengumuman pemenang pada hari 16 September 2011

3. Hasil keputusan penilaian tim juri adalah mutlak, tidak dapat diganggu gugat dan tidak diadakan komunikasi/konfirmasi tentang hasil akhir penjurian

4. Seluruh naskah tulisan yang diterima panitia, tidak dapat dikembalikan

HADIAH & PENGHARGAAN

LOMBA TULIS AUTOBLOGGERS

A. Juara 1

Uang tunai Rp 10 juta (sepuluh juta rupiah) , trophy dan piagam penghargaan

B. Juara 2

Uang tunai Rp 7 juta (tujuh juta rupiah) trophy dan piagam penghargaan

C. Juara 3

Uang tunai Rp 5 juta (lima juta rupiah) trophy dan piagam penghargaan

Download registration form >>

Contact Information:

For inquiries: nurlida.fatmikasari@tvsmotor.co.id

For submissions: nurlida.fatmikasari@tvsmotor.co.id

Website: http://tvsmotor.co.id/

17 May 2011

Deadline: 17 July 2011

Dalam rangka menyambut hari kemerdekaan RI tanggal 17 Agustus mendatang. Moxercity menyelenggarakan kontes menulis blog atau esai dengan judul "DAMPAK POSITIF JEJARING SOSIAL BAGI PENDIDIKAN" berhadiah Rp. 500.000,- persyaratan :


1. Kontes dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok umur

a. Remaja : 13tahun s/d 20 th

b. Umum : 20 th s/d 60 th

2. Warga negara Indonesia dan berdomisili di Indonesia.

3. Peserta harus sebagai member MOXERCITY.com.

4. Peserta yang mengikuti lomba harus mengisi data sesuai denganKTP, atau kartu Identitas yang lain.

5.Karya tulis harus diupload di menu 'Blog', sehingga nantinya karya tulis akan muncul di menu magazine. Jangan lupa untuk mencantumkan teks "PESERTA LOMBA REMAJA' untuk peserta
kelompok remaja, dan "PESERTA LOMBA UMUM" untuk peserta kontes kelompok umum.

6.Karya tulis akan dinilai berdasarkan pooling dan berdasarkan pengamatan juri.

7.Penyerahan karya tulis akan ditutup pada tanggal 17 Juli 2011

8. Hadiah harus diambil ke base camp MOXERCITY bagi pemenang kontes yang berasal dari Mojokerto dan sekitar.

9. Bagi pemenang di luar kota hadiah akan dikirim.

10. Pengumuman akan diumumkan di MOXERCITY.com

Untuk info lebih lanjut bisa menghubungi sekretariat Moxercity.

Jl. Muria 3/2 Mojokerto, telp. 083854626537

Contact Information:

For inquiries: call tel. 083854626537

For submissions: sign up here

Website: http://www.moxercity.com/

19 April 2011

Deadline: 15 May 2011

In My Opinion (IMO) bog is offering a great prize for the best entry in a blogging contest organized by The Jakarta Post public blog, IMO, and sponsored by Acer.

Up for grabs: 1 Notebook Aspire AS4253

What we are looking for: Pick your best story, picture caption, cartoon, or video you have produced, and post it to IMO.


How to submit:

1) Post your best piece to your IMO blog account. For non-members, please register at http://imo.thejakartapost.com/wp-signup.php

2) Copy and paste the following sentence into your blog entry either before or after your story: “This blog post is my submission to the IMO blogging contest”

3) Don’t forget to email us your full name, address, phone number and link to your blog post. Mail these details to thejakartapost@yahoo.co.id with the subject heading “IMO blogging contest“.

Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2011.

For further information, please email us at thejakartapost@yahoo.co.id, follow @blogIMO

Contact Information:

For inquiries: thejakartapost@yahoo.co.id

For submissions: click here

Website: http://imo.thejakartapost.com/

03 April 2011

FREELANCE BLOGGERS - ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH

Advocates for Youth is hiring a number of freelance bloggers to write on various reproductive justice- and human rights-related topics, including but not limited to:

- Comprehensive sex education and abstinence-only-until marriage programs

- Abortion rights in the U.S. and across the world

- Stereotypes and portrayals of sex, sexuality, and gender in pop culture (film, television, music, etc.)

- LGBT rights in the U.S. and across the world

- Contraceptive access and HIV/AIDS services in communities of need

Your writing will be featured on Amplify (http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org), an online community and blogging platform visited by over one million people in 2010. Amplify is a youth-driven community dedicated to changing society's dysfunctional approach to sex, sexuality, and sexual health. Accordingly, we are looking for bloggers that know how to write with verve, passion, and conviction in order to inspire their readers to social action.

In addition, we are looking for bloggers who can:

- Demonstrate a clear commitment to reproductive justice and sexual health advocacy

- Meet tight editing and publication deadlines
- Write with a strong editorial voice (think opinion-driven and investigation-driven pieces as opposed to academic prose)

- Write thoughtfully on a specific area of expertise, or else on a broad variety of topics

- Be willing to write on topics that are assigned to them, and respond quickly to current events

Finally, freelance bloggers should know -- or at least be willing to learn -- the ins and outs of grassroots online marketing and cross-posting: in this position you will be responsible for promoting your writing on popular websites, blogs, online newspapers and magazines, and other venues.

This is a remote position. Freelance bloggers will be paid per article/blog post.

Organizational Description

Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and promoting policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health. Since 1980, Advocates has been providing information, training, and advocacy to youth, youth-serving organizations, policy makers, and the media in the United States and internationally. Advocates' philosophy of Rights.Respect.Responsibility.® informs all its work. The organization promotes youth rights to sexual health information and services, models youth-adult partnerships in all its efforts, and holds society responsible for its role in providing youth with the tools they need to make responsible decisions about their sexual health.

How to apply

Please send a cover letter, resume, two writing samples, and a short explanation of the topics that you are interested in writing about to nikki@advocatesforyouth.org.

More information here.

28 February 2011

Deadline: 1 May 2011

Kampanye 'Step Up Generation'

Dalam rangka kampanye 'Step Up Generation' yang digelar pada 4 Februari – 1 Mei 2010, PT Sony Indonesia menggelar Lomba Karya Tulis bagi generasi muda dan para peserta 'Step Up Leader' dengan tema umum: 'Step Up Generation; Better Future is in Our Hand'.

Karya tulis harus mencerminkan makna penyelenggaraan kampanye 'Step Up Generation' www.sony.co.id/myvaio, yakni bagaimana generasi muda, dengan dipelopori oleh 'Step Up Leader' selalu optimis melangkah maju menyongsong masa depan yang lebih baik. Generasi muda inilah yang disebut 'Step Up Generation'.

Dengan terus berkembangnya teknologi khususnya mobile computing PC, generasi muda kini memiliki sarana yang lebih baik untuk berkomunikasi, mengakses informasi, mengembangkan kreativitas dan mewujudkan masa depan. Dengan teknologi mobile computing PC dari Sony yang ada saat ini, khususnya yang dimiliki VAIO Seri YB, masa depan yang lebih baik terletak di tangan generasi muda itu sendiri, dimana pun ia merancangnya.

Tema Khusus:

1. Tema khusus: "VAIO Seri YB dengan desain penuh gaya siap mewujudkan kreativitas dan optimisme generasi muda."
2. Karya tulis mengandung unsur-unsur yang merupakan fitur utama VAIO Seri YB, seperti 'mobilitas', 'ringan', 'motion gesture', 'desain penuh gaya', atau pun 'warna-warni';

Peserta:

1. Generasi muda, laki-laki atau perempuan
2. WNI, usia 18 – 23 tahun
3. Berdomisili di wilayah Republik Indonesia
4. Memiliki blog pribadi
5. Menjadi fan dari laman Sony Indonesia di facebook

Ketentuan Lomba Karya Tulis

1. Karya tulis memuat tema khusus di atas
2. Karya tulis telah dipublikasikan di blog pribadi dan atau dimuat di laman facebook pribadi pada kurun waktu 4 Februari – 1 Mei 2011
3. Peserta diminta dan wajib mengirimkan bukti karya tulis yang sudah dimuat dengan mengrimkan link tulisan yang dimaksud
4. Karya tulis adalah asli karya sendiri, tidak sedang diikutsertakan dalam lomba sejenis, dan diunggah paling lambat tanggal 1 Mei 2011 pukul 23.59 WIB.
5. Di masa selanjutnya, sekiranya karya tulis terbukti mencontek karya milik orang lain, PT Sony Indonesia berhak membatalkan kemenangan dan pemenang diharuskan mengembalikan hadiah yang sudah diterima.
6. PT Sony Indonesia memiliki hak penuh untuk menentukan pemenang, mendokumentasikan dan mempublikasikan karya tulis selama kampanye berlangsung

Hadiah Lomba

2 (dua) orang pemenang lomba karya tulis masing – masing akan mendapatkan hadiah berupa 1 VAIO YB series.

Pengiriman & Pengumuman Hasil Karya

1. Mengirimkan link bukti pemuatan karya tulis via email ke:

Panitia Lomba karya Tulis
'STEP UP GENERATION: BETTER FUTURE IS IN OUR HAND'

DDB Brainstorm
(PR Agency for Sony Indonesia)
Sdr. Rommy Rustami
Senior PR Executive
rommy.rustami@ind.ddb.com

Alamat kantor: DDB Indonesia
Gedung Oleos 1 Lantai 3
Jl. Mampang Prapatan Raya No, 139-B
Jakarta 12740
Tel 7919-4663 Faks 798-1369

2. Email dikirimkan kepada Panitia selambat-lambatnya pada Senin, 2 Mei 2011 pukul 23.59 WIB
3. Email harus menyertakan print screen karya tulis yang dimuat
4. Email harus menyertakan hasil scan KTP, alamat yang lengkap dan jelas disertai kode pos, serta nomor telepon yang dapat dihubungi
5. Pengumuman Pemenang: di www.sony.co.id pada 16 Mei 2011

More information here.

25 February 2011

Reply to: gigs-jkjgx-2230721791@craigslist.org

Blogger needed for Buddhist gift website. 2 to 3 posts a week, must be able to write in the "voice" of the website. We are looking for someone with a sharp wit, words of wisdom, and a gentle style. Please send samples.

Compensation: $10 a post

More information here.

23 February 2011

Reply to: gigs-adntq-2229178576@craigslist.org

Looking for bloggers for a website dedicated to Asian entertainment. Topics include Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Asian American entertainment, issues and events. A focus on TV and movie entertainment a big plus. Respond with writing samples. We're located in NYC, but you can work remotely from anywhere.

Location: Anywhere

Compensation: $15 per blog post

More information here.

18 February 2011

Bankrate is a global leading financial product information aggregator. The head office is located in North Palm Beach, Florida. Over 30 year experiences, Bankrate’s rate data research offering is unique in its depth and breadth. Bankrate continually surveys approximately 5,600 financial institutions in all 50 states in America, 10 provinces in Canada and 36 provinces in China. Through its flagship website, Bankrate provide clear, objective and comprehensive financial product information and more then 190 types of personal finance calculators to consumers to help them make informed financial decisions. The financial product information covers mortgages, car loan and personal loans, credit cards, money market accounts, certificates of deposit.

Work Location: CBD-GuoMao

Responsibilities:

1.Be in charge of daily content update,operation and promotion of Bankrate’s BBS, blog and micro-blog;
2.Be in charge of the planning and implementation of Bankrate’s BBS blog and micro-blog with sound PV tracking and Monitoring;
3.Developing and maintaining the relationship with other big portal website and industry vertical website blog promoter;
4.Bringing sound and considerable PV and vistors into Bankrate’s website through effective promotion channels and methods.

Requirements:

1.University degree in Finance, media or Chinese writing;
2.Be expertise in the product features and operation model, and be very familiar with the network community language; BBS, blog and micro-blog and SNS;
3.Sensitive with the latest news; be good at editing and reporting hot news sharing with web netizens;
4.Boasting rich website promotion resources is a plus;
5.Over 2 years of working experience in blog editor field;

Apply here.

29 January 2011

Writer / Editor / Blogger

Looking for an experienced content writer, who can write and edit web content, edit PR's, do site and article submission, forum posting, blog commenting, and social bookmarking.

Location: Cebu

Start: February 2011

Type: Full Time

Email: Anna at job@aaacbc.com

More information here.

26 January 2011

Dates: 19 - 20 March 2011 at The Room, QC
Contact: judecartalabaonline@gmail.com

Called WWW - What to Write on the Web: A Writing Workshop that Works, the 2-day event will feature a series of talks on how to effectively communicate through blogs as well as the impact of online writing on today's generation and ways to profit from such activity.

Only 30 slots will be allocated for the workshop. For more information, send an e-mail to judecartalabaonline@gmail.com or contact (63915) 910-9015.

Facilitators: Jude Cartalaba, Lizza Villanueva, Alex Lacson, Aileen Santos, Pia Nazareno-Acevedo, Ulysses King, Chun Valencia, and Gerum Quiming

More information here.

19 January 2011

We need a few more bloggers to write a short review for our new product to improve SEO.

If you are a blogger, kindly send the following to my mailbox pkm801206@yahoo.com. Details will be provided.

1. Blog's URL
2. Contact details including telephone numbers and valid email address

Payment: RM15 per post

p/s: Malay Bloggers welcome

Apply here.

14 January 2011

Date: 26 February 2011



A most wanted list of Asian Pacific Islander American bloggers from across the country will participate in BANANA 2 on February 26, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the back lot of CBS Studios in Studio City, Calif.

Register at http://www.banana-2.com/register/

BANANA 2 is a follow-up to the inaugural convening in Nov. 2009 co-hosted by Lac Su, author of I Love Yous Are For White People (HarperCollins, 2009) and Steve Nguyen, a television/film producer and head of the ChannelAPA.com's Los Angeles division, who enlisted the help of a small group of bloggers and community activists to produce an event highlighting and amplifying the online voices of Asian Americans.

“We are excited to have a talented group of established and up-and-coming bloggers from the APIA community at this second annual gathering to share their voices, knowledge, endeavors and visions with others – bloggers and non-bloggers, APIAs and non-APIAs,” said Su. “All of the bloggers expected to attend have unique views of their own community, and will share their progression as an APIA blogger.”

The conference will provide an opportunity for bloggers and their readers to build a stronger community by beginning conversations and building relationships beyond the conference. Conference panels will include topics on using blogs and social media to create meaningful social change, working with businesses and corporations and defining the role of Asian American bloggers.

The first gathering featured bloggers from Angry Asian Man, Minority Militant, 8Asians, Neaato (Network of Entertaining Asian American Talent), Hyphen Magazine, Mochi Magazine, Channel APA, Bicoastal Bitchin’, AArising, Antisocial Ladder, Nikkei View, VisualizAsian, Kimchi Mamas, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, DVAN (Diasporic Vietnamese American Network), bigWOWO, and Sepia Mutiny.

Conference admission is $20 per person. Participants will be able to register online at http://banana-2.com/ now until Feb. 25, 2011. A complete schedule of panels and presenters will be announced in late Jan. 2011.

A list of articles, posts, photos and video related to last year’s gathering is available at the end of Gil Asakawa’s blog post at http://goo.gl/CwKdu. You can connect with BANANA 2 at http://facebook.com/banana2.event and at http://twitter.com/Banana2_Event.

More information here.

06 January 2011

Would you be interested in writing occasional blogs about Israel/Palestine for JNews?

Some of you already know about JNews as a media project that attempts to affect mainstream British media's coverage of Israel/Palestine from a perspective of human rights and justice.

We have finished our pilot phase and are now planning to expand to include, among other things, a journalists' tour to Israel/Palestine, a Democratic Audit of Israel and a Bloggers Corner on the website.

Bloggers Corner: As you know the JNews website already carries some original news items, analysis and commentary by experts.

We are now planning to start a bloggers corner in which Palestinian and Israeli bloggers and activists - whether in Israel/Palestine or in other countries - can provide their insight into Israeli and Palestinian politics, representations and realities. The idea is to bring local alternative voices to life in English, in the UK.

We can pay a fee of GBP 75 per completed blog, and will start out by publishing 2-4 blogs per month, growing from there. We also plan to link to other similar projects such as electronicintifada, 972mag and AICnews, and hope to coordinate and crosspost with them. Please note that this is not a 'joint' or 'normalising' project, nor does it advocate a particular political program. Rather it is a platform on which different bloggers can voice their views and perspectives against the voices of occupation and oppression.

We are planning a first meeting for potential bloggers - or other activists who know bloggers / wish to be involved - in London on 12 January, but we will be very glad to accept blogs from people who live in other countries as well.

Please let us know

a) If you would like to be involved in any way

b) If you can attend the 12 January meeting in London

c) If you want to contribute a blog occasionally, and if so, how often (once or twice a month? Once a quarter? Just once?)

d) If you know other activists or bloggers who might want to contribute

The material we are looking for includes political analysis that is linked to human rights or social justice discourse. We don't need information on violations that are already reported elsewhere, or information with no political context – most mainstream media have no idea what or where Ni'lin or Silwan are and what their significance is, so isolated reports of developments there will add nothing to their understanding of the issues. Rather, we seek analysis and opinion on everyday social developments and on politics behind the scenes, and insight on the realities that are represented in the media.

This can include e.g. descriptions/analysis of

· growing fascism/racism/segregation inside Israeli society and government;

· developments in mechanisms used for oppression by the Israeli government (e.g., new legislation, new enforcement of existing draconian regulations, hostile bureaucracy, police brutality, attacks on human rights defenders etc.);

· internal Palestinian politics of Fatah/PA / Hamas; repression of opposition in Gaza/WB and how this feeds into the broader picture of occupation;

· creeping annexation in the West Bank and the Gaza 'endgame' - in context: how these fit into longer-term prospects for all of Israel/Palestine;

· the experience of political prisoners and their role in Palestinian politics

· politics of nakba memory / role of refugees in Palestinian politics;

· Developments in Palestinian politics inside Israel (1948 Palestinians);

· activism and forms of resistance à repression of activism;

· critique of politics and policies of EU/US/UN/development agencies/ICRC/OECD etc. in Israel/Palestine (but please keep the focus local!);

· activism in/from overseas (from a local perspective)

Even if you feel you can only write one piece about one of these topics (or others) that would be great. If you feel that you can't blog, or that you can't blog in English, JNews will be glad to provide help with editing and translating.

We aim for most our bloggers to be Israeli or Palestinian. However, if others want to contribute pieces, JNews would be glad to post these on its 'Commentary' section, subject to our editors' decisions.

Example of a one-month blog action on activism in a specific area, and what it can be used for:

· A blogger/activist has good connections in the South Hebron Mountains à JNews office writes a data-rich background piece on the history and context of occupation and dispossession in that area à a blogger writes an analysis of forms of oppression / activism there and helps find news, photos and video regarding violations, activism and repression, reporting over a period of a few weeks à the combination of these materials is made available to mainstream correspondents in Jerusalem/Ramallah and to editors/producers in London. Future newsworthy events are covered with links to the original pack.

· This can then feed into other JNews activities: Activists from selected regions/groups will be invited to London and introduced informally to key media people; Journalists visiting Israel/Palestine will be encouraged to visit the same regions/groups.

More information here.

19 December 2010

Reply to: sean@iamaiko.com

AIKO – a rapidly growing contemporary fashion brand (USA) seeks a fashion blogger in TOKYO with experience in blogging and other social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Applicant will be writing for the company blog as well as reaching out to the fashion bloggers on behalf of AIKO. Content will include stories about FASHION , MUSIC, FOOD and ART in TOKYO. Our website is www.iamaiko.com

Location: TOKYO

Compensation: $25 (US) PER APPROVED POST

This is a part-time job.

More information here.

14 December 2010

Deadline: 4 January 2011

Start date: February 1, 2011
Application deadline: January 4, 2011
Education requirements: High school
Languages needed: English
Level of language proficiency: Must have excellent English language skills.
Employment type: Part time, Contract

Description

Voices of Youth needs bloggers!

Voices of Youth is UNICEF's site for young people interested in learning about and taking action on issues affecting their lives. VOY is currently undergoing a redesign to update the site's look and functionality. The new site will emphasize interactivity and dialogue, and will feature posts from youth contributors, UNICEF staff, activists, bloggers, etc. Our target population is young people worldwide who are interested in learning more about issues central to UNICEF's mandate (such as child rights, gender-based issues, education, HIV and AIDS, etc.)

We're looking for 2 part-time bloggers to create original content (primarily print, but video, audio, and visual pieces are welcome) for Voices of Youth. Content can include: position pieces on topics relevant to VOY; interviews with thought-leaders; innovative youth-based initiatives to watch; overviews of new trends or breaking news; interesting photos or videos, etc.

Contracts will start in February for 3 months, with the possibility of extension. Previous blogging experience is not necessary, but you should be an excellent writer and familiar with blogging conventions. People of color and people from countries outside the U.S. are strongly encouraged to apply.

You should:

• Be an excellent writer, with solid research skills and the ability to tell a good story;
• Have interest or experience in one or more of the areas currently highlighted on VOY;
• Be able to commit to roughly 2 to 3 days per week;
• Have excellent time-management and organizational skills;
• Have a solid internet connection and a gmail account;
• Be able to put your own unique spin on other articles/blog posts.

Experience blogging with similar themes is highly desirable, as is past experience as an activist, demonstrated use of social media, and knowledge about key themes in development. We'll work with you along the way, and are flexible regarding working hours and check-ins. UNICEF retains the right to full editorial privileges.

How to apply

Please send an email with the subject line "VOY" to unicef.youth.jobs@gmail.com by January 4, 2011, and include the following:

1. A brief description of why you think you are a good fit, including topics you'd be interested in writing about (please check out the current VOY site at www.unicef.org/voy)

2. Between one and three writing samples, one of which should be a blog entry of no more than 600 words.

3. A resume.

Please note: due to the high volume of responses, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. More information is available at http://www.unicef.org.

More information here.