The Asian American communities reporter, Jeong Park (left), and a photo editor working with feature sections, Calvin Alagot (right), of the L.A. Times speak with students at the ‘Hear us’ conference that Marissa Ding (center), the VP of Logistics for USC’s chapter of Asian American Journalists Association, moderated. (Photo by Jason Goode)LA Times journalists Calvin Alagot and Jeong Park spoke to the USC Asian American Journalists Association as part of Annenberg’s weeklong “Hear Us” conference. Alagot, a photo editor, and Park, an Asian American communities reporter at the LA Times, led a conversation on objectivity, trauma and reporting on Asian communities in the newsroom. As the panel reflected on the traumatic event, Alagot spoke about steps the LA Times took to improve coverage. The discussion was part of “Hear Us,” conference recently organized by the Annenberg Cross Cultural Association hosting events for the National Associations of Black, Hispanic and Asian Journalists in Annenberg.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 14, 2023 01:26 UTC