The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) will hold elections for the positions of President, Vice President for Broadcast and Treasurer. Candidates elected to these volunteer positions begin their two-year terms on January 1, 2013. AAJA members get to meet the remaining candidates for vice president for broadcast and treasurer: Niala K. Boodhoo and Gautham V. Nagesh, respectively. Audio archive of the May 16 Meet the Candidates for President forum will be posted soon. Click here for candidate statements and election information. AAJA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional and educational organization with over 1,400 members across the United States and in Asia. Founded in 1981, AAJA has been at the forefront of change in the journalism industry. AAJA's mission is to provide a means of association ... Continue reading →
by Steve Myers Published May 18, 2012 2:36 pm CNBC | Forbes Washington Post Co. chairman Don Graham, who sits on Facebook’s board of directors, has added about $31 million to his fortune of $500 million with Friday’s IPO. That counts the 770,000 shares of restricted stock he owns outright as of May 1, as reported by Forbes’ Jeff Bercovici. When the rest of his shares vest in April 2013, Graham will have 1 million shares; the CNBC live tracker shows the total take-home value of those shares at $40-41 million. Except he’s not going to take it home. He told Bercovici: I won’t sell any Facebook shares as long as I’m on the board. When I leave, all my Facebook shares will be donated ... Continue reading →
The seventh annual Exxxotica convention will jam the Miami Beach Convention Center Friday through Sunday with more than 8,000 sex-industry performers and their fans. South Florida resident Leena Sky is a little of both, but not at all what you may expect from a porn actress. On Monday night, Leena, who asked to be identified only by her professional name, completed her fifth hardcore film since taking her tentative first steps into adult entertainment a few months ago with live webcam performances from her Coral Springs home. Her resume comes with references to Naked.com, Bang Bros., and the Cheetah strip club in Pompano Beach. When she is not making porn or stripping, she has another life as a 33-year-old mother of two preschoolers who earns ... Continue reading →