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AAJA Invites Creators of Color to Represent! at #AAJA19, Featuring Screening and Panel with George Takei

ATLANTA, Ga. — The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) will host an all-day training event for creators of color on Aug. 3, 2019, to increase the representation of diverse storytellers and content-makers in entertainment and news media. The event, “Represent!”, is a celebration of diversity, inclusion and emerging stories and storytellers. Leading media professionals of … Continue reading AAJA Invites Creators of Color to Represent! at #AAJA19, Featuring Screening and Panel with George Takei

Member News: April 2019 Roundup

   Kathy Ishizuka (AAJA-New York) has been named to FOLIO’s Top Women in Media 2019. As Executive Editor of School Library Journal, an award-winning national publication, she has spearheaded a range of initiatives—from an annual awards program and a string of digital projects to special print issues dedicated to key topics facing educators—in addition to leading … Continue reading Member News: April 2019 Roundup

Yung AAJA Fellowship Panel

Yung AAJA presents a webinar on how to land fellowships — and how to make the most of the fellowship experience after you’re named a fellow. Yung AAJA digital committee head Beena Raghavendran will be moderating a panel featuring Corinne Chin, a Seattle Times video editor and AAJA Seattle president, and Samira Sadeque, a New … Continue reading Yung AAJA Fellowship Panel

Announcing the 2019 ELP Directors, Trainers and Speakers

AAJA’S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ELP) IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS WHO CAN LEAD IN UNCERTAIN TIMES AND BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR JOURNALISM. In today’s changing media landscape, it is vital that leaders are equipped for addressing the responsibilities and challenges of serving our increasingly diverse and cross-cultural world. The program … Continue reading Announcing the 2019 ELP Directors, Trainers and Speakers

Member News: March 2019 Roundup

Leezel Tanglao (AAJA-New York) has received a non-residential fellowship with the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri, Columbia for the 2019-2020 year. She is developing a tool that will help provide a more objective, actionable and holistic view into how a news story impacts the community. Follow Leezel on Twitter at @leezeltanglao.           Lee … Continue reading Member News: March 2019 Roundup

Member News: February 2019 Roundup

MEET THE STAFF FOR 2019 Voices has selected its 2019 staff for the upcoming AAJA National Convention in Atlanta, GA from July 31-August 4. These journalists will volunteer their time to mentor, edit and coach Voices student participants in the months prior to the convention, as well as alongside the students on site. The mission … Continue reading Member News: February 2019 Roundup

Apply for Media Institute 2019

RAISE YOUR VOICE: SIGN UP FOR THE 2019 CKA MEDIA TRAINING The media needs more diverse sources. Are you one of them? Join the CKA Media Training, presented by AAJA Media Institute, on Saturday, April 13, 2019 in New York City. AAJA is proud to partner with the Council of Korean Americans, who will host a reception for all … Continue reading Apply for Media Institute 2019

Member News: January 2019 Roundup

Lison Joseph (AAJA-Philadelphia) was recently recruited by The Philadelphia Inquirer to be their deputy business editor. He was hired from The Dallas Morning News where he was an assistant business editor, working with a team of reporters who wrote about the fastest-growing sectors of the Dallas-Fort Worth economy. He started his career as a city reporter at The Times of India. Lison … Continue reading Member News: January 2019 Roundup

Apply for Voices 2019

WASHINGTON, DC — The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the world premiere of Sky Blossom: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation on November 11, 2020. Sky Blossom, named by Variety as one of the top 25 Awards Season contenders for 2021, is a raw, candid look at the 24.5 million teens and twenty-somethings caring for a veteran parent … Continue reading Apply for Voices 2019

Apply Today for JCamp 2019

The Asian American Journalists Association joins our Asia Chapter (AAJA-Asia) in expressing serious concerns about the arrest of Haze Fan, a Chinese-national working for Bloomberg News in Beijing, and asks for Chinese authorities to be transparent of the charges against Fan and to ensure that her rights to legal assistance are upheld. Fan has been missing … Continue reading Apply Today for JCamp 2019