Office Assistant
The position of AAJA National Office Assistant has been filled.
Other
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The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) was founded in 1981 by a few Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) journalists. Within the next few years, AAJA began hosting panel discussions for members.
AAJA joins UNITY: Journalists of Color in Atlanta, Georgia for its first conference focusing on people of color and diversity in the newsroom.
AAJA was honored with the Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism by the University of Missouri for its contributions to the industry.
AAJA named the championship trophy for its annual photo competition after the late New York Times photojournalist Dith Pran. The names of each recipient are engraved on the trophy.
The organization marks its 25th year anniversary hosting celebrations in New York, Texas and Los Angeles to kick off a $2 million endowment campaign for programs.
AAJA presented the 2008 Media Champion Award by the Asian Community Mental Health Services for "challenging misinformation and stereotypes in media coverage around the Virginia Tech tragedy and helping to present mental distress as a human and commonplace experience."