AAJA Publications

2010 AAJA Annual Financial Report

With your help AAJA weathered the 2009 economic downturn and returned to financial health in 2010 ending with net income of $272,729, a big turnaround from 2009. DOWNLOAD REPORT (PDF)

2007 Focus Project

A new survey commissioned by AAJA shows that Asian American journalists generally are positive about their profession, but worried about how media consolidation may affect their future in it. They have mixed feelings about how much impact they have had on diversity in the stories their news organization covers and in their newsrooms. They have considerable interest in improving their skills and acquiring new ones. The study, funded by a grant from the World Journal, was conducted by Professor Stephen K. Doig, Knight Chair in Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Results from the study were announced at the 19th Annual National Convention in the Miami, FL.
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Media Access Handbook

At the 2005 National Convention held in August in the Twin Cities, AAJA launched a national Media Access project to provide workshops where professional journalists coach nonprofit organizations on how to get their news in the news. Participants who don't have much experience dealing with media have a chance to learn what makes an effective news release, how to pitch a story and/or how to do a television interview.
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2005 Focus Project

A recent study commissioned by AAJA indicates that Asian American coverage in newspapers improves with more Asian Americans in the newsroom. Results from the study were announced at the 17th Annual National Convention in the Twin Cities, MN.
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All-American: How to Cover Asian America

An updated stylebook for journalists covering Asian Americans and Asian American issues. Also offers tips on how to cover Asian Americans and Asian American issues. (PUBLISHED JULY 2000; UPDATED JUNE 17, 2002).
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DateLine AAJA

Dateline AAJA is the quarterly newsletter of the Asian American Journalists Association.
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Surveying Asian Americans: Challenges, Current Practice, Solutions

A report jointly sponsored by AAJA and the Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada-Reno. This study looks at whether Asian American representation in poll results is proportional with their representation in U.S. society. This study also examines what types of questions about Asian Americans are being asked, in what language poll questions are asked, and whose voices are answering those questions. Finally, this study looks at the reasons behind these practices with interviews with researchers at polling organizations. (PUBLISHED AUGUST 2003)
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Asian Male Broadcasters on TV: Where Are They?

A study by the USC Annenberg School for Communication report for AAJA. The study analyzed the participation of Asian males in broadcasting historically; examined the major TV markets in the U.S. and determine the number of Asians in on-air positions and the gender breakdown; and evaluated the reasons for the apparent low percentages of Asian males on-air through interviews with station managers and news directors and journalism educators. (PUBLISHED AUGUST 2002)
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Asian Americans in Newsroom Management: A Survey of TV and Newspaper Managers

The Medill-AAJA study, Asian Americans in Newsroom Management: A Survey of TV and Newspaper Managers, was conducted by Medill researchers Larry Stuelpnagel and Cynthia Linton and attempted to shed light on why Asian Americans are so under-represented in TV and newspaper management ranks, and to provide recommendations on how to correct the problem.
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