Month: March 2022

AAJA Media Institute to Conduct Three Community Trainings, In Partnership with The Asian American Foundation

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) will conduct three Media Institute trainings in partnership with The Asian American Foundation (TAAF). After a two-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, Media Institute will conduct three one-day trainings for community leaders to be held in Oakland, California (April 1, 2022), Chicago, Illinois (April 6, 2022) and New York … Continue reading AAJA Media Institute to Conduct Three Community Trainings, In Partnership with The Asian American Foundation

AAJA Urges Newsrooms Not To Perpetuate Xenophobia in COVID-19 Coverage

AAJA’s response to Chicago Sun-Times tweet The Asian American Journalists Association urges newsrooms not to perpetuate xenophobia in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic as anti-Asian violence increases. In a now-deleted tweet that was captured in this screenshot, the Chicago Sun-Times used an image depicting people on a street in Tokyo, Japan, as the preview for … Continue reading AAJA Urges Newsrooms Not To Perpetuate Xenophobia in COVID-19 Coverage

AAJA Announces Paid, One-Year Multimedia Journalism Fellowship with Yahoo

Work with Yahoo News, Yahoo! Finance or TechCrunch as a multimedia journalism fellow AAJA is pleased to announce the AAJA x Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellowship. In this partnership, Yahoo seeks to place one AAJA member in a paid one-year fellowship at Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance or TechCrunch, running from June 6, 2022 to June 2, … Continue reading AAJA Announces Paid, One-Year Multimedia Journalism Fellowship with Yahoo

Meet AAJA’s Spring 2022 Interns

  This month at AAJA-HQ, we welcomed three spring 2022 interns: Anissa Deol, Hayden Park and Preston Ng. The AAJA National Internship Program seeks to provide students an opportunity to develop a journalist’s existing skills and gain new ones as they further their education and work experience. The AAJA Internship Program serves as a pipeline … Continue reading Meet AAJA’s Spring 2022 Interns

Apply for 2022 Internship Grants and ESPN/Sports Task Force Internship

  AAJA offers an ESPN internship and financial support for students who have secured internships Summer internships are on the horizon, and AAJA wants to support our student members who have internships secured – or who are still searching for opportunities. As many scholarship deadlines have closed, AAJA continues to offer internship grants and an … Continue reading Apply for 2022 Internship Grants and ESPN/Sports Task Force Internship

Apply For AAJA’s 2022 Executive Leadership Program (ELP) Cohort By March 25

Professional journalists, apply for this life-changing opportunity to learn and grow as leaders AAJA has opened applications for our 2022 Executive Leadership Program for US and Asia! ELP is our signature program that trains the next executive leaders in newsrooms. It is a challenging, practical and life-changing experience for professional journalists interested in advancing their … Continue reading Apply For AAJA’s 2022 Executive Leadership Program (ELP) Cohort By March 25