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News, Press Releases & Statements

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

AAJA Acknowledges ABC Apology for Misidentification of AAPI Women’s Names, Urges Caution in Coverage of Our Communities

On Feb. 14, 2022, an “ABC World News Tonight with David Muir” broadcast misidentified community organizer Grace Lee as Michelle Go, an Asian American woman who was killed on Jan. 15, 2022. ABC World News was covering a vigil for Christina Yuna Lee, a 35-year-old Asian American woman who was murdered in her home on … Continue reading AAJA Acknowledges ABC Apology for Misidentification of AAPI Women’s Names, Urges Caution in Coverage of Our Communities

Anh Gray and Isaac Easley Chosen as Deputy Directors of the 2022 VOICES Program

  Anh Gray and Isaac Easley have been selected as the two new deputy directors of the 2022 VOICES program. They will work alongside co-directors Farnoush Amiri and Maya Srikrishnan this summer to oversee the program. Deputy directors are new positions to the VOICES program. They provide administrative support, mentor students, facilitate training and networking … Continue reading Anh Gray and Isaac Easley Chosen as Deputy Directors of the 2022 VOICES Program

AAJA JCamp 2022 Will Be Hosted At USC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) announces a partnership with the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles to host AAJA’s signature student program JCamp, a six-day multicultural journalism training program for high school students interested in pursuing journalism as a career. AAJA will select approximately 25 diverse high school students … Continue reading AAJA JCamp 2022 Will Be Hosted At USC

Our new AAJA Journalism Excellence Awards celebrate innovation, community and excellence

  Apply for the chance to have your work honored by AAJA The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the return of our Awards Program, after they underwent restructuring over the past year in the spirit of innovation and boldly moving forward. These awards will honor the best of journalism over the past … Continue reading Our new AAJA Journalism Excellence Awards celebrate innovation, community and excellence