Category: Press Release

Pacific Islander Task Force Announces NAJA-AAJA Journalism Scholarship

The Asian American Journalists Association Pacific Islander Task Force is excited to announce a new scholarship fund to support Pacific Islander students and journalists in their careers in partnership with the Native American Journalists Association.  The funding is intended to help Indigenous peoples of the Pacific, including Polynesians, Micronesians and Melanesians, pursue careers in journalism, … Continue reading Pacific Islander Task Force Announces NAJA-AAJA Journalism Scholarship

AAJA Sports Task Force Announces 2022 Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients

Congratulations to Aryanna Prasad, Nathan HaN, Amna Subhan and ANISH VASUDEVAN The Asian American Journalists Association’s Sports Task Force is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 scholarships and fellowships. Aryanna Prasad received the Michael Kim Broadcast Fellowship, Nathan Han and Amna Subhan received the Jimmie and Suey Fong Yee Grants and Anish Vasudevan … Continue reading AAJA Sports Task Force Announces 2022 Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients

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 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

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

VOICES 2022 Opens Applications For Student Fellows and Editors

Apply to AAJA’s flagship summer program for college students AAJA’s VOICES program is back for 2022, and this time we’re in-person! The program this year will consist of summer-long training and project work that begins in May and culminates at the AAJA 2022 Convention in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 27 to Saturday, July 30.  … Continue reading VOICES 2022 Opens Applications For Student Fellows and Editors

Apply for JCamp 2022 by March 31

Applications for AAJA’s flagship summer training program for high school students are open Applications for JCamp 2022 are now open! Our flagship summer training program for high school students went virtual last year, and we are currently planning to return in-person for 2022. We’re closely monitoring COVID-19 safety guidelines and are continuing to develop the … Continue reading Apply for JCamp 2022 by March 31

#AAJA22 Updates: What Do You Want To See At Our First In-Person Convention Since 2019?

Previous Next Pitch program ideas, join the Convention Planning Committee Planning for #AAJA22 is underway and we want to hear from YOU, #AAJAFamily! It’s our first in-person convention since 2019, and we want to get the community as involved as possible. Shape your upcoming experience by pitching ideas for the type of programming you’d like … Continue reading #AAJA22 Updates: What Do You Want To See At Our First In-Person Convention Since 2019?