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Google News Initiative and AAJA Training Series

  Join AAJA NY Chapter President and journalism tools trainer Frank Bi for a series of hands-on workshops focused on free digital tools that you can add to your toolbox and make a difference in your newsroom right away. Sponsored by the Google News Initiative. Trainings will include using Google tools to cover the election … Continue reading Google News Initiative and AAJA Training Series

AAJA Seeks Candidates for Revamped MediaWatch Committee

AAJA is seeking candidates to join its newly revamped MediaWatch committee. MediaWatch holds news organizations accountable to standards of accuracy and fairness in covering Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and AAPI issues. The volunteer-based committee also gets out in front of issues, encouraging good journalism as well as sharing best practices.   MediaWatch has long … Continue reading AAJA Seeks Candidates for Revamped MediaWatch Committee

AAJA Stands with Journalists Pressing for Accountability in Coronavirus Response

The Asian American Journalists Association commends journalists who are asking the tough questions and holding our elected officials accountable, especially in their coverage of how governments are responding to keep Americans safe and healthy during the coronavirus pandemic.  We stand by AAJA member and CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang and her fellow press corps … Continue reading AAJA Stands with Journalists Pressing for Accountability in Coronavirus Response

Meet Dilshad D. Ali, Journalist and Autism Activist

This Muslim.co feature is in partnership with Asian American Journalist Associations’ Muslim American Task Force with the mission to uplift Muslim community members.    By Aishah Goumaneh Meet the journalist who serves the Muslim community for a great initiative. Dilshad D. Ali is a first-generation Virginia native writer, and autism awareness activist who studied Journalism at the University of Maryland. … Continue reading Meet Dilshad D. Ali, Journalist and Autism Activist

Go to College, Strengthen Your Iman: Hatem Bazian and Zaytuna College

  This feature is in partnership with Asian American Journalist Associations’ Muslim American Task Force with the mission to uplift Muslim community members.   Hatem Bazian, 55, holds many titles not the least of which is a devout Muslim trying to make the world a better place. He is a father, a husband, a faculty … Continue reading Go to College, Strengthen Your Iman: Hatem Bazian and Zaytuna College

Islamic Scholar Dalia Mogahed Wants You to Know That you are ‘Muslim Enough’

This Muslim.co feature is in partnership with Asian American Journalist Associations’ Muslim American Task Force with the mission to uplift Muslim community members.   Islamic scholar and Muslim media figure Dalia Mogahed got candid with Muslim about identity, her personal battle with being the “perfect” Muslim, and her experience as a minority figurehead in America. After going viral in 2016 for … Continue reading Islamic Scholar Dalia Mogahed Wants You to Know That you are ‘Muslim Enough’

Defying the Norm, Again: Activist Qasim Rashid Runs For Congress

This Muslim.co feature is in partnership with Asian American Journalist Associations’ Muslim American Task Force with the mission to uplift Muslim community members.   Earlier this year, human rights lawyer Qasim Rashid announced his bid for Virginia’s 1st District seat in the U.S. Congress. Muslim spoke to Rashid about migrating to the United States, the significance of his bid, being … Continue reading Defying the Norm, Again: Activist Qasim Rashid Runs For Congress

AAJA’s Muslim American Task Force (MATF) Announces Storytelling Collaboration with Muslim.co, featuring profiles from MATF’s Source List

The AAJA Muslim American Task Force is proud to announce a collaboration with AAJA Catalyst program alum Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh to launch a storytelling project that spotlights Muslim American stories. Featuring Muslim Americans from MATF’s source list, this storytelling project will profile 10 Muslim American stories on the newly launched Muslim.co platform, which is a virtual community … Continue reading AAJA’s Muslim American Task Force (MATF) Announces Storytelling Collaboration with Muslim.co, featuring profiles from MATF’s Source List

‘Lean Into The Discomfort’: Activst Zahra Billoo Says Check Your Privilege, Focus on Your Faith

  This Muslim.co feature is in partnership with Asian American Journalist Associations’ Muslim American Task Force with the mission to uplift Muslim community members.   You may have seen her before, standing up for Muslim’s rights on TV or shutting haters down on Twitter. Zahra Billoo is a civil rights lawyer and executive director of the oldest chapter of theCouncil … Continue reading ‘Lean Into The Discomfort’: Activst Zahra Billoo Says Check Your Privilege, Focus on Your Faith