Welcome to AAJA and thank you for joining or renewing your AAJA membership!

We are committed to advancing diversity in newsrooms and ensuring fair and accurate coverage of communities of color. We offer AAJA members different resources for career advancement, and community engagement.

To get started, complete a few first steps listed below. 

1. Build your Portfolio

2. Learn and Grow with AAJA – Career Advancement

3. Network and Connect with Other AAJA Members 

    • Reach out and introduce yourself to your local AAJA Chapter or join one of our many affinity groups
      • By joining their listservs or following their social media, you can stay informed with other ways to connect with fellow AAJA members, network, attend events, and find other opportunities like local scholarships and internships. 
      • Join and explore AAJA’s Slack channel by requesting an invite with your chapter’s leadership. You may forward them your membership email receipt as membership confirmation for your invite request.
    • Members benefit from discounts to AAJA events, including AAJA’s annual convention.
    • Follow AAJA on Twitter and introduce yourself and mention us @AAJA “I just joined the #AAJAFamily!” Be sure to include a little blurb about yourself, and why you joined/renewed.

      Also, follow us on Instagram at Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook, and join our members-only Facebook group. 

We look forward to getting to know you and seeing you at future events! Please contact support@aaja.org with any questions, or visit our Membership FAQ.

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AAJA’s jobs board is now part of JournalismNext.  To register, review or post a new job opening, please go to AAJA’s Careers page.