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News, Press Releases & Statements

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

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?