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Asian American Journalists Association Honors Henry Fuhrmann with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is honored to award Henry Fuhrmann, long-time Los Angeles Times copy editor and AAJA member, with the 2023 AAJA Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifelong dedication to excellence in journalism, his leadership through humble service, his generous mentorship of future generations, and commitment to AAJA. Henry’s guidance and voice … Continue reading Asian American Journalists Association Honors Henry Fuhrmann with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

Henry Fuhrmann dies at 65; tenacious editor and our dear friend

It is with heavy hearts that the Asian American Journalists Association extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Henry Fuhrmann, a long-time and beloved member of our AAJA family. Henry, a long-time copy editor at The Los Angeles Times, died Sept. 14 after a brief and sudden illness, according to his family. … Continue reading Henry Fuhrmann dies at 65; tenacious editor and our dear friend

AAJA Pacific Islander Task Force Announces NAJA-AAJA Journalism Scholarship Recipients

The Asian American Journalists Association Pacific Islander Task Force is excited to announce the recipients of the first annual NAJA-AAJA Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship in partnership with the Native American Journalists Association. Amee Hi‘ilawe Neves is a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa student pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism. She was valedictorian of Wai‘anae High School … Continue reading AAJA Pacific Islander Task Force Announces NAJA-AAJA Journalism Scholarship Recipients

NAHJ, AAJA and NABJ Condemn Racial Disparities in NYT Performance Reviews

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Washington, D.C.) – The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association and the National Association of Black Journalists are deeply troubled by the findings of a recent analysis revealing racial disparities in a New York Times performance evaluation system, which has given “significantly lower ratings” to employees of color. … Continue reading NAHJ, AAJA and NABJ Condemn Racial Disparities in NYT Performance Reviews

AAJA Announces 2023-2024 Elections Results

The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the 2022 election results for 2023-2024 officers: President: Nicole Dungca Vice President of Finance: Jin K. Ding Vice President of Civic Engagement: Marian C. Liu We can’t wait to see how Nicole Dungca and Jin K. Ding bring their past board experiences to these positions. Currently, … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2023-2024 Elections Results

AAJA Announces 2022 Community Awards Recipients

The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the winners of our 2022 Community Awards, after restructuring over the past year in the spirit of innovation and boldly moving forward. These new Community Awards honor a wider variety of our membership and give kudos to those who have contributed to the AAJA community. Our … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2022 Community Awards Recipients

AAJA Announces 2022 Journalism Excellence Awards

The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the winners of our 2022 Journalism Excellence Awards. Our Awards Program underwent restructuring over the past year in the spirit of innovation and boldly moving forward. These awards return to honor the best of journalism over the past two years, recognizing works produced by AAJA members … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2022 Journalism Excellence Awards

AAJA Announces 2021-2022 Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships Recipients

The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the 2022 scholarship and internship winners. After careful consideration, winners were selected from a pool of highly qualified and competitive candidates who have demonstrated passion and expertise in different areas of journalism. Thank you to our judges and sponsors. Listed below are the scholarship winners. We’ve … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2021-2022 Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships Recipients

AAJA and AAJA-Asia Condemn Maria Ressa’s Appeal Denial

We join our Asia chapter IN expressING our grave concern over the denial and convictions for cyberlibel The Asian American Journalists Association joins our Asia chapter in expressing grave concern over the decision of a Philippine court to deny the appeals of Maria Ressa, founder of Rappler, and its former researcher, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and … Continue reading AAJA and AAJA-Asia Condemn Maria Ressa’s Appeal Denial

AAJA Announces Rebecca Chen as 2022 AAJA x Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellow

The Asian American Journalists Association and Yahoo are proud to announce the recipient of this year’s AAJA x Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellowship: Rebecca Chen. The Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellowship offers pivotal mentorship and development, in addition to one-of-a-kind exposure with Yahoo’s almost 900 million monthly active users. Running for one full year, the program allows … Continue reading AAJA Announces Rebecca Chen as 2022 AAJA x Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellow