AAJA joins press freedom groups in calling for journalists’ rights and safety

The Asian American Journalists Association joins press freedom groups calling for journalists’ rights and safety in light of incidents related to nationwide protests. Over the past two days, AAJA signed on to letters led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the National Press Club calling for full protection of journalists as … Read more

For AAJA Members: CNN Virtual Networking May 27, 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET

This AAPI Heritage Month, AAJA is partnering with CNN to offer a Virtual Networking Session, May 27 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. ET, for select AAJA members with CNN’s talent team. If you have the experience, apply to be considered to join CNN at an intimate virtual networking session. This is an invitation-only event. Due to … Read more

AAJA launches task force to aid journalists covering Pacific Islander communities

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has created the Pacific Islander Task Force in an effort to increase engagement, understanding, and awareness of Pacific Islander membership within AAJA. This is to ensure the organization fulfills its mission to serve all AAPI journalists by recognizing and uplifting Pacific Islanders. The task force aims to represent the indigenous peoples … Read more

AAJA20 Convention & COVID-19

We hope this finds you as well as can be. AAJA firmly believes in our collective strength as a community, and as such, the health and safety and well-being of our members come first. We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation, in order to determine an ethically, organizationally, and financially responsible decision for our AAJA … Read more

Getty Images Inclusion Scholarship

Hello everyone. College students! We have a big announcement! (Drum roll…) AAJA and Getty Images are pleased to announce a new collaboration to award a $10,000 scholarship to a student focused on photojournalism. The scholarship recipient will also receive a $1,000 stipend to support attendance at the AAJA National Convention, July 29 – August 1, … Read more