March 28, 2024
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| | Stumpy, a beloved Washington, D.C. icon known for being small and twisted, sees its final peak bloom at the Tidal Basin. This year, more than 150 historic cherry blossom trees will be cut down to make way for construction of a new, taller seawall to protect areas near the Jefferson Memorial. John Yang / PBS ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: - Announcing our 2024 Executive Leadership Program U.S. cohort
- Announcing our 2024 Mary Quon Moy Ing Scholarship, CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship and Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship recipients
- Learn more about chapter stipends, volunteering and Opportunity Rates for #AAJA24
- Are you a White House, National or Political Correspondent? Let us know!
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| | From AAJA-HQ: Announcing our 2024 ELP U.S. cohort and more scholarship recipients ELP U.S. 2024 cohort We’re excited to announce our 2024 Executive Leadership Program cohort, who had their in-person opening session last week. Learn more about our cohort and co-leads. Scholarship recipients Congratulations to our latest scholarship and fellowship recipients Aina Marzia, recipient of the Mary Quon Moy Ing Scholarship, Soreath Hok, recipient of the CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship and Mallory Carra, Alexandria Chhith and Catherine Kobayashi, recipients of the Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship. #AAJA24 - Convention registration is open! Get your discounted early bird rate now.
- Room block: To accommodate and prioritize registrants, our room block is accessible via the confirmation process following #AAJA24 registration. Register today.
- Volunteer and Opportunity Rate: Volunteer and Opportunity Rate applications are open and are visible to current members. To access them, log into your AAJA account and look for the header at the far right, titled “Funding for AAJA24.”
- Chapter stipends:
- AAJA-Seattle is offering up to $1,200 to help Professional Members get to #AAJA24. If you are interested, fill out this form by Monday, April 1.
- AAJA-Washington, D.C. is offering nine $1,000 stipends to help members get to #AAJA24. If you are interested, fill out this form by Wednesday, May 1.
- Read our FAQ for questions, including our Covid-19 policy for #AAJA24. We strongly encourage our attendees to be vaccinated to attend.
- Have more questions about #AAJA24? Join the conversation in AAJA Slack’s #convention channel!
Team AAJA Applications to represent AAJA at the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon are now open! Learn more about joining Team AAJA and sign up here by Sunday, April 14. Resources AAJA released a statement offering resources to journalists affected by recent layoffs. Some of our resources include consideration for waived membership fees and our career center that allows journalists to find job postings and connect with recruiters. Read the full statement here. Call for Correspondents Have you been a White House, National or Political correspondent? We’d love to hear from you and potentially feature you at an upcoming event! Contact Yi-Shen at AAJA-HQ for more information. |
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| 🗓 AAJA Events Contact us to list your event on our events calendar. March 30 | AAJA-DC’s spring picnic | Join AAJA-DC for a spring picnic at Hains Point Picnic Area at 3 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. April 3 | AAJA-Arizona’s How AAPI Women Thrive in Newsrooms | Join AAJA-Arizona for a panel discussion spotlighting the journeys and achievements of women journalists from 3-4 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. April 4 | AAJA-New York's Navigating the Arts and Cultural Journalism Landscape | Join AAJA-New York for a conversation on topics like freelancing, pinpointing reliable sources and crafting compelling story pitches at Culture Lab LIC from 7-9 p.m. Learn more and register here. April 6 | AAJA-Washington, D.C.'s Journalism Job Fair | Join AAJA-D.C. for the 2024 D.C. Journalism Job Fair at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more and register here. |
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| | 📓 News & Resources: survey Participate in Sarah Belle Lin's survey focusing on mental health and wellness for journalists nationwide. Your input will help shape future wellness programs for journalists. Take the survey by Tuesday, April 30. |
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| 👏 AAJA Kudos to... - Christina Hartman, who was promoted to vice president, head of Scripps News.
- Beth Eunhee Hong, who joins Teldon as a senior copy editor and print coordinator.
- June Kim, Simon Levien, Eric Lee, Maya Miller, Mina Mohammadi, Kate Selig, Eli Tan and Matt Yan, who were selected for the 2024-2025 New York Times fellowship.
- Delilah Brumer, Lorenzo Vasquez, Lance Wilhem and Tiana Woodard, who are recipients of the RTDNA Foundation’s 2024 scholarships and fellowships.
- Alexis Waiss, who joins Bloomberg Industry Group’s 2024 internship program as a business of law reporter.
- Aneeta Mathur-Ashton, who started a new position as a Congress reporter for U.S. News & World Report.
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| | On Our List 🌟📺📸📰🎧 Follow us on X @aaja for more works on our radar from the AAJA community. |
|  | Emily Lam plays lion head as her mom, Winnie Lam, plays tail during a performance at Asian Court in Ellicott City, Maryland on Feb. 18, 2024. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner) - “What to Know About Holi, India’s Most Colorful Tradition” by John Yoon and Hari Kumar, The New York Times
- “Chicago Architect John Ronan Selected to Design First National Memorial in D.C. Dedicated to Fallen Journalists” by Eunice Alpasan, WTTW
- 📚“Inside the Mirror” by Parul Kapur
- “Behind Our Investigation Into India’s Sugar Industry” by Nikolay Nikolov, Megha Rajagopalan and Saumya Khandelwal, The New York Times
- “'Stumpy,' a beloved Japanese cherry tree, makes its last bloom in Washington” by Emily Hung, NBC News
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| | Opportunities
Visit AAJA Careers or follow @AAJACareers on X to post jobs or internships and stay up-to-date on available positions. Check in with your AAJA chapters for more opportunities. |
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| AAJA Opportunities: Volunteer Opportunities: - AAJA Style Guide | Join us in reshaping AAPI coverage and news standards.
- AAJA-Chicago Volunteer | Fill out the form to learn more about how to participate as a volunteer mentor for AAJA-Chicago's "Coffee with a Journalist" program.
External and Partner Opportunities: - NBCU Recruitment Panel | NBCUniversal’s Early Careers Recruitment Team is hosting a virtual panel for students interested in learning more about their upcoming internships. | Deadline to register: Tuesday, April 2. | Learn more and register here.
- Willamette Week seeks Enterprise Reporter | This position requires an investigative reporter with education reporting experience. | Deadline to apply: Monday, April 8. | Learn more and apply here.
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks seeks Assistant or Associate Professor of Journalism | This tenure track position requires a multimedia journalist who can teach audio, video and basic journalism skills. | Deadline to apply: Saturday, April 13. | Learn more and apply here.
- The Buffalo News seeks Photojournalist | This position requires a photojournalist with at least five years of newspaper experience and photo and video skills. | Deadline to apply: Monday, April 15. | Learn more and apply here.
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