April 11, 2024
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| | News outlets found creative ways to cover the total solar eclipse as charted a path across the U.S. on April 8. Here, the view from Niagara Falls, Ontario. Photo by: Katherine Cheng ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: |
| | From AAJA-HQ: Join Team AAJA, important email notice Team AAJA Applications are now open to run the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon while raising money for AAJA! Learn more about joining Team AAJA and sign up here by Sunday, April 14.
Internship recipients Congratulations to our latest internship recipients Anish Vasudevan, recipient of the ESPN-AAJA Sports Task Force Internship, and Tina Xue, recipient of the AAJA Sports Task Force-Bleacher Report Social Content Internship. #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 for AAJA24 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-Los Angeles is offering ten convention stipends to help cover registration fees. Fill out the form to be considered by Thursday, April 25.
- AAJA-Texas is offering convention stipends for current students and professionals in need. Fill out the form by Tuesday, April 30.
- AAJA-Washington, D.C. is offering nine $1,000 stipends to help members get to AAJA24. To be considered, fill out this form by Wednesday, May 1.
- AAJA-San Francisco Bay Area is offering $500 stipends to convention attendees. Fill out the form by Sunday, May 5.
- 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!
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. |
| Be on the alert for phishing emails that reference AAJA. Even if the sender claims to be someone from AAJA, it could be a scam if the content sounds strange. Some examples are odd asks, an irregular greeting, or suspicious grammar. Make sure to double check with the actual person before taking any action or replying. |
| | 🗓 AAJA Events Contact us to list your event on our events calendar. April 17 | AAJA’s Syracuse University student group: Let’s Talk | Join AAJA’s Syracuse University student group for a discussion at the Goldstein Auditorium at Schine from 12-2 p.m. Learn more here. April 22 | AAJA-Washington, D.C.’s Campaign Reporting 101 Panel | Join AAJA-DC for an online conversation on becoming a campaign reporter from 6-7 p.m. Learn more and register here. April 25 | AAJA-San Francisco Bay Area's Spring Social | Join AAJA-SF Bay Area for a spring happy hour at Drake's Dealership from 5-8 p.m. Learn more here. April 26 | AAJA-Seattle’s Corky Lee’s Asian America: Book Event | Join AAJA-Seattle for the national book tour of Corky Lee’s book Asian America at the Wing Luke Museum from 6-7:30 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. |
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|  | AAJA-Washington, D.C. held a cherry blossom picnic at East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 2. |
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 | AAJA-Washington, D.C. co-hosted the annual D.C. Journalism Job Fair at Georgetown's School of Continuing Studies on Saturday, April 6. |
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| | 👏 AAJA Kudos to... - Terry Tang, who was named Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times.
- Celia Wu, who joins Legitimate as the Director of Education & Learning.
- Christina Shih, who joins Press Forward as associate director.
- Sara Kehaulani Goo, who is the executive editor of live and new platforms at Axios.
- Priya Mathew, who joins The New York Times as a senior booker.
- Michael Yam, who signed with Stirred Stories.
- Hugo Kugiya, who won first place in the 2023 Associated Press Sports Editors contest in the Division B Explanatory category.
- Gareth Kwok, who joins the Bowie Baysox as a PR/broadcasting assistant.
- Kevin Negandhi, who joins the Gallery of Success Class of 2024.
- Victoria Zhuang, who received the 2024 Sho Fellowship from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW).
- Avani Kalra, who is the 2024 AAJA-Chicago David Ibata scholarship recipient.
- Alexander Banks, who is the 2024 AAJA-Portland/SPJ Oregon intern.
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| | On Our List 🌟📺📸📰🎧 Follow us on X @aaja for more works on our radar from the AAJA community. - “How Kim's success is inspiring young players in the AAPI community” by Marie Coronel, ABC10 News
- “A California city wrestles with its history of discrimination against early Chinese immigrants” by Terry Tang and Deepa Bharath, AP
- “The way Asian Americans fill out federal forms is about to change” by Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News
- “Mass incarceration devastated S.F. Japantown. For the first time, we know how much” by Peter Hartlaub, Nami Sumida, John Blanchard, Lea Suzuki and Stephanie Zhu, San Francisco Chronicle
- “The Chronicler of Asian America: Hua Hsu on Photographer and Activist Corky Lee” by Hua Hsu, Literary Hub
- “Hawaii’s biggest hula festival is honoring Lahaina wildfire victims this year” by Katherine Itoh, NBC News
- “At White House, Japanese prime minister will trumpet strength of U.S. alliance” by Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post
- 📚 "Behind the White House Curtain" by Steven Herman
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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: - South Asian Journalists Association Scholarships | SAJA’s 2024 scholarship program is offering up to $20,000 to be distributed among up to 10 students. | Deadline to apply: Wednesday, April 17. | Learn more here.
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation seeks an Assistant Director, Media | This position requires someone who can manage the Media team, develop strategies and create opportunities for data-driven storytelling. | Deadline to apply: Friday, April 26. | Learn more and apply here.
- Education Week seeks Assistant Managing Editor | This position requires an editor who understands K-12 education. | Deadline to apply: Wednesday, May 1. | Learn more and apply here.
- Central Michigan University seeks Multimedia Producer | This position requires a producer who can write stories, schedule content and create high quality content. | Deadline to apply: Wednesday, May 8. | Learn more and apply here.
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