April 25, 2024
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| | “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story” premiered in New York City on Friday, April 19. The documentary tells the story of Corky Lee and his mission to bring AAPI culture into the visual record of American history. Photo by: Jennifer Takaki ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: - Announcing our 2024 VOICES cohort
- Learn more about chapter stipends, volunteering and Opportunity Rates for #AAJA24
- If you’ve experienced a journalism layoff or buyout in the past year, the Institute for Independent Journalists Foundation wants to hear from you
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| | From AAJA-HQ: Announcing our VOICES cohort, chapter stipends VOICES 2024 cohort We’re proud to announce our 2024 VOICES cohort. Our multimedia journalism training fellowship for college and graduate students will be held in Austin, Texas in conjunction with #AAJA24. Learn more about our cohort, co-leads and editors. #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: Several chapters are offering stipends to attend convention. Learn more and apply for AAJA-Los Angeles (the deadline is today!), AAJA-Minnesota, AAJA-Texas, AAJA-Washington, D.C. and AAJA-New York stipends.
- 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 provides 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. |
| | 🗓 AAJA Events Contact us to list your event on our events calendar. April 26 | AAJA-Seattle’s Corky Lee Book Event | Join AAJA-Seattle to experience stunning images from Corky Lee's Asian American: 50 Years of Photographic Justice at the Wing Luke Museum from 6-7:30 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. May 1 | AAJA’s Columbia University Student Group Event | Join AAJA’s Columbia University student group for their final event of the year celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage month at Stabile Center from 6-8 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. May 3 | AAJA-Chicago’s Networking Event | Join AAJA-Chicago for a Chicago Bears panel event, featuring sports media executives, at the Chicago Bears downtown office at 2 p.m. Learn more here. May 8 | AAJA-San Francisco Bay Area’s Panel | Join AAJA-San Francisco Bay Area for a panel discussion on how journalists are covering the AAPI community at the San Francisco Public Library from 6-7:30 p.m. Learn more here. May 11 | AAJA-New York’s Mental Health May | Join AAJA-New York for a conversation about mental health and K-dramas at the Korean Cultural Center from 1-3 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. |
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| | 📓 News & Resources: survey If you’ve experienced a journalism layoff or buyout in the past year, an ongoing survey needs your input. The Institute for Independent Journalists Foundation is conducting a census of journalists who were laid off and bought out recently. Take the survey here. study In a recent study, researchers found that scientists with East Asian or African names are less likely to be identified in news stories about their research. Racial bias was consistent across all outlets analyzed because of unconscious stereotypes like English proficiency and time zone differences. Learn more and read the full study here. |
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| 👏 AAJA Kudos to... - David Ono, who received the Irene Hirano Inouye Award.
- Nicole Dungca and Andrew Ba Tran, who received the Dori J. Maynard Justice Award for reporting on social justice issues.
- Aparna Mukherjee, who was named executive director of the Society of Environmental Journalists.
- Angel Mendoza, who is a senior social editor at Yahoo News.
- Shirsho Dasgupta, Anita Hofschneider, Aneri Pattani, Agnel Philip and Richard Sima, who are 2024 Livingston Awards finalists.
- Sydney Kashiwagi, who joins the Star Tribune as a Washington correspondent.
- Yiming Fu, who is a Report for America corps member for AsAmNews.
- Javon Huynh and Mina Allen, who join CNN as news associates.
- Agnee Ghosh, Juliana Taomin Giacone, Hannah Ly, Chrissa Olson, Katrina Pham, Diamy Wang and Michael Zhang, who were selected for the Dow Jones News Fund 2024 cohort.
- William Tong, who joins The News & Observer's 2024 summer intern class.
- Jordan Pagkalinawan, who received the Sports Journalism Excellence Award from the Emerson College Journalism Department.
- Vani Sanganeria, who is the summer reporting intern at The Sacramento Bee.
- Amber Chen, VOICES ‘23, who joins NBCLA as a summer intern.
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| | On Our List 🌟📺📸📰🎧 Follow us on X @aaja for more works on our radar from the AAJA community. - “A journey through the lens: Corky Lee’s enduring legacy in Asian American photography" by Samantha Pak, Northwest Asian Weekly
- “Asian Americans reflect on how 'Harold & Kumar' helped weed out stereotypes” by Kimmy Yam, NBC News
- “Despite ‘model minority’ trope, 1 in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty” by Rachel Hatzipanagos, The Washington Post
- “War in Gaza Causes Surprising Rift Within Japanese American Group” by Amy Qin, The New York Times
- 📺 "DISSIDENTS" by Yi Chen, premiering at the 2024 VC Film Fest on May 4
- "AsAmNews Report for America journalist to be placed in Maui" by Randall Yip, AsAmNews
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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: - ProPublica seeks a Visuals Editor | This position requires a visuals editor who has experience compiling visual storyboards, has experience with coding and can work on fast deadlines. | Deadline: Saturday, May 4. | Learn more and apply here.
- The Kresge Foundation seeks a Communications Officer | This position requires someone who can write columns and opinion pieces, serve as a communications lead and assist with copyediting and fact checking. | Deadline: Wednesday, May 15. | Learn more and apply here.
- Reynolds Journalism Institute seeks an Innovation Team Project Manager | This position requires someone who can project manage multiple projects, manage student staff and teach class at the Missouri School of Journalism. | Deadline: Thursday, May 16. | Learn more and apply here.
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