June 20, 2024
Newsletter

AAJA is excited to announce Team AAJA for the 2024 TCS New York city marathon runners! These AAJA members and allies are running on behalf of the governing board, AAJA-New York and AAJA-Washington, D.C. Learn more about the runners and donate to them here.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Connie Chung is our #AAJA24 Gala speaker! 
• 🏃 Announcing Team AAJA for the 2024 TCS New York Marathon
• Get ready to nominate members for AAJA Governing Board President, Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Civic Engagement
• Congratulations to our members and supporters who were Society of Professional Journalists’ winners and finalists! 
• 🎧 How ‘Inheriting’ podcast explores AAPI history and families

From AAJA-HQ: Announcing our #AAJA24 Gala speaker, meet Team AAJA

#AAJA24 Gala speaker AAJA is excited to announce Connie Chung will join us at #AAJA24 as our fireside chat speaker! Her fireside chat will include reflections on her groundbreaking career that has inspired thousands of journalists and key insights from her forthcoming memoir, "Connie: A Memoir."

Team AAJA We’re proud to announce Team AAJA for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon! These AAJA members and allies, running on behalf of the governing board, AAJA-New York and AAJA-Washington, D.C., are looking to raise $12,000+ to support AAJA. Read more about Team AAJA’s runners and donate here.

AAJA Governing Board Elections The following positions are open for this year’s national election: President, Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Civic Engagement. Keep an eye out for an update on our election nomination information.

#AAJA24

• Registration: Get your discounted pre-registration rates now before Friday, July 5! 
• Room block: Room block is first-come first serve and some nights are sold out. Adjust the dates of your search if you are flexible with your stay. The link to the room block is in the registration confirmation email.
• #AAJA24 programming: Missed the sneak peek where we talked about some #AAJA24 session topics? Watch the Zoom information session here and check out the list of #AAJA24 session topics here.
• Opportunity rate: AAJA is offering limited discounted registration ($230) for those experiencing hardship. This application is only visible to current members. To access it, log into your AAJA account and look for the header at the far right, titled “Funding for AAJA24."
• AAJA authors: Do you have a book coming out in 2024? Let us know by filling out this Google form for the chance to have your book promoted at convention.
• 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.

2024 Election briefing series: Science behind the issues

This July - Zoom

To strengthen journalists’ election season reporting with research-backed evidence and context, SciLine is hosting a series of media briefings on the science behind topics at the top of the political agenda. Each session will review what scientific studies have to say about a hot-button election issue, to help journalists deepen their reporting on policy positions and recognize when candidate statements don’t hew to the facts.

Register below:

July 9 (1-2 p.m. EDT): Climate change and the green energy transition

July 11 (3-4 p.m. EDT): Reproductive health and abortion

July 16 (3-4 p.m. EDT): Immigrants in U.S. communities

July 18 (2-3 p.m. EDT): Crime, safety, and policing

July 25 (2-3 p.m. EDT): Voter demographics, access, and turnout

SciLine, a philanthropically funded, free service for reporters, also runs a free expert matching service that connects reporters to scientist-sources on deadline.

Sponsored content

• All of our members and supporters who are winners and finalists of the 2024 Society of Professional Journalists Dateline Awards: Athiyah Azeem, Kenichi Serino, Lance Ing, Moriah Balingit, Nicole Dungca, Nirvi Shah, Sabrina Siddiqui, Spencer Hsu and Sarah Y. Kim.
• Meerah Powell, who was the Arts/Culture/Community professional winner for AAJA-Portland’s 2024 diversity and inclusion awards. 
• Carren Jao, who is now represented by Storm Literary Agency.
• Janhvi Bhojwani and Sophia Cai, who were selected for the National Press Foundation’s 2024 Elections fellowship.
• Michelle Li, who received the International Institute of St. Louis' Community Advocacy Award for her dedication on advocating for the multiculturalism community.
• Kevin Merida, who received the Richard M. Clurman Award from the 2024 Livingston Awards at the University of Michigan.
  Sejal Govindarao, 2024 White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship recipient, who is joining the Associated Press as a reporter.

On Our List 🌟📺📸📰🎧

Follow us on X @aaja for more works on our radar from the AAJA community.

• “They’re Asian. They’re American. But, They Wonder, Are They Asian American?” by Amy Qin, The New York Times
• “Times Wins A.A.J.A. Awards,” The New York Times
• “Miss Maryland USA, an Asian American trans military wife, speaks out against hate” by Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News
• “New Law Will Ensure Nearly 1 Million Asian Americans Can Access Vital State Services In Native Languages” by Joanna Hou, Block Club Chicago 
• 📚 "At the Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong
• 📺 "Dora Fugh Lee: A Life in Art" by Samantha Cheng, WETA 
• “L.A. Asian American Groups Call for Shane Gillis to Apologize for ‘Offensive Racial Remarks’ — or Netflix Should Cut Ties” by Jack Dunn, Variety
• “This prison newspaper has been publishing for more than a century” by Meg Anderson, NPR
• “The church of Roblox: How young Filipino Catholics are building more inclusive spaces” by Patrick Kho, Rest of World
• “‘Not a happy election’: Why this star-studded Hollywood fundraiser is so crucial for Biden” by Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
• 🎧 “'Inheriting' podcast explores how historic events shape AAPI families” by Scott Detrow and Emily Kwong, NPR
• "Native Hawaiians Don’t Own Many Local Hotels. Here’s Why That May Change." by Noelle Fuji-Oride, Hawaii Business Magazine

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