Meet your 2022 AAJA Seattle board members
Your 2022 Officers President: Naomi Ishisaka (The Seattle Times) Naomi Ishisaka is the Assistant Managing Editor for Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Development and the Social Justice Columnist for The Seattle Times. She is a journalist and photographer who focuses on racial equity and social justice. In 2020, she was awarded first place in the Best […]
2021 NJC scholarships are open
Apply today for the Northwest Journalists of Color scholarships and the NJC-PNW Guild Conference Scholarship. The new deadline to apply is Sunday, July 18th, 2021 (Extended deadline). This year students may apply for: Northwest Journalists of Color Reporting Scholarship — financial award for students interested in journalism. Northwest Journalists of Color Visual Journalism Scholarship — camera […]
Get tickets to the 2021 AAJA Seattle Lunar New Year Dinner
You’re invited to the 2021 AAJA Seattle Lunar New Year Dinner! Join us for a virtual fundraising dinner to support AAJA Seattle’s programs. Thursday, Feb. 25, 20216-7:30 PM PSTLocation: OnlineTickets or Donation Early Bird Prices: General public: $55 event ticket includes boxed dinner pickup from Seattle’s Mi La Cay or Bellevue’s Terry’s Kitchen AAJA members: $45 event […]
The Next Step: Panel Discussion and Mentoring For Aspiring Professional Writers & Journalists
Looking for advice and inspiration as you take the next step toward your goal of a career in writing, journalism, or communications? The Asian American Journalists Association Seattle, Northwest Science Writers, and the Seattle Association of Black Journalists are organizing a virtual mentoring event. Meet experts who work in various fields, from broadcast to print […]
Join us in honoring our 2020 NJC scholarship winners
Join us on May 15 to celebrate aspiring student journalists in Washington state who have won this year’s Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarships, the AAJA Seattle Founders Scholarship, the NJC-PNW Guild Conference Scholarship, and the Northwest Journalists of Color-KIRO 7 Internship.
Micro-grants for AAJA Seattle members impacted by COVID-19
Newsrooms and independent journalists across the country have been impacted by the long and short term effects of COVID-19 on the industry. To help ease the financial hardship this is causing, AAJA Seattle is making micro-grants of up to $500 available to its members. Eligible applicants will have worked full-time as journalists in Washington state […]