Asian American Journalists Association, Portland

On this #GivingTuesday, we're asking for your support to help us continue advancing newsroom diversity and equitable coverage and representation of communities of color in Oregon and southwest Washington. Here's a recap of what we accomplished in 2024: -Funded our seventh paid summer intern in partnership with the Statesman Journal / Gannett through our AAJA-SPJ Emerging Northwest Journalists Internship program. -Co-sponsored the Building a Better Journalist conference for Oregon journalists, journalism students and journalism educators. -Presented $2,750 in awards to the professional and student winners of our second AAJA Diversity and Inclusion Awards competition. -Became a Literary Arts community partner in support of an appearance by legendary Asian American journalist Connie Chung. -Received a $30,000 grant to support our mission and work from Inatai Foundation. We've already got big plans for 2025. Support us by making a tax-deductible donation and/or picking up some AAJA Portland merch today: https://lnkd.in/g7-5WmqR

We’re excited to announce that AAJA’s 2025 Awards are opening in January! To ensure you're ready to submit your work from 2024, review our Awards FAQ for important details and verify that your AAJA membership is current. Check out our FAQ here: https://lnkd.in/eX5hR_fC

We’re #hiring two interns to assist our Programs for Writers team with the preparation and execution of events. This in-person internship primarily takes place in the evenings, between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m., in our community space and bookstore, located inside Literary Arts’ headquarters at 716 SE Grand Avenue. Internships will start in February 2025 and last through April 28, 2025. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in the nonprofit arts sector. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gqj6Hsx3 or use the link in our bio!

OPB has been selected to be part of Report for America’s next newsroom cohort. Report for America is a national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered topics and communities across the United States and its territories. This partnership enables the creation of a new, three-year reporter position for OPB covering Washington, Clackamas and east Multnomah County in Oregon, focused on suburban issues, accountability and regional challenges. The selected reporter will serve as a corp member of Report for America but will be an employee of OPB. The selected reporter will join an elite group of more than 600 Report for America journalists, more than 82 percent of whom continue to work in the field after program completion, demonstrating the power of the program and its local newsroom partners. With nearly half of Report for America journalists identifying as journalists of color, high rates of retention are essential to a transformed news landscape. To learn more about this opportunity visit the following link: https://lnkd.in/gNADiC5F #opbpressroom #reportforamerica #americanjournalists

What's the difference between “Asian American,” “AAPI” and “AANHPI”? An updated style guide by the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) breaks down important Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and terms for journalists: https://lnkd.in/gwDA4pCv

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Close to 100 jobs! My 2024 December journalism jobs list is out. Thanks to everyone who contributed to my #CallingAllJournalists Initiative. I appreciate the likes on this post, but please REPOST now to reach more journalists and students who need work or an internship. I will update this list one time this month. Keep the job openings coming. DM me or post in the comments. Also if you see this FREE list on a paid service let me know ASAP. No one should be making a buck off my work. Thank you. (Link) https://lnkd.in/gF7zFwqA #journalism #localnews #news

#journalismjobs Great newsroom leadership opportunity right here in Portland.

Great program for strengthening your leadership toolkit and expanding your professional network.

Kudos to Sukhjot Sal, a past AAJA-SPJ Emerging Northwest Journalists intern, for this fun OPB story about Portland's new romance bookstore. Grand Gesture is a Black-owned bookstore, founded by Katherine D. Morgan. https://lnkd.in/gSfkb9HW