The Seattle Association of Black Journalists, PeriodistasNW and AAJA Seattle established a Northwest Journalists of Color Training Fund to raise and disperse funds to professional journalists of color to use for training, including conventions, workshops, seminars, etc.  Who is eligible?: Northwest members of journalist of color organizations like SABJ, PeriodistasNW, NAJA, AMEJA. Note for AAJA members: […]

Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship Deadline:  Monday, May 1, 2023, 11:59 PM PST $1,200 Cash Award Apply if you are an aspiring journalist. Scholarship will include a $1,200 cash award, and a mentor who works as a journalist in the Pacific Northwest.  For 40 years, the Northwest Journalists of Color have coordinated scholarships for aspiring […]

With inflation rising, a potential recession, journalists being laid off and the growing constraints on local newsroom budgets, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists of color to access much-needed training and professional development opportunities. To address these challenges, the Seattle Association of Black Journalists, PeriodistasNW and AAJA Seattle are establishing a Northwest Journalists of […]

Thanks to support from the AAJA Seattle 30th Anniversary Fund for Mid-Career Journalists, we are able to offer stipends to support Seattle chapter professional journalists who want to attend the 2023 AAJA Convention in Washington, D.C. If you are an AAJA Seattle chapter member and a professional journalist, you are eligible to apply for up to $1,200 […]

Celebrating 40 years of Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarships! Bring a beverage of your choice to this year’s Virtual Reception, and join us to congratulate our 2022 Scholarship Winners. Get tickets here! Our keynote speaker: legendary journalist Lori Matsukawa, founding member of AAJA Seattle During the reception, we will recognize the winner of the Northwest Journalists […]