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 […]
Meet your 2020 AAJA Seattle board members
President — Ramon Dompor Ramon Dompor is a video journalist at The Seattle Times, where he produces character-driven stories in the Seattle community. Previously, he worked as a youth-filmmaking educator and freelance photographer, documenting climbing and biking trips in the mountains. He studied electrical engineering at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and currently […]
AAJA + SABJ Journalism Speed Mentoring
Are you an early-career journalist wondering about your next move? A freelancer hoping to pitch your ideas? Maybe you’re a student aspiring to be a reporter or editor? Then bring your business cards, portfolios and resumes for this intimate speed mentoring event. This fun event for emerging journalists, sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association […]
Funds for Photography: A print auction and fundraiser
Join SPJ Western Washington and Northwest Journalists of Color/Asian American Journalists Association Seattle for a print auction and fundraiser for grants for photographers and filmmakers in Washington state Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at Machine House Brewery in Seattle. RSVP here on the Facebook Event. Passion Project grants support photojournalists working on documentary projects during a […]
2020 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, May 17th, 2020. 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 equipment for […]
Join us in honoring our 2019 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.