South Asian Journalists Association

The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) was founded in 1994 in New York City. Sree Sreenivisan, Dilip Massand, M.K. Srinivasan and Om Malik co-founded SAJA as a networking organization for South Asian journalists.[1][2][3] It is a group of more than 1,000 journalists of South Asian origin in the U.S. and Canada. South Asia refers to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. SAJA is a not-for-profit organization, governed by a board of directors which appoints its executive officers. As of January 2022, the President of SAJA is Sabrina Malhi. In 2003, the SAJA Group, Inc., an affiliated non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was formed to jointly execute SAJA programming and events. SAJA is an important networking resource for journalists covering South Asia and journalists of South Asian origin.[4] SAJA also offers internships, scholarships, and mentorship to journalism students and new journalists.[5]

From its website:[6]

The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is a non-profit organization that provides a networking and resource forum for journalists of South Asian origin and journalists covering South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora. SAJA's mission also includes acting as a resource to facilitate and promote accurate coverage of South Asia and South Asians in North America.

Executive Committee and Current Board Members

SAJA is governed by a 11-member board of directors. Board members are elected to two-year terms by Full Members of SAJA. As of January 2022, the Executive Committee members of the Board are:[7]

PRESIDENT Mythili Sampathkumar
VICE PRESIDENT Jennifer Chowdhury
TREASURER John Laxmi
SECRETARY Priyanka Vora
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER NA


The other six members of the Board are:

Farnoush Amiri
Angeli Kakade
Karen Mahabir
Mihir Zaveri
Pia Sarkar

Awards Ceremony

SAJA annually holds an award ceremony to recognize South Asian journalists and students in the U.S. and Canada and honor their excellent achievements as well as coverage of South Asia.[8] The Association presents annual awards honoring work in print, broadcast and new media outlets, in categories including Outstanding story on South Asia, Outstanding photograph of South Asia or of South Asians in North America, and Outstanding story on any subject by a South Asian Journalist.[9]

Digital Archives

SAJA's website (www.saja.org) also is an online archive for the organization and a resource for journalists. The Association also maintains 15.5 linear feet of physical files and brochures of South Asian diasporic periodicals and articles.[10]

Notes
  1. "Sree Sreenivasan named inaugural Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor |". SBU News. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. "In Conversation with South Asian Journalists Association Founder, Sree Sreenivasan". www.braingainmag.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  3. "Riptide". Riptide. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  4. "South Asian Journalists Association". Office of Career Strategy - Yale University. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. "SAJA | South Asian Journalists Association - Scholarships". www.saja.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  6. SAJA: Mission
  7. "SAJA | South Asian Journalists Association - About". www.saja.org. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  8. aajaadmin (2010-02-17). "SAJA 2010 Journalism Awards". Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  9. Kim Brockway, "South Asian Journalists Association Hosts Annual Conference at Columbia, June 24 Dow Jones Executives, CNN, Others Honored", Columbia News, June 27, 2000.
  10. Staff, A. P. A. (2015-01-28). "South Asian Journalists Association Records". Asian/Pacific/American Archives Survey Project | A/P/A | NYU. Retrieved 2021-02-23.


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