South Asian Journalists Association

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The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) was founded in 1994 in New York City. Sree Sreenivisan 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, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. The current president is . As of January 2021, the current President is Mihir Zaveri. In 2003, the SAJA Group, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, was formed to jointly execute SAJA programming and events. It is also an important networking resources for journalists of South Asian origin and those interested and working with the South Asian community and diaspora.^[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 interested in 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."

Members[]

Executive Committee and Current Board Members[]

As of January 2021, the Executive Committee is:^[7]

Board of Directors:

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]

On October 3, 2020, SAJA awarded two awards to Pulitzer Center Reporting fellows, Kiran Misra. Misra received awards for Photography and Race and Diversity Reporting.^[10] That evening, SAJA also awarded Annie Gowen with the Daniel Pearl Award. This award recognizes outstanding reporting on South Asia. Gowen was recognized for her journalistic series on the rise in nationalism and treatment of minorities in India.^[11]

The full list of 2020 awardees can be found here: https://saja.org/SAJA2020.

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.^[12]

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