Murali Balaji is the director of education and curriculum reform at the Hindu American Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy group. He spent nearly a decade in journalism, is a former AAJA chapter president in both Philadelphia and Minnesota (including 2005 chapter president of the year), and still stays active in media through his blog on Huffington … Continue reading Member Monday: Murali Balaji
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Erik Ortiz joined AAJA-Philly while he was a business reporter in Atlantic City, and through AAJA won a scholarship to attend business courses at The Wharton School in 2008. Two years later, he left the sand in his sandals behind at the shore for New York — although he stayed a loyal member of the … Continue reading Member Monday: Erik Ortiz
The AAJA-Philadelphia chapter will be having elections this month for its board members. Board positions will be two-year terms -- from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2015. ELECTIONS PROCESS By Oct. 15: If you are interested in a position, please submit your name and desired position to Murali Balaji, our former chapter president and … Continue reading AAJA-Philadelphia Elections
Yowei Shaw is a freelance audio producer and public radio reporter based in Philadelphia. She produces the First Person Arts podcast and has reported stories ranging from her parents' obsession with tango dancing all the way to the Sinai hostage crisis for outlets such as This American Life, NPR, and WHYY. In 2011, she created … Continue reading Member Monday: Yowei Shaw
Congratulations to AAJA-Philly board member Yowei Shaw, a freelance radio producer, who had a debut story on "This American Life" air recently. Yowei researched, reported and produced the story about an Eritrean journalist living in Sweden who got a tip about refugees being held hostage in the Sinai and the journalist's efforts to save them. … Continue reading Member Spotlight: Yowei Shaw’s Debut Story on “This American Life”
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