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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First Pitch: A Master Class in Pitching Stories Come join the Philadelphia chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) for an exciting event with editors from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Magazine, and WHYY/NewsWorks.org on Saturday, Nov. 9. “First Pitch” is a show and tell of what goes on behind the scenes … Continue reading Call for Reporter Pitches by 11/4
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
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