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We are honored to be the 2022 AAJA Affinity Group of the Year! 🏆
Thank you to our board and our members for their hard work year-round, and to
@aaja
for the honor.
What a nice and touching video done by
@espn
’s
#NFLLive
crew for
@minakimes
as she prepares to go on maternity leave
Aired a few moments ago and this is good!! 🥹 So happy for you, Mina!!
Wanna intern at the same company as the wonderful faces below and get paid while doing so?
If so, apply for this
@ESPN
summer internship through
@aaja
’s Sports Task Force!
#ESPN
Struggling w/
@aaja
convention costs?
Don Yee, known widely as the agent for Jim Harbaugh & Tom Brady (among others), has always been a HUGE supporter of
#AAJA
.
TWO $2,000 scholarships - 1 for a student, 1 for a fresh grad aimed at
#AAJA24
costs!
Apply➡️
A FEW DAYS LEFT TO APPLY
1) *Paid* internship at
@espn
2) $2000 scholarship
3) Financial aid to
@aaja
’s annual convention
#AAJA20
!! -> for both current students and recent graduates
Opportunities aplenty via
@aaja
’s Sports Task Force, inc a summer *paid* internship at
@espn
!!
All deadlines January 10, 2020
The ESPN internship:
$2000 scholarship!!
$900 financial aid for
#AAJA20
:
#AAJA23
PREVIEW!🗣️
The sports betting scene has exploded over the past few yrs & continues to grow rapidly.
For this
@espn
-sponsored panel, we’ve gathered experts leading the charge in this space to discuss the content to create around it, how to land a job in betting, & more!
Over the last few yrs, during unprecedented times in a pandemic,
@JCTSports
helped lead
@aaja
’s Sports Task Force to new heights. What was seen during
#AAJA22
was a reflection of Josh’s leadership, & we need to say one thing as we transition for the future…
THANK YOU, JOSH ❤️
Ayyyyyyy great to see
@CassidyHubbarth
on
@espn
with that postgame walk-off interview after Zach LaVine hits the winning hoop for the
#Bulls
over the 76ers
.
@AAJA
's Sports Task Force is creating a collaborative video project that aims to amplify the voices of the Asian American community in response to the recent wave of anti-Asian violence.
If interested, plz sign up for more info here:
#StopAsianHate
Happy Birthday to one of our true movers ‘n shakers:
@varoonbose
, you’ve done so much for our Sports Task Force and aspiring journalists and we love and appreciate you!! Have a FANTASTIC day 😊🎂
@aaja
Here is the special message from prominent sports agent (and huge
@aaja
supporter) Don Yee that was read at the beginning of the panel.
It really is worth the read:
Our 1st Career Cafe!! Friday, October 30th 1-2pm ET- put it on your calendars!!
@KNegandhiESPN
will be sharing his story and answering your career-related questions!!
@aaja
Wow wow wow what a way to get this started,
@espn
!! 🔥🔥
4 different panels as part of the ESPN Sports Media Summit touching upon 4 different aspects of sports journalism
And
#AAJA23
’s only just beginning, y’all!! 👏👏
@aaja
@aajadc
ESPN stands with the Asian community and rejects racism, xenophobia, violence and intolerance.
We are united in working toward a more inclusive future and urge everyone to visit resources like
@StopAAPIHate
&
@AAAJ_AAJC
to learn more about ways to support.
#StopAsianHate
Happy Birthday to
@michaelhuang55
- a guy who has absolutely helped make the sports department at the
@PhillyInquirer
more diverse, finds time to mentor so many, and will stop at nothing to get ish done.
Much love on the day he was born to cherish all he has done for
@aaja
!
Our hearts and stomachs are full from Korean BBQ last night! ❤️🔥
#AAJA22
We raised scholarship funds (
@NatalieChou1
got a
@LAClippers
autographed basketball!), ate lots of good food 👉LOTS of good times 🤗
Much love
@CBSSports
for sponsoring this wonderful evening
.
@HIGHNOONonESPN
is coming to the Philippines VERY SOON.
***
Watch it starting on July 30 every Monday-Friday at 11:00 AM only on TV5!
#HighNoonOnESPN5
Be sure to stop by
@BleacherReport
’s booth at the
#AAJA18
job fair!! Recruiters are here!!
VERY thankful of their support of
@aaja
and of the Sports Task Force
#AAJA19
folks: you’ll have an opportunity at the convention to buy raffle tickets to try to win EITHER a Jeremy Lin autographed Hawks jersey (appropriate w the convention in the ATL) OR a Jeremy Lin autographed basketball!! All proceeds for sports journalism scholarships!!
Happy Birthday to ESPN’s
@michaelhuang55
, our Sports Task Force King of Cigars. Thank you for all that you do for
@aaja
!!
(and we hope you’re smoking a cigar today in celebration)
Today marks AAJA Sports Task Force co-founder
@oriolegirl
Carolyn Hong’s 12th anniversary working at
@espn
!! Almost a teenager😜!! Much love and respect to Carolyn ALWAYS for all she’s done and continues to do
@aaja
@aaja
@CBSSports
🚨ESPN SUMMER INTERNSHIP,
@AAJA
fam!🚨
Gain experience producing diff forms of content for
@ESPN
’s digital platforms, daily news & info programming (for example
@SportsCenter
), & working directly w/ reporters in every sport & STF co-founder
@oriolegirl
!
Personal news: After three years with
@TheAthletic
, I am excited to announce I’m joining the
@PhillyInquirer
to cover the Philadelphia
@Eagles
.
In this digital-focused role, I’ll continue writing in-depth feature stories, while also incorporating podcasts and on-camera/TV work.
Many, MANY thanks for all those who helped make
#AAJA18
in Houston such a success. Lots of support from especially
@BleacherReport
, also much love for
@ESPN
&
@TheAthletic
. We’ll do it up next year in Atlanta!!
Congratulations on 10 years at
@ESPN
to the co-founder of
@AAJA
’s Sports Task Force, Carolyn Hong
@oriolegirl
!!!
We want to always make you proud, Carolyn, with all that we try to do to guide sports journalists to reach their dreams!!
#AAJA
BIG news today:
@KNegandhiESPN
bringin’ it anchoring
@SportsCenter
right now
Was INCREDIBLE how SportsCenter kept churning out shows with no sports going on over the last few months
Kevin is part of an
#AAJA20
panel on covering sports without sports August 14 4-5pm ET!!
@aaja
Heck yes it’s awesome that
@CassidyHubbarth
is bringing holiday cheer to her sideline reporting during the Celtics/Lakers Christmas game on
@ABCNetwork
!! 🙂👏
Hope everyone had a fantastic New Year’s!!! May all your 2020’s feature lots of good times and lots of great hardware, such as the Emmy recently won by Carolyn Hong
@oriolegirl
for 2019 Outstanding Sports News Anthology! Congratulations, Carolyn!!