The SAJA Reporting Fellowships program is aimed at promoting a rare element in 24/7-news-cycle journalism -- in-depth and follow-up reporting on major events relating to South Asia or South Asians, long after the breaking-news crews have moved on.
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Many thanks to all who made the 2008 SAJA Convention and Job Fair was a great success! You can view convention photographs by Preston Merchant. See full coverage of the convention at SAJAforum.org/convention.
This award offers winners the unique opportunity to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists on a scholarship. Watch for mid-summer deadline for 2009.
Robert Thompson will deliver the opening keynote address. CNN's Zain Verjee will deliver the Awards Banquet keynote. Read about other highlights of the upcoming 2008 SAJA Convention and Job Fair.
Gopal Raju, the founder of India Abroad and a leading South Asian journalist for several decades, will be inducted posthumously into the SAJA Hall of Fame.
SAJAforum asked SAJA's new vice president five questions. Among the questions: What is the state of the SAJA union? Can you outline some of your big plans for the year?