Become a Judge for AAJA’s Awards

The Asian American Journalists Association is recruiting judges for the AAJA Journalism Excellence Awards. A diverse set of experienced journalists and editors will be appointed to review the entries and select the finalists and winners.

You will:

• Have the opportunity to review the most outstanding journalism produced by AAJA members in the previous year.

• Help advance diversity in newsrooms and ensure fair and accurate coverage of communities of color.

• Help spotlight excellent journalism produced by AAJA members.

Requirements:

• You must have a passion for and professional experience in journalism. You don’t need to be a full-time journalist or editor.

• Attend or view a recording of a judging orientation. 

• Collaborate with other judges to review submissions.

• Comply with the Awards schedule and time commitment; a few hours is a reasonable estimate. 

• Screeners’ time commitment will vary depending on the number of entries in their category while final-round judges will evaluate up to 10 finalists. 

• Screeners and final-round judges will have a few weeks each (screening round in February, final judging in February/March) to complete evaluations.

• Judges must participate in a review call for each category they are judging.

• Agree to the Awards Conflict of Interest Policy and abide by the AAJA Code of Conduct. 

If you are interested in judging for AAJA Awards, please fill out the required information in the form. Deadline: February 14, 2025 11:59PM ET

Questions? Contact Awards Committee at awards@aaja.org