WELCOME TO THE NAAJA WEB SITE

Founded in 1999, NAAJA is a network of professional journalists of American Arab heritage working in the mainstream American news media and the American Arab ethnic media. We are proud to include several networking chapters in the United States and also NAAJA-Palestine, the local Chapter for Palestinian Journalists.

We seek to network with all American Arab journalists of Middle East background, or those professionals who work in the American Arab ethnic media or mainstream American media with ties to American Arab journalism training. We are a non-political, professional organization. Our purpose is not politics, though we recognize how important the issue of American Arabs plays in the political arena in the post-Sept. 11, 2001 America. We discuss and explore those issues among other mainstream journalism issues. And, we tolerate debate and discussion.

We adhere to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, and we directed its translation into Arabic. We network with many American and American Arab journalism associations and professionals, particularly with the Asian American Journalists Association. We welcome your participation.

Take the first steps to strengthen your Arab American professional journalism voice by:

1) submitting news items for posting on the NAAJA Blog (Go there?)
2) submit your digital photo and short bio for inclusion on our "Who We Are" Page, and
3) join the Asian American Journalists Association.
4) join the NAAJA-US discussion list on Yahoo Groups

NAAJA offers many benefits

- Networking with other American Arab Journalists
- A NAAJA-Leadership Discussion list to address manjor issues across the country
- Conferences, partnerships and networking to help you become a more professional journalist
- Resources for American Arab journalists and non-Arab journalists to help better cover the American Arab community and the Middle East
- Monitors the growth and challenges of the American Arab news media (print, broadcast and online)

For more information, to coordinate events, or to network, email us at:rayhanania@comcast.net

Or, write to:

NAAJA,
PO Box 2127,
Orland Park, IL 60462
eFax: 708-575-9078

What you will find on the NAAJA Web Site:

We have linked to a national events page where you can find information about Arab American community events, and other event calendars from across the nation. We include our NAAJA events on that page for review. We want to hear from all our members and any Arab American journalist. Our goal is to network everyone together to improve professionalism through communications, which is our profession.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

NAAJA is proud to announce their 2010 Journalism Conventionw ill be held in Dearborn Nov. 12, 13 and 14. The conference will feature speakers from the Arab World Media and panel discussions addressing challenges facing American Arab journalism. Stay tuned here for details and registration information.

ALSO, NAAJA is proud to be a co-sponsor this year of the ADC Dinner honoring Helen Thomas Nov. 18 in Washington DC. Visit www.ADC.org for details on the dinner event. This year's Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award will be announced at the ADC Dinner!

NEW SURVEY RELEASED

An informal survey of the members of the National Arab American Journalists Association details some of the challenges faced by the countrys 103 American Arab publications.
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American Arab
Publications Barometer
There are 103 American Arab Ethnic Print Publications as of AUG 1, 2010

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FEATURED PODCASTS

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