AAJA Announces National Journalism Award Winners

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) today announced the winners of its 2008 national journalism awards.

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The Unlimited Subject Matter category recognizes professional journalists for their work based on the material submitted and the Asian American/Pacific Islander Issues category recognizes coverage of AAPI issues. AAJA will present the awards on Friday, July 25 during its gala scholarship and awards banquet at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, as part of the 2008 UNITY: Journalists of Color Convention.

    GRAPHICS - UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
    Belinda P. Long, senior graphics reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel,
    "Expanding The Panama Canal"

    ONLINE - AAPI ISSUES
    Statesman Journal, "Beyond Barbed Wire"

    ONLINE - UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
    Vanessa Hua, reporter, Frontline/WORLD, "South Korea, Everyone's a
    Journalist"

    PHOTOGRAPHY - AAPI ISSUES
    Chiaki Kawajiri, photojournalist, The Baltimore Sun, "Scars of the Heart"

    PHOTOGRAPHY - UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
    Kuni Takahashi, staff photographer, Chicago Tribune, "Hidden Poverty in
    Illinois"

    PRINT - AAPI ISSUES
    Laura Yuen, reporter, St. Paul Pioneer Press, "Lure of the Land"

    PRINT - UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
    Geeta Anand, staff reporter, The Wall Street Journal, "The Edge of
    Medicine"

    RADIO - AAPI ISSUES
    Lenora Chu, reporter, PRI's The World, WGBH Radio and Margo Melnicove,
    editor, PRI's The World, WGBH Radio, "Asian-Americans and Gambling"

    RADIO - UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
    Ann S. Kim, Reporter, reporter, PRI's The World, WGBH Radio and Patrick
    Cox, editor, PRI's The World, WGBH Radio, "Inside North Korea: a Personal
    Memoir"

    TELEVISION - AAPI ISSUES
    Bill Kubota, producer, KDN Films, "Most Honorable Son"

    TELEVISION - UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
    Darren C. Lyn, bureau reporter, ESPN, "Delaware vs. Delaware State"

About AAJA

The Asian American Journalists Association is a non-profit professional and educational organization with approximately 2,000 members today. Founded in 1981, AAJA has been at the forefront of change in the journalism industry. AAJA's mission is to encourage Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to enter the ranks of journalism, to work for fair and accurate coverage of AAPIs, and to increase the number of AAPI journalists and news managers in the industry. AAJA is an alliance partner in UNITY Journalists of Color, along with the Native American Journalists Association, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and National Association of Black Journalists.

For more information about the AAJA national awards winners or AAJA, visit http://www.aaja.org/features/articles/2008_07_02_01/ or http://www.aaja.org.

SOURCE Asian American Journalists Association