🏆 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 SAJA Awards! This year's honorees demonstrated the power of deeply reported, thoughtful storytelling, with stories spanning across borders that brought diverse perspectives to light. Winners: @cbcsteve, @adityakalra, @MunsifV, @arpanc_, @hali1189, @NihaMasih, @darjeelok95, @tankadhakal, @aparna596 Congratulations to these outstanding journalists and documentary filmmakers! Read more about them here: saja.org/2026-award-winners Join us in celebrating them and their incredible work at the 2026 SAJA Awards ceremony and gala on Oct. 24. Purchase your tickets here: saja.org/event-6813592 We’re grateful to everyone who submitted their work and to our judges for their time and commitment to the review process.

You asked and we listened. We are extending our early bird prices for the SAJA Awards ceremony and gala on Saturday, Oct. 24. For those of you who already bought tickets at the higher rates, we’ll be issuing partial refunds to match the early bird pricing. Message us if you have any questions. Bring your colleagues, bring your friends. Bring your newsroom. Come celebrate South Asian journalism with us. Tickets: saja.org/event-6813592

25 years later, we remember those we lost. We honor those who served. And we continue the work. Read SAJA's full statement on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 here: saja.org/announcements/13690…

Mark your calendars! 📅 We’ve got a lot of fun events coming up in Chicago, New York and online. Save the dates, RVSP via the links below, and join us for some great community and conversation. We're honored to have Daisy Veerasingham, president and CEO of @APNews, as our keynote speaker at the SAJA Awards ceremony on Oct. 24. You'll hear more about her and all our upcoming events in the weeks ahead. But in the meantime, don't miss out on early bird tickets for our awards ceremony! 9/22 - Virtual Career Panel - registration link coming soon! 10/1 - SAJA x @aajanewyork Live Podcast Taping - luma.com/840ka1ke 10/24 - SAJA Awards Ceremony - saja.org/event-6813592

🚨 ONE MORE DAY LEFT! 🚨 If you've been thinking about submitting to the SAJA Awards, now is your chance! Submissions will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Enter your work here: saja.awardsplatform.com/ Winners and finalists will be honored at our annual awards reception on Saturday, Oct. 24, at The Maison Projects in New York. Tickets can be purchased here: saja.org/event-6813592 Don't miss out! Help us further our mission of supporting newsroom diversity and promoting coverage of issues related to South Asia worldwide.

Another newsy, fun SAJA monthly newsletter featuring member highlights, news you can use and more. If you are a member, it's in your inbox. ✅ If you can sign up or renew, please sign up at saja.org/membership. ✅ If you'd like to just get our news updates: saja.org/subscribe ✅ THE NEWSLETTER: tinyurl.com/sajajuly2026

Incredible energy, sharper newsroom instincts and a reminder of why community in this industry matters. Board members @ByEshaRay and Rekha Shanmugam represented SAJA at the #AAJA26 convention in lovely Minneapolis — and hosted a mixer along with the chapter heads of @aajanewyork, @aajanewengland, @AAJAPhilly, @aajadc and News Nerds. It was conversations, community-building and pizza galore. Stay tuned for many such collaborations in the future!

We love to collaborate with other journalism organizations and support our members! Hear from board member @ByEshaRay, who hosted a panel recently with the Asian American Journalists Association. Want to work with us? Shoot us a DM!

SAJA is so stoked to be hosting an incredible panel discussion in Chicago on Thursday, May 14! The Fourth Estate Under Pressure: Journalism at a Crossroads will explore how the Fourth Estate can maintain credibility and hold power accountable in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. Panelists will address the challenges reshaping the news industry and consider their broader implications for the future. REGISTER HERE: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…