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12:54 PM EDT, Thu, Jul 24, 2008

2008 CONVENTION: See all the coverage of the convention + photos; 2009 Convention is July 10-11, 2009 in NYC!
SAJA AWARDS: SAJA announces winners of the 2008 SAJA Journalism Awards.
SAJA WEB RADIO: Listen live or to archived recordings of chats with some fascinating speakers
SAJA's LEADERSHIP: Sandeep Junnarkar, new president; V.V. "Sugi" Ganeshananthan, new VP (press release & five questions
& audio interviews
JOIN SAJA: Membership starts at $20 ($10 for students!)
STUDENTS: SAJA offers $8,500 in student scholarships for 2009. Applications due Feb. 15

AWARDS: SAJA Announces Winners of 2007 Knowledge@Wharton Fellowships
Journalists from four organizations to receive advanced business training
SAJAforum.org: Visit SAJA's blog for issues relevant to South Asia and the diaspora
SAJAforum's collection of South Asian covers of major U.S. magazines is now at
100+... See the full list and post your comments.
Support SAJA by becoming a member - just $20 or$40 ($10 for students)
Or make a donation here (no amount too small!)
REPORT: SAJA-DC 2007 conference (audio and text reports)
IN MEMORIAM: Brij Lal, pioneering broadcast journalist dies.
EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH ASIA: SAquake.org + news + info site + National Council of Pakistani Associations + The Citizen's Foundation + find freelancers in the area
KATRINA COVERAGE: South Asian response + story ideas & SAJA members covering the crisis
PETER JENNINGS, SAJA Friend and a long-time advocate of better international reporting on American television, died on Aug. 7, 2005. He won SAJA awards for his live coverage of Mother Teresa's funeral in Calcutta in 1997 and for his 2000 documentary about nuclear arms: "India, Pakistan and the Bomb." See full coverage on ABCNews.com