South Asian Journalists Association

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The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) was founded in 1994 in New York City. Sree Sreenivisan, Dilip Massand, M.K. Srinivasan and Om Malik co-founded SAJA as a networking organization for South Asian journalists.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-09|title=Sree Sreenivasan named inaugural Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor {{!}}|url=https://news.stonybrook.edu/private/school-of-journalism-private/sree-sreenivasan-named-inaugural-marshall-r-loeb-visiting-professor/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=SBU News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=In Conversation with South Asian Journalists Association Founder, Sree Sreenivasan|url=https://www.braingainmag.com/saja-gives-out-scholarships-to-support-journalists.htm|access-date=2021-03-26|website=www.braingainmag.com}}{{Cite web|title=Riptide|url=https://www.digitalriptide.org/person/om-malik/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Riptide|language=en-US}} It is a group of more than 1,000 journalists of South Asian origin in the U.S. and Canada. South Asia refers to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. SAJA is a not-for-profit organization, governed by a board of directors which appoints its executive officers. As of January 2022, the President of SAJA is Sabrina Malhi. In 2003, the SAJA Group, Inc., an affiliated non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was formed to jointly execute SAJA programming and events. SAJA is an important networking resource for journalists covering South Asia and journalists of South Asian origin.{{Cite web|title=South Asian Journalists Association|url=https://ocs.yale.edu/resources/south-asian-journalists-association/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Office of Career Strategy - Yale University|date=21 April 2020 |language=en-US}} SAJA also offers internships, scholarships, and mentorship to journalism students and new journalists.{{Cite web|title=SAJA {{!}} South Asian Journalists Association - Scholarships|url=https://www.saja.org/scholarships|access-date=2021-03-26|website=www.saja.org}}

From its website:[http://saja.org/about SAJA: Mission]

The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is a non-profit organization that provides a networking and resource forum for journalists of South Asian origin and journalists covering South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora. SAJA's mission also includes acting as a resource to facilitate and promote accurate coverage of South Asia and South Asians in North America.