{"id":4665,"date":"2020-11-24T18:22:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T23:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/?page_id=4665"},"modified":"2020-12-19T10:34:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T15:34:03","slug":"sports-task-force-al-young-sports-journalism-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/news-and-resources\/scholarships-internships\/sports-task-force-al-young-sports-journalism-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Task Force \/ Al Young Sports Journalism Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The awardee will receive $2,000 in honor of Al Young, a longtime member and ardent supporter of AAJA who is an Asian American pioneer in sports media and is dedicated to empowering the voices of Asian American journalists. The scholarship is made possible thanks to the Sports Task Force and a yearly donation by Al Young.<\/span><\/p>

Applicants will be selected on the basis of academic achievement, demonstrated journalistic ability, financial need, a strong commitment to the pursuit of a sports journalism career and dedication to AAJA\u2019s mission of advancing Asian Americans and other underrepresented communities in media.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The mission of the AAJA Sports Task Force is to elevate the voice of Asian Americans in sports and encourage future Asian American sports journalists across multiple media platforms through mentorship and scholarship opportunities.<\/p>

Sports are increasingly becoming part of everyday lives. Beyond the entertainment value, sports issues have \u2013 at times \u2013 led newscasts and made headlines across traditional news outlets. What has been lacking is the perspective of Asian American voices in sports media. The AAJA Sports Task Force scholarship is one way to turn the tide. The scholarship is designed to specifically help Asian American\/Pacific Islander students interested in sports reporting or other sports media-related professions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Al Young is an award-winning journalist who blazed many trails for Asian American sports journalists. He is the nation\u2019s first Asian American sportswriter at a metro daily newspaper. He is also the first Asian American to cover the NFL as the New Haven Register beat writer for the New York Giants and Jets. While with the Register, he also wrote a weekly column that was the first in the country focusing on national and local personalities and trends in women\u2019s sports.<\/span><\/p>

Young\u2019s career spans more than four decades. He was a writer and editor at the Boston Globe, USA Today, the New York Daily News, the New Haven (CT) Register and Bridgeport (CT) Post-Telegram.<\/span><\/p>

In 2010, AAJA named Young to its inaugural honor roll as an \u201cAsian American Pioneer in U.S. journalism.\u201d He is a past president of AAJA\u2019s Washington, D.C. chapter. Retiring in 2013 from the Boston Globe, Young is currently the advisor to the student newspaper at Quincy College in Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PT<\/b><\/p>

The winner will be notified by the end of February. If selected, you will be asked for documentation to support the information you provide. Likewise, all correspondence and award agreements will be generated from the personal information submitted below. So, please use proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation.<\/span><\/p>

Apply Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

Questions? Email support@aaja.org<\/a> with the subject line the name of the particular Scholarship. For more about the AAJA Sports Task Force, visit sportstaskforce.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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