Video Internship

The Asian American Journalists Association and AsAmNews are teaming up to offer a paid video internship this summer to a deserving student.

To be eligible, the student must have attended a community, 4 year college or graduate school in the winter or spring quarter/semester in 2025. Those who will be graduating in May or June from a 2 or 4 year college or graduate program also qualify.

The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated interest in television news or digital video reporting, an interest in reporting on issues of importance to the AAPI community and a proven desire to enter journalism as a career..

The 15 week internship is a part time 10 hour per week position paid at a rate of 23.33/hour or $3500 over the entire internship.

“AAJA is proud to continue supporting AsAmNews and the next generation of community journalists who want to focus reporting on the AAPI community, AsAmNews has led the way in ensuring that coverage of AAPIs are uplifted and amplified,” said Naomi Tacuyan Underwood, executive director of AAJA.

This internship is made possible through the generosity of the AAJA Broadcast Task Force.

AsAmNews is the only daily news site focused exclusively on covering the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. This past fall, the Library of Congress selected AsAmNews as a preservation site for its historical and cultural importance. This means the archives of AsAmNews will be available for generations to come for historians, researchers and the general public to access. 

AsAmNews is published by the non-profit Asian American Media Inc. The website has been honored by Ethnic Media Service and California Black Media as well as OCA Bay Area, the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs, the California AAPI Legislative Caucus, and the Asian Hustle Network.

The Asian American Journalists Association is a 2,000 plus member organization of professional journalists, aspiring journalists and concerned community members dedicated to ensuring fair and accurate coverage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and  supporting and developing the advancement of journalists around the country and overseas. 

“This is an ideal partnership,” said Randall Yip, founder & executive editor of AsAmNews and President of Asian American Media Inc. “Diversifying the content of the news media and supporting young up and coming journalists are both in the DNA of both AsAmNews and AAJA.”

To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter and samples of your news reports including video news reports to Info@asamnews.com. Deadline to apply: May 30, 2025