The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists (CAABJ) is an affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), a non-profit organization focused on establishing strong ties among African-Americans working in the media and expanding and balancing the media's coverage of the African-American community and experience.
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January 14, 2009

Five Reasons to Join CAABJ In 2009

1.Through our resources and contacts, we've helped CAABJ members obtain jobs, internships, and freelance opportunities.

2. During this struggling economy in which newsrooms and communications departments are experiencing layoffs, we're working with the national chapter to help ensure that diversity isn't being lost as well.

3. In 2008 we held important community events, including our annual "Secrets to Accessing the Media Workshop," our "Your Voice. Your Vote." voter information forum, and we awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a future journalist.

4. Our dues are very affordable: $50 per year for full membership, $35 for associate membership, and $20 for college student membership.

5. And lastly, we have fun! Our meetings and mixers are a great way to network and get to know likeminded professionals.

You can download our membership application by clicking here.

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CAABJ Membership

By becoming a member of the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists, you’ll be investing in your career, industry, and community. CAABJ holds meetings, workshops, and social and networking events throughout the year. The organization also utilizes its resources to help connect members with professional development, jobs, freelance opportunities, internships, and it awards a scholarship annually.

Full Membership: Open to working journalists, i.e., reporters, editors and photographers who work for newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines and wire services and who produce, gather, disseminate and distribute news. In addition, memberships shall be open to freelance journalists who can prove that they spend more than half their time producing, gathering, disseminating or distributing news.

Full Membership

Associate Membership: Open to part-time freelancers, journalists employed in public information areas, to journalists employed in an academic field, i.e. college of university professors, high school journalism teachers, or those working journalists who after being employed at a newspaper, television or radio station, magazine or wire service decide to further their education.

Associate Membership

Student Membership: Open to anyone who is a full-time student at an accredited high school, college or university. Course of study must be in the communications field, preferably print journalism or broadcast journalism.

Student Membership

If you have any questions or technical difficulties using the online registration, please email us at info@caabj.com.