EVENTS
Building upon the ANDA research report’s findings and its members and partners’ expertise, AAJA-Asia regularly organizes online webinars and in-person panel discussions to discuss gender balance, equity, diversity and inclusion in news, in the various markets covered by the initiative.
Should you be interested in hosting a DEI event, please write to asia@aaja.org
The following events have been scheduled so far:
26 May 2023 | Singapore
Workshop at AAJA-Asia’s N3Con 2023
How to Improve Reach and Accuracy With DEI

28 July 2022 | Singapore
Presentation at AAJA-Asia’s N3Con 2022
Diversity in News: What Makes Asia Unique
11 July 2022 | Tokyo
Presentation/Discussion at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ)
Diversity in News in Japan/Asia
15 June 2022 | Taipei
Online Panel
Diversity in News
12 May 2022 | Hong Kong
Online Webinar with Telum Media
Diversity in the Newsroom
DEI Stories
As part of the Advancing News Diversity in Asia (ANDA) project, AAJA-Asia invited staff journalists, freelancers and students in journalism from seven Asia markets – Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan – to apply for a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) reporting fellowship.
Successful applicants submitted inspiring stories that explore the experiences of marginalized communities and individuals and their struggle for representation in their respective countries.
We warmly invite you to browse this unique collection of articles that shed a light on many unknown facets of diversity in the Asia Pacific region.
By Krishnanshu Panda – Featured photo: Shishir Agarwal on ground in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh. P.C. Ground Report During the 2024 heatwave …
By Mohammad Jobair Ahmad – Featured photo: Mohammad shahnewaz showing his ear holding a bullet DHAKA, May 19 — The sun had …
By Zarena Hermogeno – DISCLAIMER: This article addresses issues of sexual harassment and abuse faced by women seafarers. The content may be …
By Yousra Feriel Drioua – In 2022, Vice President Leni Robredo stood as the only female candidate in a ten-person Filipino presidential race. …
By Tay Hui Zhi, Elena – Not many are aware of the existence and struggles the non-binary community face in Singapore. TAY …
By Charlotte Kwan – Hong Kong may be positioning itself as ‘Asia’s world city’, home to a multi-racial community. And yet it …
By Seung-ku Lee – On a recent afternoon, Muaz Razaq, a Pakistani student studying at Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea, …
By Yasmin Coles – For decades, many Filipinos, Muslims and Christians alike in southern Philippines live in fear: getting caught in the …
By Xie Yihui & Alexander Goh – How the mainstream media in Singapore’s Lion City portrays disabled people and their stories Dr …
By Satria Efendi – Children exemplify lessons of harmony in diversity in remote Indonesian village Note: In this story, as is common …
By Samira Hassan – After weeks of reporting on palm oil extraction alongside an international correspondent, Febriana Firdaus, an acclaimed journalist, was …
By Jun Tsuboike – TOKYO — A March 2021 court ruling that same-sex marriages are constitutional has given same-sex couples a glimmer …