Upcoming TJA membership platform changes, misinfo resources, and more
Check out organizational updates, recommended misinformation resources, and journalism opportunities on our radar.
The Trans Journalists Association web team has been hard at work developing a more formal membership platform.
Membership is staying free!
But this platform will bring us more insight about our active membership, streamline org communications, let you edit your own freelancer directory entry, and make it easier to find upcoming events or get involved with our work.
If you're a TJA current member interested in testing the platform and giving feedback, please reach out to contact@transjournalists.org and let us know!
This platform change will require all current members to sign up for a renewing 1-year membership. Current members can tune into our December meeting on 12/11 at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET for details. (Check the Slack, listserv, or Google org calendar for the join link.)
If you're a longtime TJA follower who's interested in our work... stay tuned for new and better ways to join us as a journalist or ally member, post jobs, find freelancers from our membership, and more.
5 articles to understand misinformation on trans people
- How many trans people are there in the U.S., and why do we overestimate it? from PolitiFact
- Misinformation Obscures Standards Guiding Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth from KFF Health News
- FACT FOCUS: No 'incredible rise' in transgender shooters from the Associated Press
- How common is transgender treatment regret, detransitioning? from the Associated Press
- Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives from the Washington Post
Sponsored opportunities
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Journalism programs
- The LGBTQ+ Editors Association is offering a new mentorship program to help diversify the editorial profession at all levels. They're seeking editors to act as mentors, mentees, or both.
- The National Association of Science Writers is accepting journalism and institutional writing awards submissions until February 1. Entry fees are waived for TJA members.
- The Society of Environmental Journalists is accepting applications for grants to support the reporting and publishing of ambitious projects covering clean energy transition in the U.S. TJA members are eligible with no fee.
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