Trans Journalists Association Ltd

TRANS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION, LTD. (TJA) IS ORGANIZED FOR THE TRANSACTION OF ANY OR ALL LAWFUL BUSINESS FOR WHICH NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS MAY BE INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE CORPORATION CONDUCTS ITSELF AS A NONPROFIT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION TO HELP NEWSROOMS PRODUCE ACCURATE, EQUITABLE AND TIMELY NEWS COVERAGE OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, IN EACH CASE, IN ORDER TO COUNTER PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE TRANS COMMUNITY, TO BETTER EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE TRANS COMMUNITY AND TO DIVERSIFY THE NEWS INDUSTRY BY PROMOTING TRANSGENDER JOURNALISTS, A GROUP THAT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE NEWS INDUSTRY. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2020, TJA HAS CONNECTED TRANS JOURNALISTS WITH ONE ANOTHER VIA A SLACK SERVER WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF NEARLY 800 TRANS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE JOURNALISTS, CIRCULATED RESOURCES AND EXEMPLARY COVERAGE OF TRANS ISSUES VIA A PUBLIC EMAIL NEWSLETTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE STYLEBOOK AND COVERAGE GUIDE, AND HOSTED JOURNALISM CONVENTION PANELS AND TRAININGS ON A VARIETY OF GENDER-RELATED TOPICS. THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PRIMARILY ONLINE WITH SOME IN-PERSON, AND BEEN THE RESULT OF UNCOMPENSATED VOLUNTEER WORK TO THIS POINT. IN 2022, THE FOUNDERS INCORPORATED THE TJA IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS YEAR, TJA ATTAINED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FROM THE TINY NEWS COLLECTIVE. RECENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED FUNDING IN THE FORM OF GRANTS FROM JOURNALISM NONPROFITS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, AND HONORARIA FROM NEWSROOMS.