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CURRENT MEMBERSHIP RATES:- Regular - One year - $75 / Two years - $140
- Income less than $30,000 - $40 per year
- Student - $30 per year
- Married/Co-habiting - $60 each per year OR $120 per couple per year
- Associate (Non-journalist) - $150 per year
A National Voice for all of Canada's Media
ANNOUNCING.....A SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP INCENTIVE FOR RENEWING CAJ MEMBERS:
Here's how it works. When it comes time for you to renew your membership, simply sign up three new members and your membership is free for one year. The new members you sign up can include their form and payment along with yours or they can sign up by themselves but must advise the CAJ office that you have signed them up.
If you have any questions, contact the CAJ national office:Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Avenue, B224
Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8
Tel: (613) 526-8061
Fax: (613) 521-3904
E-mail:canadianjour@magma.ca
Your Voice
In times when access to information is restricted, when diversity of media ownership is challenged, when budget cuts affect news integrity, Canadian journalists need a strong, independent, national voice. That voice is the Canadian Association of Journalists.Your Organization
The CAJ is Canada's only national association for journalists. We represent some 1,300 print, radio, television and photojournalists, as well as journalism school students, across Canada, from freelancers to those working at small and large media outlets. The CAJ is a non-profit organization that works for you and with you to create and maintain an exciting and dynamic media profession in Canada. We do this through:- Professional Development
- Advocacy
- Networking
- Sourcing Information
Your Advocate
The CAJ is your national voice on major issues facing Canada's media profession. Things like concentration of ownership, newsroom budget cuts, freelancers fighting to protect their intellectual property, increasing restrictions on access to government information and protecting journalists from naming confidential sources. The CAJ offers a forum for discussing issues and a vehicle for effective action with politicians and the public.Your Professional Development Source
Through training workshops, seminars, conferences and special caucuses, from new technologies to investigative reporting techniques, and from research on the Internet to writing winning stories, the CAJ helps you achieve personal excellence in your profession.The CAJ also provides you with professional recognition through awards for outstanding Canadian journalism. These awards include:
- $11,000 in investigative awards for print, radio, television, magazine writing and photojournalism
- The $1,000 Award for Journalistic Excellence in Conflict Analysis
- The $1,000 CAJ/Canada NewsWire Student Journalism Award
Your Information Source
When you're looking for that lead, that key source, turn to the CAJ for help. Access us on the Internet and link up with the best journalism sources from across the country and around the world. Chat electronically with other journalists and media professional on issues, jobs and ethics on our electronic list server. It's also a place to post local and national events, pose questions or get help with a story.As a CAJ member you'll receive a copy of The Directory of Canadian Journalists, compiled with the Matthews Media Directories division of Canadian Corporate News; Sources media reference guide; our annual CAJ/Sources Calender; a twice-yearly newsletter as well as regular updates on national and local CAJ events.
You'll also receive Media magazine three times a year. Media is a national publication offering a selection of thought-provoking stories of importance to all journalists.
CAJ job postings lists vacancies of interest to journalists.
Your Services
A Press Card and Insurance Benefits are two important services now offered to CAJ members.
Your Network
More than 1,400 people across Canada are associated with the CAJ, making membership a must for anyone seeking to broaden their contacts within Canada's media profession. The CAJ offers specialized caucuses for your particular beat. We also host local CAJ events across the country through regional chapters.On-line registration is now available via a secure server
or
Download and print a form to submit by fax or mail.