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Classes of Membership 

The membership classes of the Association, and the voting rights and eligibility to serve as a director or officer of the Association of the members of the respective classes, shall be as follows:

  • Regular Members – $40
    • Regular Members consist of working journalists for whom the majority of their verifiable income (at least 51 percent) is derived from journalistic work, including the gathering, editing, or presentation of news and supervising of news creation. Regular Members may not be government employees or employees of a state-owned news organization.
    • Freelancers for whom freelance journalism is the majority of their job belong in this category.
    • A Regular Member has the right to vote in all membership and election matters and the right to serve as a director or officer of the Association.
  • Academic Members – $40
    • Academic Members consist of persons who are educators of journalism in educational institutions, including universities, colleges, and high schools. An Academic Member has the right to vote in all membership and election matters and the right to serve as the Academic at-large officer of the Association.
    • Academic members who are verifiably practicing the gathering, editing, or presentation of news and supervising news creation for the general public are eligible to serve as a director or officer of the Association.
  • Retired Members - $25
    • Retired Members consist of persons who were previously eligible for Regular or Academic Memberships for the majority of their careers but have permanently left the workforce.
    • A Retired Member has the right to vote in all membership and election matters. A Retired Member has the right to serve as the General At-Large Officer of the Association.
  • Student Members – $25
    • Student Members consist of persons enrolled in a university, college or high school program who demonstrate an interest in pursuing journalism in an accredited educational institution.
    • A Student Member who attends university or college has the right to vote in the election of the Student Representative and their Regional Directors to the Board of Directors.
    • A Student Member who attends high school has the right to vote in the election of the Student Representative.
    • A Student Member (must be 18+) has the right to be elected to the Board of Directors as the Student Representative.
  • Associate Members – $40
    • Associate Members consist of any members of the Association, with a proven dedication to the mission of the Association, who are not eligible for Regular, Academic, Student, or Retired memberships.
    • An Associate Member has the right to vote for the national General At-Large Officer and the right to serve as the General At-Large Officer of the Association.

 

Lifetime – One-time total $1500 
This is not a membership type. It is a recognition of your loyalty to NAHJ at events and in organization literature while also relieving you of having to renew annually. However, it does not confer voting privileges or special rights outside of your membership category. Those categories are determined based on your employment status and field of work. You will be placed into Regular, Academic, Retired, Student or Associate, as defined in the bylaws. 

• Lifetime - One Time Payment - $1,500.00
• Lifetime - $125 a month for 1 year - $1,500.00
• Lifetime - $63 a month for 2 years - $1,500.00

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