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NEW MEMBERSHIP
(Opens Every June 1)
In order to be considered for LEJA, the applicant must meet the following qualifications:
This is the official application for the Latino Entertainment Journalist Association. By submitting this application you agree that all information is true and accurate. This application will be reviewed by LEJA’s internal application review board. Should any of your information change in the process please contact info@soyleja.org with changes.
Please do not fill out this application if you do not meet the requirements of membership.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
1) Be a journalist working in the field of entertainment. This includes film and television journalists whose coverage is aired or read on a regular basis. Any and all applicants must have no less than 25 reviews, articles (this can include features and interviews), or aired segments per the calendar year. For this year’s application process, all writings must have been published between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.
All writings submitted must have a minimum of 500 words. If submitting on-air television clips, YouTube, or other video media libraries, radio clips, or podcasts, the channel from which they are found must have a minimum of 1,000 subscribers. Additionally, each outlet must meet a circulation minimum as determined by the LEJA board and membership committee.
2) Applicants must have at least three (3) years working in entertainment news with at least one (1) of those years being with their CURRENT outlet on a consistent basis as defined in clause 1. The LEJA board can vote for exceptions in extenuating instances for freelancers.
3) Television/radio journalists must be at a station or inside a station group in the top 50 markets. They must be featured as an entertainment journalist or contributor and have maintained a frequency of coverage with consistent coverage amounting to 24 total for the year or bi-monthly for the calendar year.
4) Internet/podcast journalists must be featured on a website as either the founder or lead contributor (or equivalent) that is known throughout the industry. These articles and reviews must be read by a large enough audience, as determined by the LEJA board, in order to qualify.
Traffic, social media, and reach will all be taken into account and/or may be requested for further review.
5) All members are charged yearly membership dues of $50.00 per year. This due is likely to increase in 2026 but will not exceed more than $100.
6) The membership application deadline is Friday, June 20, 2025 at 5 pm PST. LEJA Board of Directors will be selecting new members for this calendar year. This can be increased or decreased by voting members for various circumstances. The new members will be announced by July 2025.
Good luck to all the applicants!
New Member Applications can be found here
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