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EDITOR'S NOTE: In celebration of SAJA's 15th anniversary, we talked to senior journalists who have been with the organization since its early days. In these profiles, they share a bit of themselves and their association with SAJA.
Thalif Deen, the former U.N. Bureau Chief and Regional Director of Inter Press Service News Agency, says as a Sri Lankan journalist he is now an “endangered species.”
Over the years, Deen says that SAJA has kept South Asian reporters in North America abreast of news from the other side of the world, including the struggles of journalists in other parts of the world.
“I have always appreciated the services provided by SAJA,” he said. He specifically mentioned Sree Sreenivasan, one of the group's founders, and his role in keeping the member community alerted to breaking news from the South Asian region.
Deen was among the first members of SAJA 15 years ago. He also served on SAJA's executive committee, and was one of the first Sri Lankan journalists to join the organization.
