Become a Member

To Apply for Full Membership:

  • Find a current WAJ member to be your Sponsor.
  • Submit your application online below.
  • Submit six separate clips of qualifying journalistic work below (urls required), or send hard copies to New Membership Application, 1774 Hempstead Place, Redwood City, Ca 94061.
  • Attend a meeting, dinner or other event to meet WAJ members.
  • The Membership Subcommittee reviews the application and makes a recommendation to the WAJ Board for Membership.
  • The full WAJ Board votes on your Member application.
  • The Vice President of Membership welcomes you to WAJ as a Member.
  • Submit your membership fee to the WAJ Treasurer, with a payment of $50.00 USD via the Pay Now button below or mail your payment to Western Automotive Journalists, Attention: Michael Coates, 1774 Hempstead Place, Redwood City, Ca 94061.

Full Membership Application:

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*New Member Application: yesno
*First Name:

*Last Name:

*Street Address:

*City:

*State:

*ZIP Code:

*Work Phone:

Fax:

Cell Phone:

Home Phone:

*Email:

*Confirm Email

*Type of Journalist:

If Other, Describe:

*Primary Media Type:

If Other, Describe:

*Business Title:

*Primary Media Outlet:

Additional Media Outlet:

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*WAJ Sponsor:

If your work appears online, you may submit your six separate clips of qualifying journalistic work here by providing their URLs:





*Please attach your headshot here. Acceptable file types are: JPEG, JPG, PNG, Max file size: 1MB

Submit your membership application by clicking on the "Pay for Your Membership Application" button, you will then be redirected to pay with your Pay Pal Account or a Credit Card. Payment by Credit Card is done by clicking on the grey "Guest" button on the next screen.

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