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become a mentor

The future of media depends on it.

Journalism Mentors is looking for media professionals to volunteer to serve as mentors.

Mentors participate in virtual office hours and decide what works for them in terms of availability. Each mentor is responsible for their own scheduling link, and figuring out their own availability.

Most mentors only offer up one or two half-hour coaching slots a month. We’re looking for mentors from all sorts of areas, from freelancers to data reporters to engineers to product managers to audience editors and more.

If you’re interested in signing up, please fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you.

Helping equip the next generation of media leaders.

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Testimonials

Sydney Boles

“I definitely thought it was helpful! David was great. I think it was more productive because I had specific projects I was hoping for help with, so we could talk more granularly about strategies to succeed.”

Natasha Jokic

“My meeting with Samantha Tomaszewski was super helpful! She answered all my questions about job hunting and offered me incredibly valuable advice, particularly surrounding wages and interviews.”

Sarah Teague

“David Boucher was amazing to speak with. He answered my questions with honesty and explained the value of working your way up in the field of journalism. He also discussed how to stay valuable in the media industry. I highly recommend a mentorship session with David!”

Support Us

Here’s how you can help

Make a donation

Donations will be used to cover website costs (domain hosting and other annual fees). Depending on the money raised, additional funds will be used to support future site features, coaching resources and other improvements.

Please note that donations are not tax deductible.

Spread the word

This one’s easy. Tell your friends! If you found an internship through the site or had a good mentoring session, brag about it on social media or send a note to a colleague who you think would benefit from a similar experience. Word of mouth will help us continue to spread great advice and good vibes.

Share Tips and advice

Is there something that you wish you knew when you entered the industry? A little piece of advice goes a long way.

Journalism Mentoring Program

The future of media depends on it.

Helping equip the next generation of media leaders.

Testimonials

Sydney Boles

Natasha Jokic

Sarah Teague

Support Us

Make a donation

Spread the word

Share Tips and advice

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