Media Mentors

The mentors below have volunteered to offer free, half-hour one-on-one sessions for advice, guidance or general questions about navigating the media industry. Be sure to read our FAQs about the program ahead of booking a call.

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Sam can coach about finding career paths in journalism outside of the newsroom, managing cross-functional projects and leading through uncertainty.
I can coach on marketing to diverse audiences, crisis management and managing international teams.
Aaron can provide insight into the intersection of journalism and software engineering.
I can coach on social media content production and creation, homepage curation and editing, digital and social audience development, and increasingly, product management.
Irene can coach on news reporting for print and digital media, editing and writing for news and feature articles, and team management.
Jacob can coach source-building, covering national and local government, finding the best stories and navigating the job market.
Sara can coach on navigating your first job, combatting imposter syndrome, starting a new beat and breaking into political and/or fact-checking reporting.
I can offer advice on investigations, political, environmental and GA reporting.
Jeremy can coach on bridging engineering and newsrooms, product / engineering interactions, managing technical teams, interactives / graphics / news applications, and data journalism.

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Irene Fernandes

Irene Fernandes

Independent journalist and editor
Irene can coach on news reporting for print and digital media, editing and writing for news and feature articles, and team management.