Media Mentors

Vishakha can coach on audio and video reporting, diversifying skills, navigating newsrooms (particularly as a non-citizen), and balancing creative side projects.

Gerardo can coach on digital product management, value proposition, business strategy, audience management and storytelling.

Kat can coach on leadership, management of news teams and projects, practical innovation and experimentation in newsrooms, project management, video and photo journalism.

Elliot can coach on: data visualization design and process, developing interactive graphics, working in business/finance journalism, and making a move from the newsroom to product development.

Caryl can advise on introductory journalism writing, business journalism, arts reporting, diversity-related reporting, basic data journalism, basic photojournalism, general editing, copy editing and layout design. I also have years of being an informal mentor to my younger peers at high school and college newspapers, so while I’m early in my post-grad career, I’m one to help.

Sara can coach on project management, boosting productivity, giving/accepting feedback and collaboration.

Hi there! I’m available as a sounding board for students and early-career journalists. I’ve covered national politics professionally for a decade, including at Talking Points Memo and currently at HuffPost, as a reporter on the national desk. I can offer advice on entering the profession, doing the work, and building your career, particularly in digital news.

I can coach on job applications, interview prep, and producing/editing in public media, on national radio shows and beyond.

I can mentor on how to balance investigative-level content with day-turn deadlines.