Media Mentors

Kaleah can coach on job hunting, networking, carving out a laeadership role when starting a new job and advocating for yourself as a black young woman in predominantly older and white newsrooms.

I have a diverse background helping newsrooms solve problems with technical solutions and product thinking. I’m not sure the type of person I could help just yet but I love helping others so I would be happy to help anyone you all consider a match for my background and experience.

Adam can mentor on all aspects of data related to journalism: web scraping, API work, data analysis, FOIA requests, writing with data, interactive design, and auto-updating graphics.

Mike can mentor on a variety of topics related to digital, print and broadcast journalism.

Becca can coach on centering audience needs in your news organization, developing news product strategies, operationalizing product management in a news organization, breaking down silos and managing change.

I can mentor on anchoring, MMJ reporting and newsroom leadership.

Matt can coach and mentor on being a positive and effecitve manager, editing and organizing investigative projects, public records, preventing burnout, data journalism, and maintaining work-life balance.

Esther can coach on live news reporting,news anchoring, interviewing of guests, voice overs and voice editing. She can also coach on “piece to camera” for reports.

As an experienced journalist, I can help others manage stress and avoid burnout. I also leverage my expertise in investigative reporting to advise aspiring journalists on building a career in data investigative reporting, including acquiring coding and machine learning skills essential for today’s evolving media landscape.