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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Lisa is a national-award winning investigative reporter.
Vishakha can coach on audio and video reporting, diversifying skills, navigating newsrooms (particularly as a non-citizen), and balancing creative side projects.
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.
Business journalism, tech journalism, reporting, editing, management
Natalie can help you with everything from visuals to copy editing and figuring out the best way to diversify your skills.
Pete can coach on investigative reporting and editing techniques, source development, story formats and building news products.
I can coach on helping new journalists empower themselves to harness the true essence of storytelling.
Director of Audience Growth and Engagement
Texas Tribune
Matt can coach on leading teams through difficult times, strategizing for platforms, building community, and collaborating in a newsroom
Andrew can coach on engaging with different communities, creating products that improve people’s lives, applying product thinking in journalism, creating side projects that support the industry

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Molly Stier

Audience engagement editor
Molly can coach on growing audiences across digital platforms, managing small teams, and how to make the most of working remotely