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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Jeremy can coach emerging reporters on managing early-career workloads, building expertise on a beat and sharpening investigative skills.
Business journalism, tech journalism, reporting, editing, management
I can coach on job applications, interview prep, and producing/editing in public media, on national radio shows and beyond.
Erika can chat about the news nerd community and career paths within it as well as about all types of nonprofit admin/leadership stuff including fundraising, budgeting, planning, and especially shared leadership.
Irene can coach on news reporting for print and digital media, editing and writing for news and feature articles, and team management.
Marc can coach skills including on-camera presentation, writing, producing, live shots, interview techniques, videography and editing.
I can coach on how to make the next big move to management and how to overcome barriers as a journalist of color.
I can coach on social media content production and creation, homepage curation and editing, digital and social audience development, and increasingly, product management.
Mollie can coach on engagement, social strategy, audience building, trust, credibility, ethics. She can also provide guidance on being a first-time reporter, managing up, and avoiding burn out starting out in newsrooms.

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Harsha Devulapalli

Harsha Devulapalli

Graphics Reporter
I can mentor folks looking to enter the world of graphics/data journalism. I also have experience navigating visa hassles as an international person in the newsroom.