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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Editor & Writer (retired)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept
I can mentor on helping journalists with long-form stories.
Ty can mentor on Photojournalism and Video Journalism, Long-term photo essays, working in hostile environments, editing and photography related questions.
I can coach on social media content production and creation, homepage curation and editing, digital and social audience development, and increasingly, product management.
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.
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.
Abdulaziz can advise on career navigation, diversifying skills, managing burnout and stress; building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, building team culture, presenting to senior stakeholders, having difficult conversations with colleagues and management, leading during times of crisis; getting started in journalism, working at a news agency, newspaper, or magazine; reporting or editing; being an editor as your first job or anyone moving into their first management roles, particularly anyone keen to bring about innovation in their organisations; managing resources, story development, story structure and planning, editorial strategies, editing for style and grammar, utilising tools, and editing technical copy. He has extensive experience in energy journalism and can advise those who want to pivot into this beat.
Christina can coach on internships, fellowships, early career jobs and networking.
Natalie can coach on audience engagement, having difficult conversations, managing burnout, data analysis and digital strategy
Natalie can help you with everything from visuals to copy editing and figuring out the best way to diversify your skills.

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Nelly Kalu

Nelly Kalu

Project (Product) Manager/Broadcast and Investigative Journalist
Nelly can coach on broadcast journalism, investigative techniques, news product and project management, leadership, public speaking, and career development. She can also mentors journalists on solutions journalism and systems thinking, identifying systemic issues and root causes, and reporting on effective solutions through news/ feature reports, and product design