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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Ibrahim can coach on human rights, climate change, disinformation and hate speech, and visual storytelling.
Jacob can coach source-building, covering national and local government, finding the best stories and navigating the job market.
I can offer advice on investigations, political, environmental and GA reporting.
I can help any up and coming journalist with navigating the first years of their career.
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.
Business journalism, tech journalism, reporting, editing, management
Janie can chat about learning to code, building interactive charts, maps, and tools, and local news.
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 can metor on video editing and graphic design and well as Journalistic practices.

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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