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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Sandra is a veteran news producer in a top 5 market who trains and mentors new producers at her station.
Lisa is a national-award winning investigative reporter.
Caroline can help with editing website portfolios, resumes, cover letters and navigating an internship/job search, particularly in the audience engagement space. Caroline also has expertise with working in nonprofit newsrooms and small audience teams.
Karina can coach on navigating internships, finding the big picture in local stories and fighting imposter syndrome.
I can coach on helping new journalists empower themselves to harness the true essence of storytelling.
Meghan can coach on local and beat reporting, building sources, including young or underrepresented voices in your coverage, newsletter writing and navigating searching for a new job – including interviewing and negotiating.
I can mentor reporters and producers on storytelling, writing and crafting compelling TV.
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.
Ibrahim can coach on human rights, climate change, disinformation and hate speech, and visual storytelling.

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Jessica Kantor

Jessica Kantor

Independent Journalist
Jessica can mentor on freelance/independent journalism careers, communications strategy, how to have a career that honors the stories that you want to tell, relationship building with editors and publications, how to be an ethical journalist while prioritizing narratives/stories that make the world a better place, and how to have a dual career in journalism and comms.