Mentorship Programs

For more information on any of these programs, contact Albert Lee, Professional Programs Coordinator at (415) 346-2051, ext. 107 or e-mail albertl@aaja.org.

AAJA Print/Online News Mentorship

The AAJA Print/Online News Mentorship matches students and beginning journalists with AAJA members, who are professionals in the online/print industry, in hopes of developing the future generation of journalists. The mentorship is piloted as a one year-long commitment, in which the student and mentors will connect weekly for the first six months, complete an online evaluation, then continue the partnership for the remainder of the year. Applications are currently being accepted.

Learn more about the mentorship.

Apply to be a mentee by filling out an application and sending it to aajamentorship@gmail.com.

If you are interested in being a mentor, please send in a brief bio to aajamentorship@gmail.com.

Also, find out more information and join our Facebook group: AAJA Print/Online News Mentorship.

AAJA Broadcast Mentor Program

The AAJA Broadcast Mentor Program matches professionals who want to become a mentor with AAJA members who request a mentor. This is AAJA's seventh year of offering free television and radio broadcast mentorships for those who work in front of the camera or behind the scenes. This program runs throughout the year.

Download the Guidelines and apply here.

If you participated in the broadcast mentor program, please click here to give us your comments.

Executive Leadership Mentor Program

The Executive Leadership Mentor Program matches Executive Leadership Program graduates with top-level executives for year-long mentoring. For more information about ELP and the ELP Mentor Program go here.

Four AAJA members and ELP alumni met with their mentors for sessions March 8-9 and August 4-5, 2004. The mentoring concluded March 12-13, 2005. Learn more about ELP. The ELP Mentor Program was made possible through a grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation.

Other Newspaper Mentor Programs

AAJA/Gannett Management Development Mentor Program

Gannett Company's Newspaper Division, in partnership with AAJA, offered a one-year pilot mentoring program in January 2005. Six mid-career AAJA journalists interested in newspaper management were selected. AAJA members were paired with Gannett mentors who were veteran newsroom managers familiar with management issues. This program was designed for those who were in beginning- and mid-management positions.

Read two participants' experience with the AAJA/Gannett Management Development Mentor Program.

AAJA/New York Times Mentor Program

AAJA, in partnership with The New York Times, offered a one-year pilot mentoring program, August 2004 to August 2005, for three mid-career journalists considering a transition to the business side of the industry. The participants in the program were: Joshua Kwan, MBA Student, Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, Aparna Mukherjee, producer, Bloomberg Television and David Ng, assistant managing editor, The Star-Ledger.