Mentor 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/Gannett Management Development Mentor Program

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

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

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.

AAJA/New York Times Mentor Program

AAJA, in partnership with The New York Times, began 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 are: Joshua Kwan, MBA Student, Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, Aparna Mukherjee, producer, Bloomberg Television and David Ng, assistant managing editor, The Star-Ledger.

ELP Mentor Program

The ELP 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.