Students & Universities

Individual Sports Journalism Mentoring

One-on-one mentoring for students and early-career journalists covering sport. Structuring stories, building a portfolio, finding your angle, pitching to editors, and understanding how the industry actually works — from someone who has worked across newspaper, radio, television, digital, and independent media.

Sports journalism is one of the most competitive fields in media, and most journalism education stops well short of the specific skills it requires. This mentoring fills that gap: how to find and develop a story that editors actually want, how to write for different formats and outlets, how to build a portfolio that gets you noticed, and how to navigate an industry that is changing faster than any curriculum can follow. Sessions are individual, adapted entirely to the mentee's current level, goals, and the specific opportunities they are pursuing.

O jornalismo desportivo é um dos campos mais competitivos nos media, e a maioria da formação em jornalismo fica bem aquém das competências específicas que exige. Esta mentoria preenche essa lacuna: como encontrar e desenvolver uma história que os editores realmente querem, como escrever para diferentes formatos e meios, como construir um portfólio que se destaca, e como navegar numa indústria que muda mais depressa do que qualquer currículo consegue acompanhar. As sessões são individuais, adaptadas inteiramente ao nível actual, objectivos e oportunidades específicas que o mentorado está a perseguir.

Who it's for

Journalism students specialising in sport, recent graduates entering sports media, and early-career journalists looking to accelerate their development.

Format

Individual sessions or group workshops, remote or in-person. Each engagement is scoped specifically — no fixed packages.