A Guide to Peer-to-Peer Mentorship in Science Journalism

From the World Federation of Science Journalists (WSFJ), this science journalism mentoring guide covers aspects of mentoring, from the selection of mentees and mentors, to their evaluation. It includes guidance on the training of the mentors and etiquette for first encounter between mentor and mentee in the context of science journalism training.

The "Science journalism COOPeration Project" (SjCOOP) was designed to serve the needs of science journalists through distance mentoring. This guide describes lessons learned from the project, including: ways to use new and ever improving tools for training,including Skype (web-based chat and voice communication); and an online course.

Sections include: training the mentors, mentees, mentoring, mentoring radio and TV journalists, and support material on recruiting, monitoring, and evaluation.

For more information, contact: World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ)info@wfsj.org