Young working journalists often want advice and perspective from news veterans who understand much of what they’re going through. And let’s face it: news vets could certainly learn a thing or two from their much younger colleagues. Apply Online Want a mentor? Want to BE a mentor? Click here to apply online today. SPJ’s Mentorship Match-up aims to promote great journalism by introducing journalists of different experience levels and similar interests. Participating journalists are encouraged to communicate by e-mail, phone and occasional personal visits. SPJ helps make a match but leaves it to program participants to decide the nature and frequency of their communications. The program is open only to SPJ members. Journalists wanting to serve as mentors must have more than five years of professional experience. Journalists who want mentoring must have less than five years of experience. SPJ is accepting members’ requests to participate in the mentorship match-up. The society plans to begin matching journalists by the end of 2007. For more details, please contact Michelle Maskaly, chairwoman of SPJ’s Generation J Committee, via e-mail or by phone at 732-713-6716.

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