Strategic mentoring for media makers
Whether you’re leading a team, launching a platform, or rethinking your role in media, I offer structured yet expansive support. This is a space for reflection and strategy.
Reviews
Anne Jomard
“I was lucky enough to have a mentorship session with Sanne at the start of my journalism career. Her grounded and present approach made me feel immediately at ease, and her detailed preparation of our session, along with her careful listening during, allowed me to trust her fully. She made sure to clarify in detail what my concrete needs were, which was very helpful as it helped me to actually articulate the things that were on my mind, giving me access to clarity that I didn’t have before the session. I would highly recommend a mentorship session with Sanne to access clarity, formulate a plan, and talk through anything on your mind with an experienced journalist!”
Who is it for?
Mentoring is for you if you’re:
- An (early-career) journalist looking for guidance and direction.
- A team leader balancing management and mission.
- A founder or editor needing strategic reflection.
- Exploring more ethical or inclusive ways of working.
- Facing dilemmas about story framing, funding, leadership, or burnout.
How I work
This is not traditional career coaching. My mentoring is shaped by:
- Years of media leadership experience.
- Deep engagement with ethical, decolonial, and systems-based thinking.
- Honest, thought-provoking feedback.
- A balance between professional strategy and personal clarity.
We might work on:
- Editorial strategy, team culture, or vision development.
- Applying Solutions Journalism frameworks.
- Navigating ethical dilemmas or positionality.
- Deciding what to build, or what to let go of.
Pricing
An investment in the confidence and critical thinking your work deserves.
The Review
One-off: $49
✓ Feedback on a pitch, article, CV, or anything similar.
✓ Send your material, and I will reply with a voice memo or email with high-level, generous feedback.
✓ Bundle of 3 reviews $139.
Single session
$135 / 60-minute session
✓ In-person or videocall.
✓ To untangle a specific dilemma, project, or decision.
Best for: editorial framing, professional crossroads, or creative direction.
✓ A strategic sounding board for your current work.
✓ Honest, thoughtful feedback from a media-savvy perspective.
✓ A follow-up summary or reflection to keep moving forward.
A trajectory
From $649 / 75-minute sessions
✓ Ideal if you’re rethinking your role, launching something new, or need ongoing reflection space.
✓ A co-created guiding question to focus the trajectory.
✓ Space to explore professional identity, impact, and leadership dilemmas.
✓ Strategy support on real-time projects or decisions.
✓ Between-session check-ins if needed.
✓ Follow-up tools or readings tailored to your context.
Testimonials
Maria Punch
BNR Nieuwsradio, Netherlands
“Sanne created a tailor-made trajectory on inclusive journalism for me. She is not only a very qualified and dedicated trainer, but she is also a great partner for discussion and reflection. With a hands-on approach and a wonderful sense of humor.”
Soon Li Wei & Rohani Ibrahim
Malaysian journalists
“The mentoring gave us valuable experience in organising the data that we gathered from the interviews, exploring other angles of the features, and analysing the statistics that we received from authorities. This mentoring process provided us with good skills in applying solutions journalism.”
Amy Hall
Co-editor at New Internationalist
“Sanne has been our mentor through the Solutions Journalism Accelerator by the European Journalism Centre and the Solutions Journalism Network. She’s been incredibly supportive and encouraging while providing useful challenges to help us develop and progress in our work. Sanne has really helped me think through how to write and commission articles giving really useful constructive feedback at every stage of the process.”
Jacob Templin
Contexte News – Thomson Reuters Foundation
“Working with Sanne was an absolute pleasure. She served as a mentor on a year-long multimedia project that included a dozen stories from various parts of the world. With each story, she took the time to understand the topic and provide insightful feedback. Her journalistic and storytelling expertise was valuable throughout the process. I am extremely proud of the final product, and her mentorship played a key role in its success.”
Book An Introduction call (FREE)
- Schedule a free call in the calendar below to see if I am the type of mentor you are looking for.
- I’ll reach out to you to confirm the time and date.
- If we decide to work together, you will first define your main question/ help request and plan the session(s) according to availability.
Looking forward to connecting!
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