Women on Deadline: Her Experience in TV News

What is a mentor? What does your ideal mentorship look like? We discuss how to make your mentorship count. Plus, a conversation with Katie Hawkins-Gaar, founder of Digital Women Leaders, a site that offers free 30-minute coaching sessions for women looking for mentorship. 

This episode focuses on expanding your notion about what your career can look like! We talk with independent journalist Melissa Noel about how she’s carved her own path in the journalism field. Noel’s work focuses on stories that center on the issues impacting the Caribbean region and diaspora.

We discuss how and why the stigma is still real when it comes to women of color, particularly black women, wearing their natural hair in the workplace. Plus, hear from women in TV news who rock their natural curls with pride.

Carolyn and Sierra share 3 good habits of self-care. We end this episode with a meditation by Diana Winston, Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center.

We discuss "moments" and why they matter in the storytelling process.

We discuss the safety threats female journalists face in the field and online, and we talk to two women at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) pushing for a safer work environment. 

Carolyn explains the podcast hiatus, and what you need to know before signing a contract with a TV station.

Carolyn reflects on what she’s learned one year out of the TV news industry. Sierra makes an announcement regarding her continuing education goals.