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The Society of Professional Journalists’ Greater Los Angeles chapter is holding its inaugural News Buddies virtual mentoring event on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m., where mentors with experience in television, radio, print, digital news and public relations will answer questions you may have about breaking into the industry.

SPJ/LA’s Generation J Committee, which produces events to help support the next generation of journalists, is proud to have the following mentors for this event:

  • Anita Bennett, correspondent, Black News Channel 

  • Tanya Christian, reporter, Consumer Reports, Ebony and Essence 

  • Lisa Derderian, public information officer, city of Pasadena

  • Sid Garcia, reporter, ABC7

  • Vanessa Franko, digital director of entertainment and features for Southern California News Group

  • Matt Pearce, reporter, Los Angeles Times 

  • Alex Razo, producer, KFI AM 640

  • Paige Turner, program coordinator, Pacific Neuroscience Institute

Look for a Zoom link in your email inbox a few days before the Dec. 2 event.