NEED FOR MENTORS

Peter Richards, we took to heart your point that the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) is going to start a mentoring programme for young journalists, pairing them with veterans so they can improve their craft.

You said you are going to make the programme available in the first instance to ten young journalists across the region. But can we suggest that you make an appeal to media houses in Trinidad and Tobago to start their own mentorship programme?
Young reporters coming into the business with little or no experience really do need someone with experience and a proven track record in the media to take them under their wing and show them some of the tricks of the trade, and help them to develop into good reporters.

PS Please suggest that each media house give out a handbook on media ethics; oh, and one on basic phonics too.