We’re proud to announce the official launch of Military Veterans in Journalism!
Military Veterans in Journalism is a professional association that creates community for vets, supports their career growth, and advocates for increasing newsroom diversity through hiring more vets.
While there is limited data available on how many military veterans now work as journalists, it’s clear they are underrepresented. Whether they worked as a culinary specialist, an EOD tech, or a public affairs officer, we believe veterans bring a diversity of thought and experience that should be more significantly leveraged by media outlets.
We will address this by talking to leaders in newsrooms and their human resources departments about the value that vets bring to the news industry as a result of their military service.
Further, we know veterans have a tough time breaking into journalism as a career. To address this, our all-volunteer staff will run a mentorship program to support veterans as they progress professionally in the media industry. We will also create community (mostly online but also through in person events) that will give vets a chance to network and support each other.
We invite you to browse around our website to learn more about our programming.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
- If you’re a veteran working in journalism or aspiring to work in journalism, we invite you to become a member.
- If you’re a journalist (veteran or not) interested in mentoring veterans, we invite you to become a mentor.
- If you have any ideas, thoughts or want to get involved, feel free to get in touch: [email protected] . We’d love to hear from you.
While we are just getting started, we look forward to supporting our fellow veterans in media.
We will be holding an informally launch celebration with supporters at Alligator Lounge in Brooklyn, New York, at 6:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.
Thanks in advance for your support!
— Russell Midori (MVJ’s President) & Zack Baddorf (MVJ’s Executive Director)
