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EPISODE · Jul 4, 2025 · 25 MIN

Breaking into media when older

from The Media Mentor

On this episode I chat to Leonie Zeumer, a German-born TV journalist and presenter now based in China. When Leonie first came to me in 2019 she had no CV and had just completed her NCTJ. She needed to start the process from scratch and make the move from a different sector into media, having re-trained in her late 20s. All of this whilst also being a non-native speaker in London. Here she shares some of the key lessons from those early sessions we had and what she has continued to learn since, as she's moved from London to Austria and now BeijingTo find out more about The Media Mentor, listen to episode 1 and to see how I could help your career head to https://www.themediamentor.info/servicesOn the webite you will also find 6 pages of media jobs to browse.If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.More details about The Media Mentor can be found here.For all the latest job listings head here.To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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