Journalism Mentor

Sharing what he has learned in newsrooms, fellowships, and documentary work with the next generation of reporters.

Mentoring with IRE

Helping the next generation of reporters.

Since July 2020 Ibrahim has served as a journalism mentor with Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE), the US-based network of investigative journalists. IRE’s mentorship programme is run with JournalismMentors.com and is open to students and early-career journalists.

IRE mentors are members who volunteer to help others build skills in investigative and watchdog reporting. Sessions are free, and mentees do not need to be IRE members.

Role

Journalism mentor, Investigative Reporters & Editors

Also

Journalism mentor with Lone Star EMMY

Since

July 2020 (IRE)

Programme

IRE Mentorship Program, with JournalismMentors.com

Format

Free one-on-one sessions, booked online

Open to

Students and early-career journalists

Across IRE’s mentorship programme, volunteer mentors help with skills such as requesting public records, getting started with data and programming in reporting, video storytelling, editing, story ideas, and other watchdog reporting skills.

What He Offers

Conversations that move a story forward.

Story ideas

Discussing and shaping story ideas with reporters at any stage.

Mentorship

Helping others develop their reporting practice through one-on-one conversation.

Classroom visits

Listed as a journalist willing to visit classrooms.

Solutions journalism

Accepting pitches for solutions journalism stories.

Mediums

Broadcast TV news, documentary, video, digital-first outlet

Topics

Climate change, democracy, environment

Languages

English and Bengali

Based in

Dhaka, Bangladesh

He is also keen to talk about brainstorming story ideas, networking with journalists in his region, and culture change in newsrooms.

Offers, topics, and languages are as listed in Ibrahim’s Solutions Journalism Network directory profile.

How It Works

Three steps to a free conversation.

Find a mentor

Browse the mentors listed on IRE’s page at JournalismMentors.com.

Pick a time

Mentors set their own office hours, and mentees choose a slot through an automated system.

Talk it through

A short, free, one-on-one conversation about skills, story ideas, or navigating the industry.

Programme details are from IRE’s mentorship pages. Availability and booking are managed by JournalismMentors.com.

Questions

Good to know before booking.

Is it free?

Yes. IRE states that mentorship sessions are free to all.

Do I need to be an IRE member?

No. People seeking mentorship are not required to be IRE members.

How long is a session?

The Media Mentors programme that IRE partners with offers half-hour, one-on-one sessions.

Who is it for?

Students and early-career journalists in particular, who want advice on investigative journalism or on navigating the media industry.

Experience Behind the Mentoring

What he brings to the conversation.

Investigative reporting

A decade in broadcast newsrooms in Dhaka, covering law and the judiciary, crime, human rights, water, and the environment.

Documentary storytelling

Produced and directed Taken by the River through CNN Academy, winner of the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Award.

Climate and environment

Co-founder and Executive Editor of The Climate Watch; Earth Journalism Network fellow and member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network.

Training abroad

IRE Fellowship Award (2020), GIJN Conference Fellowship (2021), WaterAid Media Fellowship (2021), and a Nuffic Scholarship course on countering disinformation (2023).

For fellow journalists

COP29 stories journos should cover, focusing on Bangladesh

The Climate Watch

Sources