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MIPA Today for Thursday, August 2, 2018

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MIPA Today for Wednesday, August 1, 2018

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Former NBA player gives business, life advice during press conference

Business is the ultimate sport, according to Desmond Ferguson, former NBA player, Lansing native and owner of Moneyball Sportswear. Ferguson shared this advice during a press conference for journalism students […]

MIPA alumna shares journalism superpowers in keynote speech

As the MIPA summer conference’s first night’s keynote speaker, Tricia Bobeda, who now serves as the senior editor of multiplatform news at WBEZ-Chicago, encouraged students to practice journalistic integrity while […]

MIPA Today for Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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Administrators prepare for upcoming MIPA events

Planning for the upcoming volleyball tournament, the Tuesday-night issues panel and the variety show are just a few of the many tasks MIPA coordinators are working on during the summer […]

Feature Coverage students practice before writing in-depth stories

During the first class sessions of MIPA 2018, students began learning the basics of writing good feature stories and how to become good interviewers. Throughout the course, students will be […]

Bobby Hawthorne students learn how to establish voice

Students in the Bobby Hawthorne Experience at the 2018 MIPA Summer Workshop are learning how to include sources’ backstories and write in ways that engage and inform the reader. These […]

Students excited to see different perspectives in yearbook class

According to Ava Butzu, the instructor for the “Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge” class, her goal is to teach students how to take a theme and develop it to […]

New journalists learn basics, develop confidence

In Writing and Packaging the News, instructor Cammie Hall said she hopes her students leave the MIPA summer workshop with new skills and a passion for journalism. Hall said, “I […]