On Aug. 2 at the 2011 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshops, the photojournalism class was hard at work. On this day they took the time to travel around the campus hunting down other MIPA journalism classes to shoot the group photos. Paula Turner, the teacher of the photojournalism class as well as a professional photographer, said, "(The students) are putting all their new … [Read more...] about Photojournalists photograph journalists at MSU MIPA camp
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‘Writing and Design for the Newspaper’ students hone their writing skills
As "Writing and Design for the Newspaper" student Madissen Miller, an eighth grader from Traverse City East Middle School, said, "I want to take away more knowledge on journalism writing." And apparently, so far she is. On Aug. 2, the students in the class, taught by Jody Mackey, learned about writing hard and soft news. They also worked to create good leads, thinking up … [Read more...] about ‘Writing and Design for the Newspaper’ students hone their writing skills
Hawthorne students learn to write with purpose
On Aug. 2, Bobby Hawthorne pushes his students to forge through the roughest portion of his class, "The Bobby Hawthorne Experience," during the 2011 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshops. The students covered the sexting seminar on the evening of Aug 1 and prepared for the Lansing Roller Derby Vixens press conference on the evening of Aug 2. Jane Hess from Grosse Pointe South … [Read more...] about Hawthorne students learn to write with purpose
‘Money Matters’ students work on staff manuals
During the second day at the 2011 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop, the "Money Matters" students worked on staff manuals that they planned to have ready to present to their publications before the new school year. "For myself, getting the manual done here helps because then it will be ready for school," said Taylor Kraft from Dexter High School. Lori Oglesbee, the … [Read more...] about ‘Money Matters’ students work on staff manuals
Yearbook editors practice team-building activities
Yearbook editors in chief learned a few techniques for the team building aspects of their staff on Aug. 2 with instructor Brian Wilson. “I believe strongly that team building is really important for an editor’s job,” Wilson said, “so I try to give examples of types of team-building games they can do with their staff. The one we played today is 'pressure cubes,' and the idea … [Read more...] about Yearbook editors practice team-building activities