http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oBiBFc0S44 Yearbook students had a chance to walk to Barnes and Noble and take a closer look at professional magazines. By Weston Cowan/Upstart Staff … [Read more...] about “Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge” students capture good design
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Children show their cows at the Ingham County Fair
Raised in farm families, 12-year-old Meghan and 11-year-old Noah learned how to raise animals. Although the cows start out as pets, they are eventually sold for meat. Meghan and Noah showed their cows at this year’s Ingham County Fair, which MIPA photography students attended on Aug. 1. “(Owning cows) kind of runs in the family,” Meghan said. “My grandpa has a farm so I got … [Read more...] about Children show their cows at the Ingham County Fair
Directors welcome students to 2011 MIPA Journalism Workshops’ ‘J-Cation’
Amid flip-flops, Hawaiian shirts and flying beach balls, co-directors Betsy Pollard Rau and Chad Sanders kicked off the 2011 version of “J-Cation,” the theme of this summer’s annual MIPA JournalismWorkshops, on July 31, an event hosted at Michigan State University. This year’s event, according to Rau, hosts over 400 student journalists, many of whom are from out-of-state. … [Read more...] about Directors welcome students to 2011 MIPA Journalism Workshops’ ‘J-Cation’
MIPA Students Working As Photojournalists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3AgXq9h2U&feature=channel_video_title Upstart staffer Aimee Dedic features the Photojournalism class taught by Paula Turner and Julie Price at the 2011 MIPA Summer Workshop. … [Read more...] about MIPA Students Working As Photojournalists
Students, staff share opinions about sexting
On the evening of Aug. 1, MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop students attended a sexting seminar headed by a panel of experts with various experience about the topic. Both before and after the presentation, The Upstart interviewed some students and staff about how they would handle sensitive topics like sexting in their own publication and what they personally thought about it. … [Read more...] about Students, staff share opinions about sexting