The Upstart

Meet the MIPA Upstart 2018 staff

Click the link to hear interviews and insights from the 2018 MIPA Upstart staff. AUDIO/Audrey Whitaker and Zach Heimbuch

Photo students select favorite shots

Students in the Shoot Like a Pro class, taught by Michael Caterina and Ike Lea, showcase their favorite pictures from the MIPA 2018 Summer Journalism Workshop.

Feature Coverage students complete team storytelling packages

The Feature Coverage class completed a team storytelling exercise on July 31 during the afternoon session of the MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop. According to instructor Julia Satterthwaite, students had about […]

VIDEO: Desmond Ferguson press conference at MIPA 2018

 Desmond Ferguson speaks with MIPA students about his life and what led to his success. On July 30, 2018, the former NBA player and the founder of Moneyball Sportswear […]

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 […]

PHOTO ESSAY: MIPA students enjoy Day 2 of camp

Ike Lea and Michael Caterina / Photos

VIDEO: Tricia Bobeda keynotes MIPA Summer Workshop 2018

Tricia Bobeda spoke for the students at the MIPA Summer Workshop on July 29, 2018, about how she went from being a MIPA student to a professional journalist and how […]

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 […]