Students taking "You're Designing the Newspaper" opened their Aug. 2 afternoon session with quiet but focused work with the program InDesign. Students opened their spreads with elaborate designs they had already built, as the students' daily task was to re-design a page in their paper they were unhappy with. "We started the morning session with assignments from yesterday," … [Read more...] about ‘You’re Designing the Newspaper’ keeps steady pace
Archives for August 2011
‘Money Matters’ class at MIPA discusses how to budget expenses
The student journalists in Comm Arts Room 246, the "Money Matters" course at the 2011 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop, have long discussions about ads and money budgeting throughout their publications. "Budgets are just another thing to do," said Lori Oglesbee, the instructor of the class. Throughout the first class session on Aug. 1, Oglesbee discussed budgets with … [Read more...] about ‘Money Matters’ class at MIPA discusses how to budget expenses
Second day is a second chance to refresh newspapers
The online worlds of Twitter, Facebook and Wordpress welcomed new members on Aug. 1 from C.E. Sikkenga and Rod Satterthwaite’s “Taking Your Newspaper to the Edge” class. By learning ways to gain readership for their specific school publication, the students also gain knowledge to jumpstart their own professional portfolios. The importance of branding one’s self and promoting an … [Read more...] about Second day is a second chance to refresh newspapers
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
MIPA ‘Complete Yearbook’ students dive into work-filled week
On Aug. 1, the students in the "Complete Yearbook" class, under the guidance of instructor Patrice Hornak, began what is sure to be a workshop full of fun, learning and everything journalism. With the desks set up in a circle, students discussed angles from which to write and used packets to learn about different parts of a yearbook’s layout. After discussion, the group moved … [Read more...] about MIPA ‘Complete Yearbook’ students dive into work-filled week