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
Archives for August 2011
Mental health, sexual abuse therapist discusses effects of sexting during panel
Nicole Dingwell, a mental health and sexual abuse therapist, answered questions about sexting from a point of view that many people in the audience didn't consider during a panel about sexting on the evening of Aug. 1 during the 2011 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop. She said she's the one who witnesses the fall0ut firsthand. Dingwell stressed the effects that sexting can … [Read more...] about Mental health, sexual abuse therapist discusses effects of sexting during panel
MIPA InDesign progressing nicely
Both Beginner and Advanced InDesign classes have gotten off to a good start so far, according to instructors Jeremy Van Hof and Jim Woehrle, with only a few bumps and bruises along the way. Many students agreed. Brian Palmer, from Rochester High School, said, "We had some technical difficulties. It slowed us down some." But slowed down or not, Advanced Journalism … [Read more...] about MIPA InDesign progressing nicely
MIPA students take the Hawthorne writing challenge
On Aug. 1, students participating in “The Bobby Hawthorne Experience” class at the MIPA workshop worked diligently on their new writing assignment right as Hawthorne himself finished his presentation on various types of good and bad newspaper leads. “The main goal for this class is for them to go past the tedium of data and to tell a story so you’re not boring readers … [Read more...] about MIPA students take the Hawthorne writing challenge
Sports photographers find the action
The trip to the pool on Monday morning served as a good object lesson for Tim Morley's sports photography class. After asking permission to enter the pool area, the photographers began shooting away. Fifteen minutes later, one of the lifeguards asked if the class had asked the four swimmers their permission to shoot them. We had not. The entire class was too focused on … [Read more...] about Sports photographers find the action