During the opening session, workshops director Chad Sanders and assistant director Rod Satterthwaite had two teams of students compete against each other in an ice-breaker relay. Part of the relay required a participant on each team to write an original haiku about journalism. Here are the poems: Poem #1 Newspapers involve Smart kids who like writing Like us at … [Read more...] about From the opening session: Haiku poems from journalists, for journalists
Storify: Panel of experts speaks to MIPA students about bullying in schools
[View the story "Bullying panel speaks to MIPA students" on Storify]Bullying panel speaks to MIPA studentsSeveral experts spoke on the topic of bullying to journalism students attending the 2012 MIPA summer journalism workshops during the evening of July 30.Storified by The Upstart · Mon, Jul 30 2012 17:35:29The lineup of speakers is included in this post.Workshop … [Read more...] about Storify: Panel of experts speaks to MIPA students about bullying in schools
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’