After checking in, making it through the routine information session and quickly being introduced to classmates and instructors, MIPA participants gained insight into how vital smartphones are in the rapidly changing field of journalism. Fritz Klug, a multimedia journalist for MLive, explained that with just one pocket-sized device reporters have all of the tools they need … [Read more...] about MLive journalist Fritz Klug speaks about the power of smartphone journalism
Feature Coverage students collaborate in a relaxed classroom setting
Reporting on feature pieces is all about digging around and finding strong sources that know how to tell a story. Students in Julia Satterthwaite’s “Feature Coverage” class are exploring this angle of journalistic writing and investigating the human aspect of articles they produce. Going into her fifth summer as a MIPA instructor with a journalism degree from MSU, … [Read more...] about Feature Coverage students collaborate in a relaxed classroom setting