The Upstart

Covering the MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop

News Briefs

Administrators prepare for upcoming MIPA events

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Planning for the upcoming volleyball tournament, the Tuesday-night issues panel and the variety show are just a few of the many tasks MIPA coordinators are working on during the summer journalism workshop. “The work can be tough, as I spend a lot of time in the office, but it’s all worth it for the students,” Jeremy Steele, Executive Director of MIPA, said. “I’m really looking … [Read more...] about Administrators prepare for upcoming MIPA events

Feature Coverage students practice before writing in-depth stories

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During the first class sessions of MIPA 2018, students began learning the basics of writing good feature stories and how to become good interviewers. Throughout the course, students will be looking at different ways that you can tell feature stories through social media apps including Snapchat or through Twitter, according to instructor Julia Satterthwaite. Satterthwaite … [Read more...] about Feature Coverage students practice before writing in-depth stories

Bobby Hawthorne students learn how to establish voice

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Students in the Bobby Hawthorne Experience at the 2018 MIPA Summer Workshop are learning how to include sources’ backstories and write in ways that engage and inform the reader. These techniques, according to instructor Bobby Hawthorne, will help them to establish a voice and engage the reader to connect with the story. “He encourages us to go beyond the basics,” student Raija … [Read more...] about Bobby Hawthorne students learn how to establish voice

Students excited to see different perspectives in yearbook class

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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 create a feeling that will guide the readers to understand the stories of the year.   “So it’s a verbal and visual packaging of the theme to make the yearbook unique for this year and for this school,” Butzu … [Read more...] about Students excited to see different perspectives in yearbook class