Students in Betsy Rau's Digital Storytelling class used an online tool called Storify to consolidate various online coverage of the Aug. 4 concussion panel. Storify is a free service that allows users to consolidate elements from all sorts of online resources from Twitter to Facebook to Instagram and FlickR. Below are links to some of those Storify articles. Student … [Read more...] about Rau’s Digital Storytelling students use Storify to cover concussion panel
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5 apps for mobile journalism
Technology is at a point where almost anything can be done on-the-go on a 4-inch screen. MLive Reporter Fritz Klug demonstrates how he uses his iPhone for all of his reporting and text editing for his job. Klug explains you don’t need to wait until you get to a computer to finish your story. Here are five apps that can help you do the same. DropVox: A voice recorder app that … [Read more...] about 5 apps for mobile journalism
MLive’s Fritz Klug discusses smartphone journalism
Fritz Klug, reporter for the MLive Media Group in Lansing, MI, discussed multiple ways to use a smartphone as a reporting tool during his keynote presentation on Aug. 3. Klug's presentation kicked off the 2014 MIPA summer workshop. WATERFORD DRIFT STAFF/VIDEO Follow Fritz Klug on twitter. … [Read more...] about MLive’s Fritz Klug discusses smartphone journalism
Journalists use their creativity on dorms
Watch out Martha Stewart, MIPA’s has its own interior room decorators. Just search the hashtag #MIPA2013 and see photos of MIPA campers dorm rooms decorated. Whether you search the hastag on Twitter or Instagram, surely you’ll find them. On day one of Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) attendees of the summer workshop began settling into their dorms. While … [Read more...] about Journalists use their creativity on dorms
Staff sizes at MIPA: the small staff viewpoint
Less is more, especially in Seaholm High School’s case. Similar to the other smaller staffs represented at MIPA, Seaholm only has three students attending MIPA out of a total staff of 16. Advisor Ben Harwood encouraged Seaholm’s managing editor, “He sent his leaders and editors here to bring back information and knowledge to incorporate into the paper,” Filips said. Filips … [Read more...] about Staff sizes at MIPA: the small staff viewpoint