As the week begins, students in the Bobby Hawthorne Experience have gotten to work on their first assignment. By writing a variety of stories in the next few days, Hawthorne said he hopes students will find and refine their voice and make their writing more interesting. “I want an interesting story told in an original voice,” Hawthorne said. Prithvi Joshi, a senior … [Read more...] about Hawthorne teaches valuable writing skills to student journalists
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Bobby Hawthorne students learn how to establish voice
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 learn to ‘search for stories’ in Bobby Hawthorne Experience
At this year’s MIPA Summer Workshop, high school students from across the state of Michigan and beyond have the opportunity to learn how to create powerful stories in The Bobby Hawthorne Experience class. According to Hawthorne, author of The Radical Write and numerous other journalism textbooks, the way these students learn storytelling may be totally different from the way … [Read more...] about Students learn to ‘search for stories’ in Bobby Hawthorne Experience
A Preview of Bobby Hawthorne’s Course Interview with Cheryl Pell
The students attending today's afternoon session of The Bobby Hawthorne Experience will be given the opportunity to conduct an interview with MIPA's former executive director, Cheryl Pell. Pell was awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013, and has also received numerous awards in recognition for her journalistic contributions. "I think the interview will focus on … [Read more...] about A Preview of Bobby Hawthorne’s Course Interview with Cheryl Pell
Students in Bobby Hawthorne Experience get increasingly more challenging projects
The Bobby Hawthorne Experience is set apart from other offered courses at MIPA, as it is taught at a faster pace in an advanced journalistic setting. Hawthorne, the author of the journalism textbook The Radical Write and a MIPA veteran, said he eases his students into increasingly challenging techniques as the week goes on. “So far we’ve covered finding stories and voice and … [Read more...] about Students in Bobby Hawthorne Experience get increasingly more challenging projects