The students in Dean Hume’s News Editors course wasted no time this week perfecting their class. After a brief exercise to strengthen their descriptive skills, the class split off into pairs to edit sports column made by students in the Sports Coverage class taught by Jim Woehrle. “When you get into the story, it’s a lot easier than you thought it would be,” sophomore … [Read more...] about Participants in the News Editors class put their editorial skills to work
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News editors implement change through leadership
Dean Hume, a veteran MIPA instructor, is back this year to teach newspaper editors how to guide their staffs to success. Hume spent Monday morning’s session getting the students to list the problems they faced with newspapers and staff and plans on developing solutions to the common problems throughout the week. “Most of [the students] are use to thinking like journalist; … [Read more...] about News editors implement change through leadership
Newspaper Editors class is choosing their lessons
During the last full day of the MIPA workshop in Dean Hume’s Newspaper Editors class, recently moved to a room on the second floor of the Natural Resources building in order to make use of room 218’s computers, Hume covered a number of topics that the students picked. The students in the class were planning after lunch to give constructive criticism to stories written by … [Read more...] about Newspaper Editors class is choosing their lessons
Newspaper Editors class provides a hands-on approach
Just coming back from lunch, Dean Hume’s Newspaper Editors class engaged in a number of hands-on activities designed to get the students to apply various editing skills. The activities included pitching ideas to report on from around campus and making comments as a class on several stories published in student publications. The student journalists are encouraged to … [Read more...] about Newspaper Editors class provides a hands-on approach
Newspaper editors class studies legal issues
As a newspaper editor, knowing different legal issues and how to avoid running into them are an integral part to maintaining a respectable publication. On. Aug. 3, the "Newspaper Editors" class studied rights not protected by law and how to recognize those potential problems. "(My goals were to) get them to think like editors," adviser Dean Hume said. "It's not just … [Read more...] about Newspaper editors class studies legal issues