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
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Skills learned at MIPA apply to many careers
On the first day of the MIPA journalism workshop, hundreds of MIPA student journalists from across the state, the country and even one student from another country, prepared to experience this year’s theme: Learn it. Live it. Love it. Many of them came here for ideas to transfer to their high school publications, others simply to spend time with friends. Still, many more came … [Read more...] about Skills learned at MIPA apply to many careers
Children show their cows at the Ingham County Fair
Raised in farm families, 12-year-old Meghan and 11-year-old Noah learned how to raise animals. Although the cows start out as pets, they are eventually sold for meat. Meghan and Noah showed their cows at this year’s Ingham County Fair, which MIPA photography students attended on Aug. 1. “(Owning cows) kind of runs in the family,” Meghan said. “My grandpa has a farm so I got … [Read more...] about Children show their cows at the Ingham County Fair
Feature Coverage: Censorship at Ithaca High School Causes Problems with Readership
Grade: Junior MIPA Class: Feature Coverage Instructor: Jim Streisel Two student suicides in the same year. A local cell phone store employee committing a crime. Junior high students leading a protest in the school’s halls. All these are issues that are usually covered in the school newspaper, but the editor of the Ithaca High School newspaper, Jessica Barnes faces … [Read more...] about Feature Coverage: Censorship at Ithaca High School Causes Problems with Readership