In an age where things can go viral and become internet sensations virtually overnight, it’s easy for one picture to end up in the wrong hands. Once a photo is out, that’s it. There’s no taking it back or choosing who does and does not see it. Despite this, students still fail to take the dangers of sexting as seriously as they should, continually sending racy photos to each … [Read more...] about Individual editorial writing: From Julia Satterthwaite’s Opinion Writing class
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Column writing: From Julia Satterthwaite’s Opinion Writing class
Dear freshmen, It’s been almost four years since I stepped foot in a middle school, so I’ll admit that my memories of it are hazy at best. However, I’m fairly confident that I was never encouraged to block paths, I wasn’t allowed to mosey down the hall at the slowest speed humanly possible, and I certainly wasn’t taught to push and shove past others. And yet, I never fail … [Read more...] about Column writing: From Julia Satterthwaite’s Opinion Writing class
Students discuss page design in ‘Opinion Coverage’ class
On the last full day of the 2011 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshops, instructor Julia Satterthewaite taught her "Opinion Coverage" students about the importance of newspaper page design. She told them that they must pay attention to everything from story placement and white space to picture-taking etiquette. "Imagine a tic-tac-toe board on your camera screen," … [Read more...] about Students discuss page design in ‘Opinion Coverage’ class