After checking in, making it through the routine information session and quickly being introduced to classmates and instructors, MIPA participants gained insight into how vital smartphones are in the rapidly changing field of journalism. Fritz Klug, a multimedia journalist for MLive, explained that with just one pocket-sized device reporters have all of the tools they need … [Read more...] about MLive journalist Fritz Klug speaks about the power of smartphone journalism
MIPA 2014
Feature Coverage students collaborate in a relaxed classroom setting
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
Sports Coverage class learns about different writing techniques
Knowing the difference between a sports column and a sports opinion piece is how Rod Satterthwaite began his first session Sports Coverage of the 2014 MIPA workshop. “Today we’re talking about sports column writing and ways that you can personalize sports columns and ways you can tell stories about students, related to sports, to other students,” said Satterthwaite. “I’m … [Read more...] about Sports Coverage class learns about different writing techniques