Rod Satterthwaite is part of the Student Press Law Center's (SPLC) Advisory Council Steering Committee who is looking for MIPA students that have received services from SPLC. The nonproft organization is directed by Frank LoMonte. Their purpose is to be a legal assistance agency for high school and college journalists to educate about the rights and responsibilities in the … [Read more...] about Student Press Law Center looking for testimonials at MIPA
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Feature Coverage students learn to be better storytellers
Today in Julia Satterthwaite’s class students are learning how to add an extra dimension to their writing by producing a personality profile on Jim Streisel, the MIPA Upstart instructor and a member of the band The Dead Squirrels. By using literary devices such as alliteration, personification and similes writers are able to go beyond just the facts and completely tell a … [Read more...] about Feature Coverage students learn to be better storytellers
InDesign for Newspaper moves onto Photoshop
The InDesign for Newspaper class instructed by Sara-Beth Badalamente switched software and began using Photoshop. Homework from the last night was reviewed and the students continued to work towards their one-pager due at the end of the week. The students learned a few more tips before switching to Photoshop. The morning session was a basic overview of what Photoshop is … [Read more...] about InDesign for Newspaper moves onto Photoshop
Be smarter than your smartphone, kids
I sat down to write a brief about the “Smartphone Journalism” presentation. I opened the voice memo app on my own smartphone so I could review the 50 minutes of information I had stored in this wonderful, multi-purpose device. But ironically, none of it was there. It deleted or glitched because I swear I saw it recording. I spent 50 minutes recording a presentation about … [Read more...] about Be smarter than your smartphone, kids
Students of MIPA
Inspired by the "Humans of New York" project run by Brandon Stanton, five MIPA participants were randomly selected and shared some facts about themselves. They also contributed their favorite song to go along with the Mipapalooza music-based theme. Emily Fritz Senior at Troy High School Staff Writer “I love Beyoncé. I’ve been listening to the song ‘XO’ … [Read more...] about Students of MIPA