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
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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
MIPA brings people together
Coming alone to MIPA can be a scary thought but to Huron High School senior Samantha Perry and International Academy senior Nancy Huang, it turned out to be more exciting than nerve-racking. Being the only ones to represent their school and never attending MIPA before, they weren’t sure what to expect. After a couple days, they learned that the students here are extremely … [Read more...] about MIPA brings people together
