July 21-25, 2024
$525 — for MIPA members; $550 — for non-members
Add $75 for registrations after June 21
This is an-person, residential program. Space is limited.
Last day to register: July 1
Last day to request a roommate: July 1
About This Course
This crash-course in journalism skills will take participants through the core essentials of journalistic reporting — from understanding the basic elements of news to discussing and practicing information gathering skills to writing solid inverted pyramid and angle-based narrative stories to editing. These skills create the foundation for all other components of journalistic storytelling.
Points of emphasis:
- Audience: Who reads your publications and how do they read? (“Broccoli as news”)
- Information Gathering: Interviewing (sources), Observation, Research (Discussion and practice of each)
- News Writing: Write with an emphasis on the news in the inverted pyramid
- Headline Writing
- Narrative Storytelling (angle-based writing): How to come up with angles, ledes and nut grafs.
- Editing Skills: Editing for content and organization as well as AP style.
This is an in-person, residential program. Participants will stay in an MSU residence hall with at least one roommate. Meals are provided in a residential hall cafeteria. Workshop sessions are held in MSU classrooms, which may be a short walk from the residence hall.
This course is open to youth participants entering grades 7 through 12. Recommended for those with one year or less of journalism experience.
Jim Streisel
Instructor
Jim Streisel, MJE, the 2013 Dow Jones News Fund National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, is the adviser of the Carmel (Indiana) High School HiLite news team. He is also the JEA curriculum specialist. Streisel has written two journalism textbooks, “High School Journalism: A Practical Guide” and “Scholastic Web Journalism: Connecting with Readers in a Digital World.” He loves his wife, cycling, music, dogs and reading (not necessarily in that order), and he just got a new camper, so he’s looking forward to spending as much time in it as he can with all the things he loves.
Supplies & Equipment
- This course is scheduled to be held in a computer lab. A laptop, Chromebook or tablet on which you can write and edit outside of class is recommended, but optional.
- Google/Gmail account to use Google Classroom, Docs and other services
- Smartphone
- Notebook to take notes
- Pens and pencils
- Dictionary, thesaurus and AP Stylebook (optional)
- Good attitude, desire to learn, ability to have fun
Special Needs & Accommodations
MIPA is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting Jeremy Steele, MIPA executive director, at 517-353-6761 or ask@mipamsu.org at least 10 business days prior to the start of our program so that we have time to make necessary arrangements. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Workshop Schedule
All times are in the Eastern time zone. Schedule is subject to change.
Sunday Schedule
- 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. — Check in
- 5-6:30 p.m. — Dinner
- 6:45 p.m. — Opening session
- 7:30 p.m. — First class meeting
- 8:15 p.m. — Keynote
- 9 p.m. — Recreational activities
- 10:45 p.m. — Floor meeting
- 11:15 p.m. — Bed check
- 1 a.m. — Lights out
Monday-Wednesday Schedule
- 7:15-8:45 a.m. — Breakfast
- 9-11:30 a.m. — Workshop class session
- 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. — Lunch
- 1:30-4 p.m. — Workshop class session
- 4-5 p.m. — MIPA Cup Tournament activities
- 5-6:30 p.m. — Dinner
- 7 p.m. — Evening session (speakers or project work time)
- 9 p.m. — Recreational activities
- 11 p.m. — Participants must be on assigned floor
- 11:15 p.m. — Bed check
- 1 a.m. — Lights out
Thursday Schedule
- 7:15-8:45 a.m. — Breakfast
- 9-10:45 a.m. — Workshop class session
- 11 a.m.-Noon — Closing session/Awards ceremony
- Noon-1 p.m. — Check out