Welcome to Training Day

Detroit High School Journalism Program

2015-2016

Today’s Agenda

• Introductions• Special guests• Basic program info, dates and Q&A• LUNCH!• Newswriting and style tips• Breakout session: What’s in a

name?• Camera handout

Joy Visconti: About me

• Started as director in January 2013.• I have worked in the newspaper industry for nearly 20 years, the past 10 focused on journalism education.•I have a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree, both in journalism, and both from Michigan State University. Go Green!•I worked for my junior high newspaper, high school newspaper and college newspaper.

Joy Visconti: Contact me

• Cell/text: 248-840-8417• Email: joyvis@msu.edu• Twitter: @joy_visconti• Instagram: Joyashlyn• You can call, text and email. I’m

good about returning messages in a timely manner and answering calls and texts in the evening.

Joy Visconti: Class visits

I am available for schools visits during the week. I am here for all of you. So use me. Every school also will have an assigned mentor from Crain. Use him or her. Need help with story planning, organization, writing or editing? Use us.

Detroit HSJP

• History• Partners• Goals• MIPA• Benefits

History

• The Detroit HSJP began in 1985. We marked our 30th anniversary with special “where are they now” articles in all four of last year’s editions. We are looking forward to the next 30 years now.

Partners: MSU

• Last year, Michigan State took over the management of the program, and you will see its stamp on the program this year.

Partners: Crain

• We now welcome Crain to the Detroit High School Journalism Program.

Partners: Ford

• The Ford Scholarship. Yes, it will continue. More details to come.

Goals

• Help students become better writers

• Help students become college ready• Publish four great newspapers• Tell stories about your communities• Increase our Web and social media

presence• What else?

MIPAWednesday, Oct. 21—MIPA in Lansing-We have chartered a bus and will pay your registration fees.-Depart Detroit 7 a.m., return 3:30 p.m.-Each school will have at least three (and likely four) seats on the bus. Advisers are encouraged to attend.-If you have students who wish to drive separately, we will pay for them.-Students are responsible for their own lunch (nearby). Advisers may attend luncheon or eat with students.

MIPAPlease welcome MIPA executive director Jeremy Steele to talk about your new MIPA membership.

• Listserv/adviser support• CONTESTS!• Spring conference• Summer scholarships

Benefits• Education and training• Conference fees• Transportation• Equipment• AP Stylebook• What else do you want?• What else do you need?

Print Dates

Our publication dates are:• Oct. 28• Dec. 16• Feb. 24• May 18**These are Wednesdays**

Editing sessions

• These can be done in your classroom, at Crain or at another location.

• In person is best, but we can do some online editing as well.

• Until our new content management system is up and running, please create a Gmail account and use Google Drive. I have created folders for all of you. I will email you the details.

Editing sessions

• As requested, I will create a signup for editing sessions for the entire year so you can request days off now. With mentors now involved in the program, there likely will be more flexibility with sessions.

October

• Editing: Oct. 12 through Oct. 16• Pages to designer: Tuesday, Oct. 21• Pages to printer: Monday, Oct. 26• Delivery: Wednesday, Oct. 28

December

• Editing: Nov. 31 through Dec. 4• Pages to designer: Tuesday, Dec. 8• Pages to printer: Monday, Dec. 14• Delivery: Wednesday, Dec. 16

February

• Editing: Feb. 8-12 (Note: Winter break is Feb. 15-19; final articles must be turned by Friday, Feb. 12.)

• Pages to designer: Tuesday, Feb. 16• Pages to printer: Monday, Feb. 22• Delivery: Wednesday, Feb. 24

May

• Editing: May 2-6• Pages to designer: Tuesday, May 10• Pages to printer: Monday, May 16• Deliver: Wednesday, May 18

Social Media

• We only publish four times a year, but we need to provide information all year – and we want your schools to expect it.

• Assign a social media editor.• Create accounts for your school.• What can we do as a group?

Our website

• Let’s think beyond just republishing articles from the print paper.

• We can do videos, photo galleries, pull content from YouTube and Twitter.

• Will students at your school read your website?