IHSPA Fall Program 2012

IOWA High School PressAssociation 2012 State Conference

Special thanks to the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication for 61 years of supporting scholastic journalism in the state of Iowa.

University of IowaIowa Memorial UnionIowa City Oct. 17, 20128:15 a.m.

WelcomeToday, the finest journalism instructors, pro-fessionals and students have gathered to learn from each other.

As the officers of the Iowa High School Press Association, we have planned a pro-gram that will help you with your journalistic endeavors during this year and beyond.

Specifically, we hope you’ll walk away inspired and with a better understanding of your op-tions and opportunities in this important and ever-changing field.

We are the Fourth Estate, and we take our charge with utmost sincerity. News media, yearbooks, magazines, broadcasting, design – find your passion here today.

IHSPA Officers President

Jon Rogers, City High, Iowa City

VP for Special Projects Leslie Shipp, Johnston HS

VP for Operations Merle Dieleman, Bettendorf

Secretary Kyle Phillps, Washington HS, Cedar Rapids

Directors Jo Ann Gage, Mt. Vernon HS

Lyle Muller, Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism

Sara Whittaker, Iowa City WestAnn Visser, Pella HS

Iowa High School Press Association

News writing- Attend keynote, report to Miller room 259 (2nd floor) at 9:40 and turn in work by 10:30.

Opinion writing- Attend “Your Parents Were Wrong: How to write about Video Games” at 9:45. Report to room Lucas Dodge room (2nd floor) at 10:35 and turn in work by 11:15. Extra seating available in Kirkwood room (2nd floor).

Yearbook copy/caption Report to Lucas Dodge room (2nd floor) at 11:20 and turn in work by noon. Extra seating available in Kirkwood room (2nd floor).

Photography- Digital Photography entrants will cover the conference until 10:25 a.m., at which point the shooting will stop and entrants will meet by the registration desk with their equipment and follow an IHSPA representative to the Adler Journalism Building to upload their TOP 5 PHO-TOS. Entrants will have until noon to finish their selection of photos. Anyone who has not picked their Top 5 photos by noon will be disqualified. No cutlines/captions need to be written.

Editorial cartooning- Attend “Your Parents Were Wrong: How to write about Video Games” at 9:45 .Report to room Lucas Dodge room (2nd floor) at 10:35 Extra seating available in Kirkwood room (2nd floor).

Copy editing- Report to room Lucas Dodge room at 11:20 and turn in work by noon. Extra seating available in Kirkwood room (2nd floor).

Yearbook design - repor to Miller room 259, at 10:35 and turn in work by 11:20.

On the spot contest

Conference Agenda 2012 IHSPA State Conference, Iowa Memorial

Registration

Welcome Awards and Announcements

Begins at 8:15 a.m.

9:45 to 10:30 a.m.

Section 1 Workshops

Ballroom

Penn State337

Indiana 346

Northwestern345

Illinois 348

LucasDodge

256

Nebraska335

9:00 a.m.

9:10to

9:40 am

Keynote: Be A Game changerIt’s an exciting time to be in high school journalism. There is a world of possibilities out there for you to become a game changer in your program and be the person people will talk about long after you’re gone.

Aaron Manfull, 2011 Dow Jones News Fund National Newspaper Adviser of the Year

Ballroom

Anchor Life: No Glamour, All GrammarHear what happens when the studio lights go dark, and the real works begins. Anyone with an interest in working behind the scenes or on-camera in TV news would benefit from the insight of Beth’s 13 years in the business.

Beth Malicki anchors the 5, 6 and 10 weekday newscasts for KCRG-TV9

Photography today

Brian Ray, Cedar Rapids Gazette photojournalist

Writing for the 21st Century ReaderThis is not your grandma’s inverted pyramid. Learn to write stories people actually want to read. Come on…all the cool writers are doing it.

Travis Feil, former Kansas Scholastic Journalism Press president

Working with WordPress Take your website to the next level with the power of content management. Learn how WordPress, the world’s most popular (and free) content management system can make your site more robust and easier to man-age.

Patrick J. Riepe, Collegiate Webmaster, University of Iowa College of Public Health

Marshmallows, Marbles & More! Ever feel like at deadline you could lose all your marbles? Join us for some fun activities to keep the juices flowing and the deadlines dynamic.

Betty Christian, Davenport North adviser

Making your stuff sound good from radio to television to podcastingA discussion about how to start thinking about good sound, some good practices, and some things to avoid.

Shawn Harmsen, University of Iowa Ph.D. student has a background in radio broadcasting

Your Parents Were Wrong: How to write about Video GamesYou didn’t waste your youth playing Halo 2 and Starcraft, you spent it training for a career in video game re-porting and criticism. Join the editor-in-chief of IGN – the world’s largest video game and fan culture destina-tion on the internet – to learn to write about video games and throw it back in your parents faces.

Casey Lynch, editor in chief IGN

Mooch, Credit and Share One of the key ways to help keep journalism programs around is for advisers to help one another. Aaron Man-full talks about thenext26.com, a site he created aimed at doing just that by serving as a place where advisers can go for some of their most common and necessary questions.


Ohio State343

Michigan351

Miller259

On The Spot - News writing

Conference Agenda - page 2 2012 IHSPA State Conference, Iowa Memorial

10:35 to 11:20 a.m.

Section 2 Workshops

Illinois 348

Insightful interviewsSources will always give you what you want. If you want just a quote or two, they’ll give it to you. But if you want enough information to write vivid, dramatic, insightful stories, you want the long version of the story. We’ll discuss how to get those details, those anecdotes, those stories within the story during this session. Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State Daily adviser

Building Your FutureEverything you need to know about attending college and attending state Regents universities Betsy Winter, Senior Admissions Counselor University of Iowa

How to get people pumped about your website A panel discussion with students from West High school

Transitioning to College JournalismHow to handle — and succeed — in transitioning from a monthly, school-focused high school paper to a daily, university/city paper. Time management, story ideas, surviving the time commitment.

Emily Busse, Editor-in-chief of the Daily Iowan

Learn the hows and whats of video newsVideo news basics on a print budget. This session will teach you everything you need to publish a website and/or YouTube channel. Bring any video questions you have!

Kyle Phillips, Washington (Cedar Rapids) High School adviser

10-Steps to Moving your Publication Online (double session -10:35 to 12:10)Newspaper, Broadcast and Yearbook staffs (yes, I said yearbook) need an online presence in 2012. This session will give you a plan to make sure your journey down this path is an organized, successful one.


How to get their attention (and keep it)Learn how to engage your readers with awesome story ideas and mind-blowing alternative story forms with these tips. Plus, see how the Tampa Bay Times, Florida’s best newspaper, targets a younger generation of read-ers with its high school publication, tb-two*.

Brittany Volk, Tampa Bay Times features designer, Iowa City West and University of Iowa alum

How to find story angles?Leslie Shipp, Johnston High School publications adviser

Penn State337

Indiana 346

Northwestern345

Nebraska335

Michigan351

Purdue341

MichiganState349

LucasDodge

256

On The Spot - opinion writing, cartooning

Miller259

On The Spot - yearbook design


11:25 a.m. to

12:10 p.m.

Section 3 Workshops

Design-spirationWhat turns you on? (For design! Get your mind out of the gutter!) At this session, we’ll answer that question, plus share ideas and inspiration to jazz up your yearbook or newspaper page designs. Also, five design elements you should avoid. Brittany Volk, Tampa Bay Times features designer,

Iowa City West and University of Iowa alum

10-Steps to Moving your Publication Online (double session -10:35 to 12:10)Newspaper, Broadcast and Yearbook staffs (yes, I said yearbook) need an online presence in 2012. This session will give you a plan to make sure your journey down this path is an organized, successful one.


How to cover high school sports in your school paperJR Ogden, Community Sports Editor, The Gazette

Every Reporter is an Investigative ReporterThat mantra has guided Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter Stephen J. Berry from the days when he covered the local police beat or city hall to uncovering corruption and negligence for the Los Angeles Times. Berry, who now teaches investigative reporting as an associate professor of journalism at the University of Iowa, says that if you want to become your future editor’s go-to reporter for the big stories, all you have to do is develop the investigative mentality.

Stephen J. Berry, University of Iowa associate professor

Making the most of itTaking advantage of opportunities within a newsroom and how it can benefit you. Allie has interned at USA TODAY, WHO-TV, Gannett Design Studio and the Dallas County News. She is currently the design editor, TV producer and TV anchor at the Daily Iowan.

Allie Wright, a senior at the UI, majoring in journalism and mass communication

Taking Your Yearbook To the Next LevelIf you are a yearbook student this is a must attend.

Matt Baldes, Jostens representative

Lunch12:10 to 1:10 pm

Tour Adler Journalism Building Meet at the registration desk for a tour of the home UI’s School of Journalism & Mass Communcation and still have time for lunch. Sign up at the registration desk.

Sarah Larson, Maggie Noonan, student ambassaors UI SJMC

On your own

The Basics of Iowa Student-Press LawIf you’ve ever wondered whether your principal can punish you for what you write, how to protect yourself from a libel lawsuit, or how to request government documents, this presentation––an overview of Iowa law related to student publications–is for you. Tyler J. Buller, attorney, former school board member, former high school and college journalist

Generating Story IdeasIf you think it’s interesting, and will affect you and the people you go to school with, it may be a news story. This session helps you find good story ideas that can expand your thinking and make your school newspaper stronger. Lyle Muller, Executive Director-Editor, Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism

Ohio State343

Illinois 348

Penn State337

Indiana 346

Northwestern345

Nebraska

Michigan351

MichiganState349

Miller259

LucasDodge

256

On The Spot - Copy editing, yearbook copy/caption


1:10 p.m. to

1:50 p.m.

Section 4 Workshops

Use Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Tools to Get the News Out Journalism is now a 24/7 function, and news organizations and individual journalists use social-media tools to communicate with audiences around the clock. Rather than simply telling your friends about what you’re doing this weekend, you can use social-media tools to improve your journalism and brand yourself in the news-gath-ering business.

Brian Steffen, professor of Communication & Media Studies at Simpson College

Managing Conflict in a High School NewsroomFor both students and teachers. You’re ready for story brainstorming, talks about the First Amendment, lede writing, staff policies and interviewing techniques. But what happens when a photographer and an editor get into a knockdown, drag-out screaming match, or even worse, aren’t speaking at all? And when we say the “F”word, what exactly are we talking about? David Schwartz, University of Iowa Ph.D. student and director of the Iowa Summer Journalism Workshops

Why can’t we get along: print vs. onlineJonathan Rogers, City High , Iowa City adviser

Do you own a DSLR camera?IHave you always just worked in “automatic” mode because you’re not really sure what all of those other but-tons mean? Check out this class and learn how easy shooting in manual mode really is and you will wonder why you didn’t learn this so long ago! No fancy big technical mumbo jumbo here-the class will be broken down into very easy to understand terms and your pictures will have never looked better!

Natalie McDermott, Davenport West adviser

From Black Tuesday to White Elephants: Everyday Phrases Offer Colorful Ideas for Yearbook CoverageTired of looking through past yearbooks for ideas? Color idioms will help you and your staff brainstorm top-ics for yearbook pages that your school has not seen before.

Virginia Ordman, Iowa City West adviser

One Day at a TimeIf you’re not already doing a chronological book, it might be time to explore the possibilities. Hear the story of what this staff has encountered. See examples of what they’ve done. Decide for yourself.

Ann Visser & Duchess Staff, Pella Community High School

Design SmarterGreat design is a big picture process with fine detail focus. Come learn how a smaller design toolbox can actu-ally help you build a better publication that projects a unified image from beginning to end. This isn’t a session just about looking at great designs – it’s about how to make them.

Travis Feil, former Kansas Scholastic Journalism Press president

College SportsMolly Irene Olmstead, Daily Iowan Sports editor

Final session

Awards & Farewell

1:55 to2:30 p.m.

Ballroom

Ohio State343

Illinois 348

Penn State

Indiana 346

Northwestern345

Nebraska335

Michigan351

LucasDodge

256

Second floor

Third floor

IHSPA thanks supporters for their generous financial contributions:• The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Commu-nication• Iowa Newspaper Association

IHSPA thanks conference supporters:• The Gazette• The Daily Iowan• Herff Jones • Jostens• Walsworth Yearbooks• Harry’s Trophies• Quill & Scroll International Honor Society• Simpson College• Iowa State University

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