{"id":4221,"date":"2016-06-24T19:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T19:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=4221"},"modified":"2016-06-24T19:00:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T19:00:20","slug":"5-skills-students-learned-at-the-2015-nspa-summer-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/5-skills-students-learned-at-the-2015-nspa-summer-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"5 skills students learned at the 2015 NSPA summer workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b>In a few weeks, some of the top high school journalists in the country will convene in Minneapolis for the National Scholastic Press Association summer workshop \u2014 \u201cStorytelling: The Complete Package.\u201d With a focus on new media and multimedia storytelling, this year\u2019s workshop will teach students crucial skills in the changing journalism landscape.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curious about what that means? Here are some skills students picked up last year, in their own words.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b style=\"line-height: 1.5\">1. How to cover breaking news \u2014 as it\u2019s breaking<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students had the opportunity to cover Aquatennial, a summer celebration of Minneapolis. They flooded Twitter with information, using eye-catching photos, relevant hashtags and straightforward captions.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to newly crowned 2016 Queen of the Lakes, Maricia Pacheco! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Aquatennial?src=hash\">#Aquatennial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspa?src=hash\">#nspa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspasummer?src=hash\">#nspasummer<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/jyWNXBUiIr\">pic.twitter.com\/jyWNXBUiIr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Southwest Yearbook (@bvswyearbook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bvswyearbook\/status\/625091019156029440\">July 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b style=\"line-height: 1.5\">2. How to transform any image with Photoshop<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photoshop skills might not be used in traditional news coverage, but it\u2019s an excellent way to add a striking visual element.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great night to be in Minneapolis. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspasummer?src=hash\">#nspasummer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Aquatennial?src=hash\">#Aquatennial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspa?src=hash\">#nspa<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2N5HMSLz08\">pic.twitter.com\/2N5HMSLz08<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leah Joseph (@leahbeah73) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leahbeah73\/status\/625124252451127296\">July 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyond artistic editing, students learned how to transform a profile.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Look at these before and after shots! We&#39;re learning a ton about photoshop at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspasummer?src=hash\">#nspasummer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSPA\">@NSPA<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/eyNutTOOrK\">pic.twitter.com\/eyNutTOOrK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WAHISCAN (@wahiscan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wahiscan\/status\/624987474037608448\">July 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b style=\"line-height: 1.5\">3. What leadership looks like<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student editors were given the responsibility of coordinating a team\u00a0\u2014 but they had advisors to lean on, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Editorial leaders and advisers meet about their respective roles. Great advice! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspasummer?src=hash\">#nspasummer<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/EIlX9sJeZF\">pic.twitter.com\/EIlX9sJeZF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lori Keekley (@LKeekley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LKeekley\/status\/624671214523408384\">July 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And, of course, leadership doesn\u2019t have to be all work.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We&#39;re learning leadership&quot; says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ham?src=hash\">#ham<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspasummer?src=hash\">#nspasummer<\/a>. Or volleyball. I&#39;m not sure. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Kfh41zAvG5\">pic.twitter.com\/Kfh41zAvG5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Cavanah (@SarahCavanah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahCavanah\/status\/624615739362639874\">July 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b style=\"line-height: 1.5\">4. How to handle deadlines<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With just the weekend to create comprehensive event coverage, students got straight to work \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspasummer?src=hash\">#nspasummer<\/a> staff are putting together the first of our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aquatennial\">@Aquatennial<\/a> coverage. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6UguEEeJik\">pic.twitter.com\/6UguEEeJik<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NSPA (@NSPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSPA\/status\/625026578464899072\">July 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8230; and made sure to get plenty of rest to stay energized.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StillwaterPE\">@StillwaterPE<\/a> hard at work at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspasummer?src=hash\">#nspasummer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSPA\">@NSPA<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qMM0i3wg48\">pic.twitter.com\/qMM0i3wg48<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lauren Feller (@FellerLauren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FellerLauren\/status\/624961379514978304\">July 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b style=\"line-height: 1.5\">5. The most relevant social media platforms<\/b><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Teacher: &quot;Is Facebook dead to you?&quot; High school students: &quot;Yeesssssss.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NSPASummer?src=hash\">#NSPASummer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chelsea Reynolds (@ChelseaJulian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaJulian\/status\/624588301106741249\">July 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Without Facebook as the go-to network, students brainstormed other ways to tell stories through social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nspasummer?src=hash\">#nspasummer<\/a> workshop take a shot at posting new content to these different platforms for your publications! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Grq4NBXUt3\">pic.twitter.com\/Grq4NBXUt3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NSPA (@NSPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSPA\/status\/624604913322995713\">July 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To see how they put all this knowledge to work, check out the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nspa15.snodemo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">students\u2019 final project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 we think it\u2019s pretty impressive. And if you can\u2019t wait to learn even more this summer, sign up for the convention <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nspasummer.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The workshop will be held July 28-31 in Minneapolis. Students will be grouped into teams of reporters, editors, photographers and designers, and will create a complete story package that will be published by a Twin Cities media outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a few weeks, some of the top high school journalists in the country will convene in Minneapolis for the National Scholastic Press Association summer workshop \u2014 \u201cStorytelling: The Complete Package.\u201d With a focus on new media and multimedia storytelling, this year\u2019s workshop will teach students crucial skills in the changing journalism landscape. 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