Social Media
Instructor: Running the social media accounts for your school is more than just posting a photo here and there, and you know that. Social Media management for your school publication takes planning, strategy, creative thinking and ability to execute from writing and photography to video and audio stories. In this class, you’ll determine what channels…
Read MoreSports Broadcasting
Instructor: Our sports journalism course brings together writing, social media, video, interviewing and the skills to make your work stand out in all aspects. You’ll get guidance on how to conduct interviews, cover live events, write effective briefs, game previews, personal profiles and recaps. Dive into some of the best sports reporting available to uncover…
Read MoreVideo Storytelling
Instructor: If you want to be a successful communicator in 2026 and beyond, you need to develop strong multimedia communication skills. This course will teach you to create audio and video content for your publication. We will explore how to reach your target audience through short-form video, traditional video and live broadcasts. Students will create…
Read MoreMulitmedia Storytelling for Web
Instructor: This web publishing class will be an opportunity to explore layout and design, content organization and digital newsroom structure. We’ll discuss strategies and tools for managing your online workflow, and we’ll take an in-depth look at online publishing standards and discuss how your coverage and content can be shaped merging new technology into your…
Read MoreGary Hairlson
Gary Hairlson has been the video director for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch/stltoday.com since 2006 and has overseen newsroom video training and daily video coverage. After joining the Post-Dispatch’s photo staff in 1999, he has worked as a picture editor, assignments editor and assistant director of photography. Before joining the Post-Dispatch, he’s worked as a photo…
Read MoreWriting Essentials
Instructor: Looking to get a strong foundation of journalistic writing? This is the class to take. Learn to write like a journalist. In this class you’ll go through everything from how to come up with strong story ideas and planning stories to getting great interviews and writing a strong journalistic story. This class will help…
Read MoreKelsey Kremer
Kelsey Kremer is a documentary producer for Iowa PBS and can often be found traveling the state telling stories about Iowans. Before that, she spent a decade at Iowa’s largest newspaper, the Des Moines Register, making photos and videos of everything from high school sports and breaking news to presidential politics and international reporting. Kelsey got her first taste of journalism…
Read MoreWriting Advanced
Instructor: You know how to write a basic story. You know to get the facts right and the names spelled correctly. But now it’s time to move to the next level. In the Advanced Writing class, find out what it takes to do compelling storytelling, learn the difference between articles and stories, how to turn…
Read MoreYearbook
Instructors: Are you looking to kick start your 2027 yearbook and push your staff to the next level of yearbook story telling? Do words like coverage, hierarchy, and color palette get your blood pumping? Whether this is your first day or your fourth year working on your school’s yearbook, come hang with us and learn…
Read MoreSarah Nichols
With 27 years in the high school journalism classroom, Nichols advises Whitney High Student Media (Details yearbook, The Roar newsmagazine and Whitney Update news website) in California, where her students have earned top honors such as NSPA Pacemakers and CSPA Crown awards. Nichols is active as a board member for the Journalism Education Association of…
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