THSPA Journalism Camp at Lipscomb University
The annual Lipscomb-THSPA journalism camp will be May 31 - June 3, 2009, on the Lipscomb University campus. J-campers have the option of spending the nights in dorms or being day campers. The camp is open to high-school students and advisers alike.
Sessions will be offered in newswriting, feature writing, sportswriting, design/layout, editing, photography and video.
[Registration Now Closed]
Sunday, May 31
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4-5:15 p.m. |
Dorm check-in for boarding campers |
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4:30-5:45 p.m. |
Camp registration, |
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6 p.m. |
Mixer, pizza supper, Ezell 109 (bring your cameras to this!) After mixer, video students work with Ray Harris |
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10:30 p.m. |
Dorm room-check; quiet hours begin |
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Monday, June 1
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8-8:45 a.m. |
Breakfast, Ezell 109 |
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8-8:45 a.m. |
Camp registration for day campers, |
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9-9:50 a.m. |
Session 1A – InDesign Basics I: Tools and Tasks, Ezell 334, Denise Croker Session 1B – Writing News Stories and Leads, Ezell 107, Jimmy McCollum |
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10-10:50 a.m. |
Session 2A – InDesign Basics II: Creating Documents, Placing Photos, Ezell 334, Denise Croker Session 2B – Strategic Planning and Coverage Ideas, Ezell 107, Jan Little |
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11-11:50 a.m. |
Session 3A – Using Photoshop with InDesign: Cool Tricks, Ezell 334, Denise Croker Session 3B – Developing and Motivating the Staff (Advisers), Ezell 107, Jan Little |
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Noon-12:50 p.m. |
Lunch, Ezell 109 Advisers Roundtable Lunch – Ezell 107 Editors Roundtable Lunch – Ezell 138, Kyle Gregory and Kaitie McDermott |
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1-1:50 p.m. |
Session 4A – Basic Photo Composition, Ezell 334, Debbie Chessor Session 4B – Editors Roundtable (continued from lunch), Ezell 107, Kyle Gregory Session 4C – Sports Writing and Coverage, Ezell 138, Mark McGee |
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2-2:50 p.m. |
Session 5A – Photo Coverage, Ezell 334, Debbie Chessor Session 5B – Technology and Tools That All Newspapers Should Have, Ezell 107, Kyle Gregory Session 5C – Writing and Designing Headlines, Ezell 138, Jimmy McCollum |
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3-3:50 p.m. |
Session 6A – Photography/Photoshop, Ezell 334, Debbie Chessor Session 6B – Feature Writing: Leads and Approaches, Ezell 107,Tim Ghianni |
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4 p.m. |
Break; teams can work on layouts, photographers can work on taking photos of basketball campers or other activities |
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5-5:50 p.m. |
Session 7 – Getting the Quotes, Ezell 107, Jimmy McCollum |
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6-6:45 p.m. |
Supper, Ezell 107
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7:30 p.m. |
Mike Keith: The Voice of the Tennessee Titans, Doris Swang Chapel (Ezell 241), Mike Keith |
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Print, audio and video students work on Mike Keith story; print stories can be typed in labs in Computer Center, which faces the Ezell Center |
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10:30 p.m. |
Dorm room-check; quiet hours begin |
Every camper is requested to be present at the shaded sessions for general announcements and door prizes.
Tuesday, June 2
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8-8:45 a.m. |
Breakfast, Ezell 109; turn in Mike Keith story |
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9-9:50 a.m. |
Session 8A – Photoshop & InDesign for Advisers I, Ezell 334, Denise Croker Session 8B – How to Get Inside Your Story and Back Out Again – ALIVE: Using Creative Nonfiction for Newspapers/Magazines, Ezell 138, Dana Carpenter, Session 8C – Designing with Photos and Cutlines, Ezell 107, Jimmy McCollum |
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10-10:50 a.m. |
Session 9A – Photoshop & InDesign for Advisers II, Ezell 334, Denise Croker Session 9B – How to Get Inside Your Story and Back Out Again – ALIVE: The Hands-on Workshop, Ezell 138, Dana Carpenter Session 9C – Copyright and Other Legal Issues, Ezell 107, Kent Flanagan Session 9D – Basics of Web Design, Sewell 65, Tyler Johnson |
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11 a.m. |
Session 10A – “Selling” Your Paper to Advertisers, Ezell 138, Paul Nance Session 10B – Opinion Writing, Ezell 107, Kent Flanagan Session 10C – Basic Dreamweaver, Sewell 65, Tyler Johnson |
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Noon |
Lunch, Ezell 109 |
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1-1:50 p.m. |
Session 11A – Adobe Illustrator, Ezell 334, Lauren Gregory Session 11B – Editing Workshop, Ezell 107, Jimmy McCollum |
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2-2:50 p.m. |
Session 12A – Asking Some Off-Beat Questions to Develop Personality Profiles, Ezell 109, H. L. Hall Session 12B – Basic Design, Ezell 107, Kim Chaudoin |
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3-3:50 p.m. |
Session 13 – Writing Media Reviews, Ezell 109, H. L. Hall |
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4 p.m. |
Break; teams can work on layouts, photographers can take pictures of basketball campers or other activities |
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4:30-5:45 p.m. |
Supper, Bennett Campus Center, second floor |
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6:30 p.m. |
Movie to watch and review, Ezell 109 |
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8-10 p.m. |
Type movie reviews in labs in Computer Center, which faces the Ezell Center; design teams can be working on page layouts in Ezell 334 |
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10:30 p.m. |
Dorm room-check; quiet hours begin |
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Wednesday, June 3
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8-8:45 a.m. |
Breakfast, Ezell 109; turn in movie review |
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9-9:50 a.m. |
Session 14A – Using Social Media to Report and Promote, Ezell 107, Lisa Stiles Session 14B – Careers in Mass Communication, Ezell 138, George Uribe |
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10-10:50 a.m. |
Session 15A – What Your Printer Wants You to Know, Ezell 107, Matt Coyle Session 15B – Newspaper Careers in an Internet Age, Ezell 138, Janel Shoun |
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11 a.m. |
J-Camp Rewind, Ezell 109 Presentation of camp photography and other work |
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Dorm check-out |
Every camper is requested to be present at the shaded sessions for general announcements and door prizes.



