Ball State University Journalism Workshops

Five-Day Workshop Classes

workshops | Dec 02, 2009 | Comments 0

Attending our Five-Day Intensive Workshop? Choose from the classes below.

Not sure which class is right for you? Click here to ask us!

Newspaper Classes

NP Editors (Editorial Leadership)

Suited for Top Newspaper Editors
Communication Strategies
Team Building Exercises
Time Management Techniques
Staff Training
Deadline Management
Staff Guidelines, Policies & Manuals
Story Budgets

NP Page/Section Editors

Leadership
Working with Writers and Photographers
Assigning Stories
Researching, Interviewing & Fact Checking
AP Style & Editing
Lead Writing
Information Graphics
Column Writing
Photo Use & Impact
Newspaper Packaging & Design

Basic NP Design

Headline Writing
Creating, Writing & Researching Information Graphics
Folio Design
Writing Display Type: Decks, Cutlines, Teasers, Kickers, Etc.
Display Package Planning & Design
Story Hierarchy, Placement & Design
Teaser Use & Design
Creating a NP Design Style Guide

NP Redesign

Creating a New NP Design Style Guide
Finding New Type Faces
Design Trends
New Ways to Organize Sections

Yearbook Classes

All yearbook students will sign up for the Yearbook class. Once you arrive, you’ll have the opportunity to take multiple courses in a variety of topics (you pick!). These topics include:

Leadership
Team Building
Yearbook Design
Theme Development
Advertising and Sales
Organization/ Ladder Development
Copy Writing and Editing

General Audience Classes

Column, Review and Opinion Writing

Types of Columns & Reviews
Column vs. Opinion Writing
Review vs. Column Writing
Sources
Research
Column Voice
Lead Writing
Elements of a Column & Review
Understanding Your Audience
Observing Your Surroundings
Purpose
Law and Ethics

Information Graphics and Alternative Storytelling

Design Styles
Researching/Fact Finding
Graphic Size, Structure & Organization
Conceptualization
Sketching
Typography
Headline/Content Writing
Trends in Newspaper Graphics Reporting
Trends in Magazine Graphics Reporting
Adding Stress to Key Words
Bullet Point Creation and Use
Software Instruction
Visual Storytelling

Using Adobe InDesign – FULL

Preferences, Gutters, Frames & Text Boxes
Placing Text/Images/Graphics
Photo Resizing
Jumping Text
Spellcheck
Tool Palette & Templates
Short Cuts
Color Palette & Style Palette & Libraries
Masking
Text Wraps & Frames
Control Palette & Master Pages
Typography
Color Theory & Use
Preferences & Libraries
Saving

Advertising and Fundraising Strategies

Budgets
Contact Lists
Market Surveys
Media Packets
Advertiser Objections
Business Forms
Basic Ad Design
Ad Sales Techniques
Manipulating Graphics
Invoices
Staff Training

Photography Classes

For all photo classes, students must bring their own digital cameras, card readers and installation software. It is encouraged students bring the equipment they intend to use during the school year.