Program Overview
Join Lipscomb University and the Tennessee High School Press Association this summer for Music City New Media Academy. This five-day intensive program provides opportunities for young journalists to hone crucial media skills, meet with professionals in the field and ultimately prepare for a college journalism degree.
Through classroom lectures, workshop sessions and hands-on learning, you’ll be trained in the craft of journalism by award-winning faculty. Gain confidence in various writing styles and master the fundamental technical skills required for broadcasting and producing. By the end of the week, you’ll have made an on-site visit to a local television station and produced a newscast covering a mock crisis on Lipscomb’s campus.
Workshop sessions include:
- News writing
- Feature writing
- Sports writing
- Design and layout
- Editing
- Social media
- Photography
- Videography
- Podcasting
Schedule
Sunday, June 5 (4:00 - 8:00 pm): Orientation & mixer
Monday, June 6 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm): Sessions in writing, photography and videography
Tuesday, June 7 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm): Sessions in writing, photography and videography
Wednesday, June 8 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm): Sessions in writing, photography and videography
Thursday, June 9 (9:00 am - 12:00 pm): Sessions in social media & a workshop "rewind" event; unveiling of the newscast that students create
