Photo by photojournalism coach Elaine Cromie
Students from Detroit and Metro Detroit attended our 2025 Journalism Camp at Wayne State University. Throughout the two-week program, they were mentored by over 30 professional journalists from local and national news outlets. Each day featured lessons led by coaches on topics such as AP Style, story structure, race and social justice reporting, food reporting, community reporting and much more. Students applied what they learned through hands-on activities, including practice in interviewing, video production and photojournalism. A highlight of the camp was a field trip to the Detroit Riverfront, where author John Hartig taught students about the history of the riverfront and upcoming advancements.
This year, we collaborated with Planet Detroit on stories focused on the environment, health, social justice and community news. Each student researched, wrote, edited and photographed a story on one of these topics. They also worked with an Editing Coach who helped hone their work. Check out their articles in Perspectives Magazine and planetdetroit.org.
Thank you to our partners and sponsors that made this camp possible: Planet Detroit, Wayne State University Journalism Institute for Media Diversity, Michigan Environmental Council, Rotary Club of Detroit, Junior League of Detroit, Automotive Press Association, SPJ Detroit and NABJ Detroit.
Stay tuned for their stories to be published here! Plus, order a copy of Perspectives Magazine 2025 to see their articles in print!