Zoo Day earns kudos for MIPA and Knight Center

A snow storm, icy roads and chilly temperatures didn't dim the enthusiasm one iota for Wednesday's “Steroids, Makeup and Polar Bears: Journalism and the Environment” event and the 200 plus Detroit Public High School students and teachers that showed up at the Detroit Zoo ready to learn.

Among the topics covered were reporting about cosmetics and health, steroids and sports, global warming and wildlife, teen depression and environmental justice in Detroit. Check out the photos of the event posted by Cheryl Pell, J-School faculty member and executive director of the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA), one of the co-sponsors of the event.

We even got kudos on the McCormick Tribune Foundation blog this morning.

WXYZ TV anchor Carolyn Clifford (an MSU alum) gave a rip roaring, inspiration speech to start things off. She was joined by WDIV TV weather forecaster Andrew Humphrey who also wowed the students.

Special thanks goes to Jim Detjen, director of the J-School’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, Barb Miller, Knight Center administrative assistant extraordinaire and Pell for this third annual event. The polar bears agree--great job!!