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JOUR 2:

Mass Communication


Journalism Dept.

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La Voz Evaluation

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Name:_________________________________ Position:________________________ Date: __________________

Rating Scale:
Excellent =A, Good = B, Satisfactory = C, Could do better = D, Total loss = F, Does not apply = X
Grade yourself. Circle any particular words that apply to your position and elaborate in the comments section.

____Thoroughness and accuracy in the job (e.g., reporting, citing sources, editing, fact checking, headline writing, proofreading, technical quality of art/photographs, caption writing).

____Effectiveness and quality in page layout design (skill in attaining even and interesting heads; creativity, balance and readability of pages; neatness).

 ____Application of good writing practices (using correct principles for writing copy and heads; adherence to AP stylebook; application of correct punctuation, spelling and grammar; concise editing with proper marks).

 ____Ability to meet deadlines and produce good results while working under pressure.

 ____Initiative (exercising intelligent action rather than waiting to be told what to do, using available time to best advantage, exercising good judgment and common sense, looking for solutions instead of giving excuses, learning new applications and equipment, taking advantage of resources).

 ____Acceptance of responsibility (willingness to take over difficult, unwanted, or important assignments; willingness to be judged for own work rather than passing the buck; leadership and constructive participation at staff meetings).

____Cooperation and influence on fellow workers (willingness to assist others when needed; attempts to influence others to work harder and to produce better results rather than being concerned only with self; concern with eliminating dissension and achieving staff harmony).

 ____Assistance with deadline day and or business-related responsibilities (deadline day responsibilities include proofreading, making corrections, fact checking, solving problems; business related responsibilities include taking accurate phone messages, cleaning up, running errands, reporting empty paper racks).

 ____Reference reading including La Voz Handbook, textbook, syllabus, AP Stylebook and related materials (includes other outside educational activities such as conferences, internships, networking).

 ____Journalistic Integrity (Attendance at staff meetings/classes, following rules, keeping promises).

____Respect for the lab (cleaning up, not using the equipment/materials for extensive personal use, not distracting others with loud voices or music, maintaining a work-like atmosphere).

____ General impression (comprehensive evaluation of performance)

Comments (elaborate on any of the ratings above, or give additional thoughts):





Amount of work completed this quarter:

Total stories turned in: __________

Total weeklies turned in: __________

Total Video Voz episodes participated in: __________

Total pages designed __________

Total graphic elements designed __________

Total photography assignments (not number of photos) turned in: __________

Total multimedia projects worked on: __________

Other (describe): _________________________________________________

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List assignment completed and type (e.g., news story, feature photo, sports column, cartoon, A&E page design, video, podcast, etc.)


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Description of multi-media project:




Where is a copy of your multi-media project? (e.g., on a CD in my portfolio, gave it to Walter, it's on the server under the file name "xxxx," etc.)
 Updated Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 11:19:49 PM by Beth Grobman - grobmanbeth@fhda.edu
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