Steven Barnhart has potential. After a little bit of a bumpy start, he got the hang of the system and how to operate Trello and BLOX. He was consistently prompt in letting me know which stories he planned on editing in his workflow. He responded in a timely manner and was able to catch some errors. However, I believe that there is a lot of room for growth. I believe that this was a good opportunity for him to get his hands dirty and gain experience. Barnhart edited five stories that were published and three that were archived.
There was one story that Barnhart was working on with the reporter that did a lot of back and fourth. As of toady, April 25, “UCF Youth Vote” is back in the reporter’s workflow and I am unsure if it will be published. However, Barnhart provided detailed changes and suggestions for the article more than once. He is doing an excellent job. …show more content…
Should review the style set fourth by the organization she edits for. NSM requires years and majors of all students quoted in the stories and there were several times when the story would be promote to copy chief without that information. Always double check names of organizations and sources quoted in stories. There were usually a few misspellings that could have been easily corrected if the student fact checked.
Published stories edited:
“Bigler on opening for Saget: 'first step of my entertainment career.'”
“Project: SPIT puts UCF on national poetry stage during Texas competition.”
“Football veteran Joey Grant inducted to Order of Pegasus.”
“RWC crowns strongest Knights on campus at annual competition.”
“Arboretum, Florida economy sick with citrus greening.”
“Doctoral student explores connection between dancing and mental health.”
“Hippie professor passes political revolution torch to students.”
“Students endure 12-week program to prep for upcoming triathlon in
There was one story that Barnhart was working on with the reporter that did a lot of back and fourth. As of toady, April 25, “UCF Youth Vote” is back in the reporter’s workflow and I am unsure if it will be published. However, Barnhart provided detailed changes and suggestions for the article more than once. He is doing an excellent job. …show more content…
Should review the style set fourth by the organization she edits for. NSM requires years and majors of all students quoted in the stories and there were several times when the story would be promote to copy chief without that information. Always double check names of organizations and sources quoted in stories. There were usually a few misspellings that could have been easily corrected if the student fact checked.
Published stories edited:
“Bigler on opening for Saget: 'first step of my entertainment career.'”
“Project: SPIT puts UCF on national poetry stage during Texas competition.”
“Football veteran Joey Grant inducted to Order of Pegasus.”
“RWC crowns strongest Knights on campus at annual competition.”
“Arboretum, Florida economy sick with citrus greening.”
“Doctoral student explores connection between dancing and mental health.”
“Hippie professor passes political revolution torch to students.”
“Students endure 12-week program to prep for upcoming triathlon in