Project Critiques

Project Critiques:

I think many of the projects from Fall 2007 are similar. I like that they revolve around a story as opposed to a narrative. However, there was one from previous semesters I found interesting; it grabbed my attention.
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/tossey/default.htm
This story begins with the author’s facial cleanser to tell her story of hitting 30 and still being in school. The first line made me want to read more. I did... and found a great personal story. The page was well set up and the story well written. I identified with the story, which did not hurt my attraction to it. While I do like the actual new stories of Fall 2007 better, this one was well done and interesting.



Most of the Fall 2007 stories are similar in style, one I did not find well produced was the Hate Crime Feature.
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2007fall/freedman/
The opening page has a flower next to the links about hate crimes and nooses. Those themes do not go well together. In addition, the story does not read well. It begins wordy and not to the point. The author missed telling a great story because of the style. Of course, I am a broadcast student and think everything should be written conversationally…