The article and multimedia content I chose to review for this round of critiques is Andrea Salazar's UNM ethnic centers to get a facelift.
Salazar's experience in the broadcast journalism realm is more than noticeable in her multimedia content, which is an interview with archivist Terry Gugliotta about the history of Mesa Vista Hall. Salazar excels at capturing quality audio and stringing together a series of archived photos to produce a multimedia product that nicely complements her story. Salazar is one of the few students in class whose multimedia content does not duplicate (but, instead, adds to) the story she is telling. In short, it was nice to both read about Mesa Vista Hall and then also get a brief history of the building in one perfectly executed piece.
The multimedia element is professionally done. With the exceptions of not having captions or credits for her photos, everything else is almost perfect. The audio quality is amazing, and the slideshow flows together nicely. However, I personally would have enjoyed a more in-depth overview of the building. I have had the opportunity to interview Gugliotta myself, and she is a wealth of information when it comes to the history of UNM. For example, I know that two students were killed in Mesa Vista Hall and that el Centro de La Raza does an annual haunted house in the building's basement, which actually connects underground across Smith Plaza to Zimmerman Library. (On a side note, UNM actually has a series of underground passageways that connect a number of buildings on campus.) These tidbits would have only added to the multimedia content.
The print content is clean and well-written, too. However, I would have enjoyed more information about the proposed ethnic centers merger that could result from the renovation. In addition, the LGBTQ Resource Center is currently housed elsewhere on campus, and it would have been nice to know if the proposed renovation includes room for this ethnic center as well.
Overall, Salazar did a superb job on her first story. Keep up the great work!
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