While we like to have fun here at IJNR, we also take our mission very seriously. Because of this, we like to enlist our alumni to help make sure that our programs are the very best they can be. If there was a portion of this workshop that you either really loved or found to be a waste of time, please tell us! Your thoughtful feedback will help ensure that IJNR's programming continues to be relevant and useful to journalists. Oh, and our funders require this kind of reporting - so it's pretty darn important. Thank you for your time and effort!

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* 1. Please rate each portion of the Gulf of Mexico Workshop:

  A = Excellent B = Very Good C = Decent D = Lousy F = Terrible
The Gulf: A Rich Natural (and Human) History
Closing the Floodgates: A Massive Barrier Project Aims to Protect Texas from the Next Big Storm
Opposing the Floodgates: Will Galveston Bay Suffer from Efforts to Protect Galveston?
Opening the Floodgates: Diverted Mississippi Floodwaters Disrupt Gulf Ecology and Economy
Africatown: A Community Sees Hope for Its Future in a Past
Fossil Footprints: As City Expands Its Renewable Portfolio, A Gas-Fired Proposal Looms
The Lingering Legacy of the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Rebuild or Retreat? Climate Change Forces Communities to Confront Tough Choices
Reporting Workshop: Covering Hurricanes in the Age of Climate Change

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* 2. Don't worry! We're not making you rate them all, but please read through the list of speakers and, if a name stands out, let us know! If you found any of these speakers to be particularly outstanding (engaging, helpful, information-laden, etc.) or particularly unimpressive (unhelpful, boring, uninformed), please share your thoughts so we know who to invite to speak to journalists again in the future.

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* 3. Please pretend you're Goldilocks, and rate the content, pace, and delivery of the Gulf of Mexico Workshop, on a "too much," "not enough," and "just right" scale.

  Too Much Just Right Not Enough
Content
Breaks
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* 4. If you said "too much" content, what would recommend cutting? Or, if you said "not enough" content, what would you recommend adding?

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* 5. Was the amount of time devoted to each topic sufficient?

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* 6. We've only conducted a few virtual workshops, and we're still working out the kinks.  As we look toward a future with more virtual programming in it, we need your help determining the best approach. Based on your experience, would you prefer:

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* 7. How did the workshop measure up to your expectations?

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* 8. Would you consider attending another virtual IJNR workshop?

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* 9. Would you consider attending a two-day in-person IJNR workshop in the future, post-pandemic?

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* 10. Would you consider attending a week-long IJNR institute in the future, post-pandemic?

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* 11. Would you recommend an IJNR workshop to a friend or colleague?

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* 12. Do you feel that you gained a number of valuable story ideas over the course of the workshop?

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* 13. If so, how may stories do you hope to produce, based on the workshop, within the next 6 months?

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* 14. Please give the Gulf of Mexico Workshop an overall grade:

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* 15. Finally, journalist testimonials can be valuable feedback for our staff, as well as powerful promotional tools for our funders. If you'd like to leave a few last thoughts on the program, we'd appreciate it.

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* 16. Name (if you'd rather leave your answers anonymous, just type "anonymous" or some other fancy pseudonym. HOWEVER, if you have anything good to say about us, our funders will only believe us if we can attribute the quote to someone, so we leave this option just in case!)

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