Example of the 2024 Star Route Newsletter Competition Scoring Sheet
Judge's Name
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Judge's Email Address
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Club/Affiliate Name
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Newsletter Name
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Newsletter Evaluation
Which of the following were present?
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Organization name/logo
Name of newsletter
Contact information for one or more officers (includes the newsletter editor)
Information on how to join (or where to find that information online)
Calendar or list of upcoming events
Club news
Philatelic news
Website and/or social media links
Archives of past issues online, all or some of which are available to the public
Extras or fun features (please describe)
Please evaluate the newsletter on the categories below using the scale of Excellent to Very Poor. Your rating should be based on your overall impression of the publication after reading the example issues. You do not need to rate each issue separately.
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Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor
Newsletter as a whole was:
Newsletter content overall was:
Ability to hold the reader's attention was:
Enthusiasm from contributors was:
Messaging from leadership was:
Communication about meetings and events was:
Recognition of members was:
Accuracy of information was:
Spelling and grammar were:
Newsletter design overall was:
Layout was:
Consistency of design across newsletter issues was:
Text readability was:
Use of media (club event photos, philatelic images, links to videos, etc.) was:
Representation of philately as a whole was:
Feedback
This section does not count toward the score, but rather is intended to offer the organization informal feedback about their newsletter.
In your opinion, what was the best/most valuable part of this newsletter?
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In your opinion, what part of this newsletter could use improvement?
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In your opinion, did the newsletter accomplish the purpose stated in the submission form?
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Yes
Mostly
To some extent
No
Do you have any feedback for the organization that was not already covered by the above questions?
Should be Empty: