Alma Matters Subscriber Survey

Hi there! Barbara Allen here, your fearless college programming director and writer of the weekly newsletter, Alma Matters. Thank you for being a subscriber! Because you are a loyal reader, we at Poynter want your feedback about Alma Matters. How useful is it? Do you enjoy it? Would you recommend it? Get granular — even the most mundane details you’ve noticed can help me do my job better!

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* 1. What best describes you?

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* 2. Tell us one thing that makes you want to open up Alma Matters.

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* 3. How likely is it that you would recommend this newsletter to a friend or colleague?

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* 4. Alma Matters always starts with a featured story, which can be a reported story about college journalism or commentary on current events. On average, how would you rate the featured story?

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