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Questions from the blog class for Dr. Kurt Hochenauer of UCO English department, and Dave Rhea, managing editor of The Journal Record.
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What
are your favorite blogs to subscribe to and why?
What/who inspired you to do what you do today?
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What have you hoped to accomplish
through blogging, and how have you fared?
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What are some of the challenges you've
had in blogging?
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What have been some of the breakthrough
moments you've experienced during your time as a blogger?
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Although content is the most important
part of a blog, good content doesn't always translate into a growth in
audience. What advice do you have for growing an audience?
Dr. Hochenauer,
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How important is it to format and
design your blog based on your knowledge of what the viewer will like?
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Is it important to be an individual
and post material you like or should I find material my viewers will like?
Mr. Rhea,
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How important is spelling and grammar
in regards to the legitimacy of your blog?
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Do you think it will affect your
viewership if slang and improper sentence structure is used?
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How's your life has changed since you
started blogging?
Dr. Kurt Hochenauer,
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Where do your credentials come from,
why are you qualified to blog about politics?
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What are you trying to teach people
with your blog? Are you trying to inform or simply bash people?
Mr. Dave Rhea,
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Do you see any similarities in your
music and your blogging style?
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What is the most important thing when
setting up a blog?
Questions for Dr. Hochenauer:
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With the blog market saturated with
entertainment-based sites,
what, in your opinion, can be done to stand out?
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What do you see as the next evolution
of citizen journalism after blogs?
Questions for Dave Rhea:
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Were you able to balance your love of
music and writing simultaneously?
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With so many social media sites joining
the fracas, how many
"links, likes and follows" is too much for a blogger/journalist any
more?
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In your own words, what is a
"positive digital identity"
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How would you describe your own
personal identity.
Dave,
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what prompted this post about hate as
an emotion?
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How do you deal with the conflicting
physiological feelings, emotions, etc... (do you read or count your breaths-
pray?
Dr. Kurt Hochenauer
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Since Oklahoma is a mostly
conservative state, did you receive and criticism once your blog became
popular? or even before it became popular?
·
Before becoming a professor at the
University what did you do?
Dave Rhea
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Do you alone do all of the layout and
design for your blog?
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Other than being asked to be a media
advisor for the Mass Communication, have you been been a media advisor for any
other organizations ?
Dr. Kurt Hochenauer,
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Do you take a great deal of criticism
due to your blog being liberal in Oklahoma's conservative political landscape?
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What are your thoughts on the New
Media movement out of Tulsa (This Land Press, etc.)?
Dave Rhea:
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Do you feel any stress concerning
audience reception when writing hot topic blogs?
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Do you prefer writing opinion or
news?
How successful was your band at its prime? Did you
play with anyone famous?
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How did you get into media and blogging
from being in a band?
Kurt Hochenauer –
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How long have you been blogging and
what are the positive effects from your blog?
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What provoked your interest in
blogging?
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With the blogging experience
that you have as well as teaching a class on blogging what is the most
important recommendation you can give to first time bloggers?
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How big of an impact, if any, does social
media have on blogging?
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How do you keep your subscribers
interested in your longer and more specific posts?
David Rhea
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How many people helped create this blog
with you?
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How do you advertise your blog?
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Give us a quick overview of your career
in the music business. How did your time there influence your writing career?
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What are your top three tips for novice
bloggers?
Dr. Kurt Hochenauer:
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Do you find it hard to stay objective
in your political writing, especially with the upcoming election?
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What/who influenced you the most to
start/maintain your writing career?
Both:
What do you see as the future of blogs? Why do you think blogs are so effective? How have blogs changed the future of journalism
