Questions for blog speakers

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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.

·      What are your favorite blogs to subscribe to and why?
What/who inspired you to do what you do today?

·      What have you hoped to accomplish through blogging, and how have you fared?

·      What are some of the challenges you've had in blogging?

·      What have been some of the breakthrough moments you've experienced during your time as a blogger?

·      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,

·      How important is it to format and design your blog based on your knowledge of what the viewer will like?

·      Is it important to be an individual and post material you like or should I find material my viewers will like?

Mr. Rhea,

·      How important is spelling and grammar in regards to the legitimacy of your blog?

·      Do you think it will affect your viewership if slang and improper sentence structure is used?

·      How's your life has changed since you started blogging?

Dr. Kurt Hochenauer,

·      Where do your credentials come from, why are you qualified to blog about politics?

·      What are you trying to teach people with your blog? Are you trying to inform or simply bash people?

Mr. Dave Rhea,

·      Do you see any similarities in your music and your blogging style?

·      What is the most important thing when setting up a blog? 

Questions for Dr.  Hochenauer:

·       With the blog market saturated with entertainment-based sites,
what, in your opinion, can be done to stand out?

·      What do you see as the next evolution of citizen journalism after blogs?

Questions for Dave Rhea:

·      Were you able to balance your love of music and writing simultaneously?

·      With so many social media sites joining the fracas, how many
"links, likes and follows" is too much for a blogger/journalist any
more?

·      In your own words, what is a "positive digital identity"

·      How would you describe your own personal identity.

Dave,

·      what prompted this post about hate as an emotion?

·      How do you deal with the conflicting physiological feelings, emotions, etc... (do you read or count your breaths- pray?

Dr. Kurt Hochenauer

·      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

·      Do you alone do all of the layout and design for your blog?

·      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,

·      Do you take a great deal of criticism due to your blog being liberal in Oklahoma's conservative political landscape?

·      What are your thoughts on the New Media movement out of Tulsa (This Land Press, etc.)?

Dave Rhea:

·      Do you feel any stress concerning audience reception when writing hot topic blogs?

·      Do you prefer writing opinion or news?
How successful was your band at its prime?  Did you play with anyone famous?

·      How did you get into media and blogging from being in a band?

Kurt Hochenauer –

·      How long have you been blogging and what are the positive effects from your blog?

·      What provoked your interest in blogging?

·      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?

·       How big of an impact, if any, does social media have on blogging? 

·      How do you keep your subscribers interested in your longer and more specific posts?

David Rhea

·      How many people helped create this blog with you?

·      How do you advertise your blog?

·      Give us a quick overview of your career in the music business. How did your time there influence your writing career?

·      What are your top three tips for novice bloggers?

Dr. Kurt Hochenauer:

·      Do you find it hard to stay objective in your political writing, especially with the upcoming election?

·      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