Audience questions

Whom do you want to reach?

I think it would be great if I could write the article in such a way to reach anyone who might be interested in getting a hobby or is already in one but has no where to go for it.

What is your audience background? – Their education and their life experinces?

My audiences background could really be almost anything. I have seen a large number different backgrounds all into the same thing at HobbyTown.  I guess the the only real thing people must have in common would be that they are all looking fo rsomething to do with their free time.

What are their interests?

Their interests can vary from tinkering with moters to building model tanks form WWII or even just blowing things up.

Is there any demographic information that you should keep in mind?

The only demographic that comes to mind is that girls tend to not be into hobbies as much as the guys. This isn’t always the case however so keeping in mind that they are still there will probably be best while writing.

What political circumstances may affect their reading?

I cant think of any that would.

What does your audience already know?

Maybe nothing, maybe a lot, but I will try to inform everything to get everyone on the same page.

What does your audience need/ expect from you?

Information about HobbyTown and Information on what my angle will be.

What kind of response do you want?

I would like people to come into the store.

How can you appeal to your audience?

With personal stories and experiences.

Audience and Genre

Audience and Genre relate to each other because with out one it is hard to determine the other. If you know the genre of a piece of writing then you should be a general type of audience associated with that genre and from there you can go into more specific audiences and the same goes for audience. For example if you are writing some sort of business report your audience will most likely be your business or your boss. While if your audience is you parents you might be writing a letter or some other form of personal writing, this is not always true however.

Biodiversity Loss blog

I think that Church does a good job connecting the audience to her her topic. In doing this she gives them a reason to care about it since it directly affects their lives. In fact she uses statements like "we may lose many opportunities to develop medicines we need to survive." This sentence should make everyone who reads it care about her topic even if it it only a little. And to back this statement up she has examples of us losing medical material in the past that we can no longer get to show that it can happen again.

Who should care about HobbyTown?

I would think that everyone should care about HobbyTown. No matter who you are you can find something that interests you. I have seen whole families come into the store and all find something that they are interested in, father son teams come in for pinewood derby for scouts, grandfathers bring their grandchildren in to teach them about R/C plains, and even people who are just passing by come in and get caught in something they find interesting. HobbyTown is a place for people who want to be entertained.

Friday HW question

I believe that the angle that Holson was going for when writing this piece was the affects that the Movie Napoleon Dynamite had on the small town of Preston, and its inhabitants. In this piece she interviews many of the locals including some that were even part of the film such as the farmer who shot the cow. To gather all this information she went to a festival that was made in the honor of the movie and interviewed people there. I know this because it was referenced several times in it with experiences that she witnessed from the event.

Questions for contact

What do you want to find out?
I want to find out what draws people to the store. weather its convenience or even some deep loyalty they feel.


What is the primary goal of this oral history?
To try to determine what sets HobbyTown apart from other stores of the same nature.

1)     1)  How long have you been coming to HobbyTown (its been longer then I have been there for sure)?

2)     2)  What changes have you noticed about the store over the years?

3)      3) Why do you come here as opposed to other hobby shops?

4)      4) Are there things in the store that you would change if you could?

5)      5) What do you like most about Lee, the owner (a lot of people really like him, so it might be interesting to know why) ?

6)      6) Would you travel further  to get to HobbyTown if is move locations?

CONTACTS

Three people that I would conduct an oral history would be Lee, the owner, JW, the owner’s brother and longest employee, and Scott Hall, long time returning customer. My reasons for Lee should be pretty obvious, it’s his store and he knows almost everything that has gone on in it for the past 17 years. JW can give an interesting angle that isn't Lees. I think JW has much different views on a lot that goes on in the store, JW is more of an observer while Lee tries to take with everyone, I believe this can make for very different stories. I also wanted to choose someone who doesn’t work at HobbyTown, so I picked Scott Hall. Scott is one of the customers that I know by name because of frequent visits. I also happen to know where he lives, seeing him outside his house a few times in my neighborhood