What is Open Interview?
Open Interview is a crowd-sourced blog initiated on non-profit and open access principles. It brings you the exclusive interviews conducted with the unique personalities in academics, art, culture and social arena. The interviews are conducted by the Moderator of Open Interview and also by the approved interviewers of this blog. <more details>
How do you select an interviewee?
Based on the innovative ideas they have or contributions and the impact they have made on the society or their community.
Who selects an interviewee?
Open Interview selects the interviewee (a) based on the suggestions by the followers/ users of our blog and (b) recommendations by the internal review team of Open Interview. Based on this collective recommendation, the person is selected for interviewing.
How often the interviews or new interview-posts will be shared on this blog?
We aim to feature at least two interviews every month. However, the frequency of the new interview-posts solely depends on the availability and readiness of the experts/interviewees.
Why are many of the interviews so lengthy?
Yes, the interview transcripts are really lengthy. Open Interview purposely prefers to carry out the exclusive interviews. Thus we prefer to raise as many questions as possible in order to cover most of the aspects on micro-subject/topic. Ultimately, the purpose is to capture more ideas of the interviewee for the benefit of our readers.
What if there is/are any discrepancies found in the questions or answers in the interview posts?
You can raise the issue with the Open Interview team (info@openinterview.org). It will review the complaint/issue and take necessary action.
I found some comments are reposted on the blog from different social networking sites. Why is it so?
Yes, sometimes we do so as to get the comments on one place.
I have asked questions in the comment box of a blog post or interview. Can I get answers from the interviewee?
You may or may not. Open Interview will try its level best to get answers to your questions but it is subject to the consent of the interviewee to respond.
How do you conduct interviews?
It depends on the preference of the interviewee; it could be conducted personally if the interviewee is based locally. Most of the time, we use one or two options to carry out the interviews such as Skype, chats, email and phone calls.
Who prepares the interview transcript?
Interviewer
How does an interviewer prepare the interview transcript for posting online?
Interviewer documents all the questions and answers in an MS-Word file and shares the same for review. The Open Interview team reviews the document, edits and posts the final version of the transcript with the final consent of an interviewee.
Can I recommend an expert/personality so that you can interview?
Yes, you can. Please drop us a mail with the details mentioned in Join as Interviewer.
What if I wish to interview someone who is worth interviewing?
Yes, you can interview. Please drop us a mail with the details mentioned in Join as Interviewer.
How should I conduct the interview?
The team of Open Interview will guide you step by step once you are considered as ‘approved interviewer’ and your recommended expert as ‘approved interviewee’. So please check Join as Interviewer.
Do you allow me to conduct interview in any regional/ foreign language other than English?
Yes, we do encourage that.
I want to know the contact details of the interview or interviewee. Can I get?
On demand, we will surely try to share the contact details.
Can I join as volunteer for Open Interview?
Yes, you can. You can join as an expert, interviewer, translator, copy editor, proof reader, technical assistant etc. (It would be advantageous if you have required skills matching with the above positions)
Are there any formalities to join Open Interview as a volunteer?
There are no fixed formalities as such. You just need to write to the Moderator or apply online.
For approved volunteers, does Open Interview pay?
Open Interview gives due credit to the volunteer by sharing their names along with their contribution on this blog.
Many people may not be aware of Open Interview. How do you utilise the interview literature in best possible way?
We also prepare a well formatted PDF document of each interview and share on different social media platforms (for instance). Open Interview may also publish the interview literature in the form of book in future.
I/ our institution wishes to donate or sponsor to Open Interview. Can I/we do so?
Yes, we welcome that ‘for the maintenance of this blog’. Details of any such support will be acknowledged publicly on this blog.
Can I share/download/distribute/cite the interview literature or blog posts of Open Interview?
Yes indeed. All interview literature, posted on this blog, is free of charge and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. It therefore uses CC-BY, one of the complete liberal licenses of Creative Commons.
What is CC-BY license?
This license lets readers/users distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon our work, even commercially, as long as they credit us for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered by Creative Commons. This license is recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials (Source).
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