Week 3- Churchman

Searching for the specific kind of media organization that I would like to join was a difficult task.. There were many options that just didn’t strike my interest..But then I stumbled upon an online organization that caught my eye, LangfordMedia. It is generated out of Lawrence, Kansas by a former KU graduate, Jacinta Langford Hoyt, CEO.  LangfordMedia is a marketing firm specializing in branding and all aspects of digital communications and emerging technologies. They help organizations keep up with real world progress and stay ahead of the curve. They’re involved with Social Media, Web Development, and mobile application development. Keeping up with today’s technology is something I am very adamant about. That is the main reason why I would like to join LangfordMedia. The internet is a complex landscape of search engines, social networks, websites, and more. Most organizations are busy in the day-to-day operations of their business and have trouble finding time to manage and understand all that is involved in their online presence. That is where LangfordMedia steps in and helps them develop in such a way that they can help maximize the company’s exposure.  I would love to help people do these kinds of things.

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http://www.langfordmedia.com/

Week 3 - Mitchell

If there was any media organization that I would join it would be "Media For The Missing."  It's a non-profit organization that works on using various media outlets to help find people who have been abducted, have gone missing, or are in abusive homes.  Although "Media For The Missing" is a national organization, they have a branch that's based in Manhattan, KS, at Kansas State University.  At KSU they have established a safe house where victims can go.  You can online and learn self defense tips in case anyone finds themselves in a situation to know self defense.  You can go their website at www.mediaforthemissing.org and choose your state and see the list of missing people and the information you need in case you recognize anyone you know.  I think this is a great organization because of the simple fact that people don't realize the potential that the media has.  People generally formulate the idea that the media is "dirty" and is made to be out worse then it actually is.  Mass media has became a very powerful tool that helps a lot of people if used properly.

Week 3- Oubaid

If I could join any media organization around Kansas, it would be the Kansas City Star. The first time I read one of their papers in high school, I fell in love. I really like their quality of work and their diverse topics. Even though the Topeka Capitol Journal does cover a lot of important news, I feel like the Kansas City Star is more interesting to read. To me reading about bigger city news is more enjoyable because it covers not only local news but other big time news as well.

This has a lot to do with my major because I am interested in hopefully one day being able to write about news of all different categories. Being able to read about big city news not only makes a person more knowledgeable but also opens a whole new world of life they never got to learn about before.

http://www.kansascity.com/ 

Week3-Hu

There are a lot of different media organizations in State of Kansas, but the one I like it best is KTWU. KTWU has been broadcasting since 1965, the first public television station in the state of Kansas. It has three channels which are seen throughout eastern Kansas and portions of Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The station license is held by Washburn University with studios located on the campus in Topeka, Kansas.

KTWU has several productions, including Sunflower Journeys and Quest. Sunflower Journeys is a series of half-hour programs presented in a “magazine-style” format. Each program presents three stories connected by a common theme. These programs primarily feature the insights of knowledgeable individuals who provide the expertise and experiences upon which the resulting stories are based. Although the three segments of each program are designed to complement each other, they may also be viewed separately, which may be desirable for classroom settings. Quest is a cooperative production of KTWU and Washburn University and is the top high school academic competition in Kansas.

Last semester, I have a chance to visit KTWU because of the course “Introduce to Mass Media”. After visiting KTWU, I found that I really wanted to get to know how a TV station work and wanted to join it. In KWTU, I will learn more about mass media, especially the TV aspect. Also, I will have the experience of working in a professional TV station. So I hope I can join KTWU and have a wonderful time in it.  

Week 3 - Penn

As a senior transfer student with no extracurricular involvement Washburn University, the Washburn Student Media group interests me. The organization is completely relevant to my major, obviously, and would provide a multitude of opportunities to practice and improve my journalistic skills and abilities. Additionally, joining would give me an opportunity to get involved, and in turn, get better acquainted with the university.

Washburn Student Media produces The Washburn Review, a “student-run publication dedicated to informing and providing a voice for the general population of Washburn University.” Not only does The Review feature traditional print publications, but video, web, and other social media resources as well. With such a broad range of staff jobs, the opportunities are great. In addition to gaining experience that would undoubtedly enhance my experience in journalism and mass media, I would be able to work with and form relationships with other Washburn students.

Thankfully, The Review’s website is easy to navigate and I almost immediately found the link to apply for a position. (See, they get the whole "original without being confusingly unique concept!)

This is a direct link to the website!

And if anyone else is interested...this link takes you to the online application form!

Week 3 Crayton

The ONA, or Online News Association, is an organization that focuses specifically on online journalism. While it is not a local organization, they have held conferences in the
area, with the most recent being held on KU’s campus. The aim of this organization is to help build a network of journalists that not only focus on the field journalism, but also on the
ever changing technology that is being used to push news and information out to
the masses on the web by online journalists today.

This organization seems to be a perfect fit for my goals. I am planning on covering the video game industry (actually I just landed a spot doing that; go me), and the main place to find out news and information about gaming is on the internet. This organization's aims go hand in hand with my goals and I think it would be a perfect fit for me.

http://journalists.org/

Week 3 - Whightsil

       Fasone & Partners is a local advertising organization located in Kansas City, MO. I hadn't heard of the company before this assignment, but after a little bit of research on their website, I think they are very Interesting. Their website screams creativity which, of course, I absolutely love. They complete a large variety of advertising and media work around the KC area including anything from TV advertisement to promotional events. They also seem like a very welcoming group of co-workers who are eager to help and are willing to go the extra mile!

Fasone & Partners Link

Week 3 Southall

I ran a search for media companies in the Topeka area and got zero results. I’m sure we have some, but I wanted to blog about a company that’s easy to find online.  After all a media based company that can’t be found online quickly is doing something wrong. The next obvious place to look is Kansas City. I found a few websites, but two jumped out at me.

The first website is for a company named VML. Their website is bright, exciting and well organized. With each click of the mouse I found another link I wanted to explore. The company is global with offices in places like New York, London and Milan, yet its global headquarters is in Kansas City. VML does everything from research and planning to activation and management. They basically sell your brand.  

The second website was for a company named Evans Media Group. The main page was very hard to look at. There are very few colors and the ones they have seemed faded or washed out. I was immediately turned off by the lack luster appearance. The two companies offer similar branding services for their clients but VML is impressive while Evans is not.

It’s interesting to see what is available in our area for a career. I didn’t realize there were this many options.

Week 3- Lara

I wanted to go big on picking an agency that did it all. I know that maybe smaller is better in a lot of things, but to be big is another thing. That's why I picked Rhycom located in Overland Park, KS. It's a company that doesn't just deal with one type of business, but a wide variety. They deal with local, regional, national, and even international corporations. I know that when I work, I want to be a part of something big and know that even in my small part in a big company, it's what makes that big company run the way it does. Also because you don't just have your own field of knowledge there such as just advertisement. But you also deal with others fields as well and expand your knowledge with others as well. From web design to graphics, and branding. They all come together to form the corporation of what it is today. I want to know that being a part of something big a successful that makes everyone there who works their small part to feel the same way as well.

http://www.rhycom.com/index.php

Week 3-Qi

     Personally, search for the local media is not an easy stuff because I am a totally newcomer without any media background information in Topeka. The famous meida from my knowledge is the well known TV stations and press of USA. Fortunately, there is a meida company located in our campus. I guees everyone now have the answer. Yes, it is KTWU.
     KTWU is the first television station in Kansas which founded in 1965 and now has 3 digital channels(KTWUHD, KTWU MHz Worldview and KTWU Enhance). Their audience include children and adults with their subjects to education, cultural enrichment, international affairs, public affairs and entertainment. They belong to PBS group which I like its documentary film"Prohibition". KTWU quite welcome to people join for them or provide them qualitive productions if you are a independent producer. In addition, they acclaim that they will offer the opportunity for interested students to obtain valuable on-the-job exposure to areas of media affairs, they have positions of internship on Marketing/Promotion, Education, Digital Media, and Television Production, and if you want more details about how to apply for the internship for KTWU, you can just visit their office in our campus or e-mail FRIENDS@washburn.edu.
     As I described above, they have their traditional and mature platform of media, and they also like to provide chances for people who interested in. Literally it is a good chance for me to try. I like photogrphy and I had the internship in China from press to TV station. Now I want to experience the difference between American media and Chinese media. I also applied the student media in campus and took part in their orientation meeting, their purpose and work content really appeal me. KTWU also interesting on cultural enrichment which I think I can help.
http://www.ktwu.org/
http://www.ktwu.org/about-2/careers/

Week 3 Peterson

An awesome publication in Topeka I would love to work for someday is seveneightfive Magazine. They cover all the nightlife and entertainment in town, and they do it in a fun, and carefree way.  Every time I look at one of their magazines I have the desire to be part of designing it, writing in it, or both. It’s always so eye-catching and at the same time, relevant to my life in Topeka.

            Their main focus is arts and entertainment, and as the A&E editor for the Washburn Review, I find myself drawn to other arts and entertainment publications. When I first found seveneightfive about 3 years ago, I was so excited to see it in Topeka because I had just moved here from Phoenix, AZ where there were many magazines like it, but I had not ever seen one in Topeka. When I returned home to Topeka and found seveneightfive, I was excited and pleased that my home town was stepping it up a notch, and catching up with other bigger cities. I look forward to the future of seveneightfive and hope to be part of it someday.

           

             http://www.seveneightfive.com/

Week 3 - Ogle

I’ve been a longtime fan and reader of the Kansas City-based publication, Pitch Weekly. The publication started out as the newspaper-styled Pitch Weekly that could be found, free of charge, at bars, restaurants, night clubs, concert venues and record stores in Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City. Since then, the publication has evolved into the web-based Pitch.com. Primarily an Arts & Entertainment publication, Pitch covers virtually every aspect of the Kansas City-area nightlife and entertainment scene that one could possibly imagine. Restaurant reviews, concert calendars and features on area musicians, the local art community and even modern dating are all topics you’ll find in Pitch. I’ve always appreciated the publication’s penchant for digging beneath the mainstream and focusing on the various sub-cultures that pop up with each new generation. A recent interview with filmmaker Kevin Smith about his movie “Red State” and his run-ins with the Westboro Baptist Church gained national notoriety for Pitch. It has long been a goal of mine to contribute to Pitch.com, particularly to the music section.  

Week 3- O'Neill

  The Topeka Capital Journal is arguably the leading newspaper in the Topeka area and covers a wide range of news not only in Topeka but on a State, National and International basis. The CJ reports on sports teams from a high school level up to professional standard, reports on any political news affecting the area and many local stories and features relevant to the Kansas and Topeka area. I would benefit greatly from an opportunity to work at the Topeka Capital Journal as it provides a great chance for me to learn the craft of journalistic writing and make a contribution to the local community that I currently live in. It would also give me experience working for a journalistic company outside of my home country of the United Kingdom and would give me some insight in to how the rules and particularly the media laws and ethics vary.

Week 3_ Wagers

I would love to join Shelley Jensen Photography. She and her husband run a small, but quickly growing photography business from their home.  She is so passionate about her work: she takes the time to get to know her clients and truly captures who they really are. I am constantly seeing new and innovative things from Shelley on her websites, blog, and Facebook.

A little more about Shelley: she has been in the photography and design world for 15 years, she is a member of the PPA (Professional Photographers of America), and she is the official photographer for the United Way of Greater Topeka.

During the beginning of my senior year of high school, I was on the search for a photographer, knowing exactly what I wanted, as I too am a photographer and wish to pursue that in one way or another, I came across shelleyjensen.com and immediately fell in love with her style, her grace in editing, her amazing ideas, and her original photo shoot locations.

http://shelleyjensen.com/

http://shelleyjensen.blogspot.com/

http://topekaseniors.shelleyjensen.com/?load=flash#

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shelley-Jensen-Photography/116297961723408

Week 3 - Willis

The Kansas City Metropolitan Area offers many special-interest groups in the media industry due to the fact that it is the 31st largest media market in the United States. A variety of disciplines are available, ranging from Radio and Television to Public Relations and Entrepreneurship. I was able to find several different organizations on the website: http://kc.iabc.com/special-interest-groups-sigs/#link-3. The organization best suited for me was the 'Rising Stars Special Interest Group'. It is a group specifically for workers in the industry who have less than 10 years of experience. Upon entering the job market in this field, this would be a wonderful place to make connections. Though the group is smaller and doesn't meet on a strictly set schedule, friendships are formed and networks are created. It has more of a social spin to it, rather than that of professionalism. The KC/IABC Rising Stars group make themselves readily available by having a Facebook page, which is where I obtained some information for my search. Just today, (February 2nd, 2012) they held the 2012 Business Communicators Summit where they dined together and brought in about a dozen speakers who are masters of their fields. Taking the time away from work to build up connections can really pay off in the long run. In the words of Armstrong Williams, a politician and talk show host, "Networking is an essential part of building wealth."

week3- Li

I researched Galiath is a very nice on-line-business content service in Topeka, KS. The full name of it is The Gale Group, Inc.. It providing global company and industry intelligence to business executives. Goliath provides immediate on-line access to more than three million records including business articles, industry reports, company profiles and executive contacts pulled from business data resources maintained by The Gale Group, Inc. The site serves a range of business needs - from starting a company, to researching an existing company and reviewing best practices, to retrieving recent business news. In addition, it also serving the school and library communities, licenses its proprietary content for integration within Web-based information services. Nearly 100 organizations - including Look smart, Borders, Dow Jones, and Thomson Financial - presently enjoy strategic business distribution partnerships with The Gale Group, Inc..


http://goliath.ecnext.com/

Week 3 Lawson

I researched Through a Glass Production which is a full service film and video production company in the Kansas City area. They produce feature films, commercials, music videos, documentaries, corporate videos, and pretty much anything else you can think of. Their work can be seen in theaters and movies on DVD, also some of their work may be on TV such as MTV, Discovery, Animal Planet and more. I chose Through a Glass Production because I love creating films and working with cameras. The work can be really hard and frustrating but when you finish you get a wonderful feeling of accomplishment that you can't beat. When people enjoy watching what you created you just feel like you're apart of their happiness.

Check out Through a Glass Production!
http://www.throughaglass.com/about_us.html

Week 3 - Funk

When researching what local company I wanted to blog about I searched for companies that dealt with printing and publishing. I picked this particular type of company because this is basically what type of career I'm interested in having in the future. For the link, I wanted to post info about the growth, history, and future of the Barker Printing Company that is here in Topeka. It describes what equipment they have updated and how it will help them continue to be successful in the future. It also has side tabs where you can look at their printing, designs, and bindery. Last semester I actually created my sister's baby shower invitations so I find these companies very interesting.

http://www.bpctheprinter.com/aboutus.html

Week 3 - Koehler

Topeka, Kansas acquires many successful media organizations in the business. However a unique business focuses primarily on videos, movies, and TV commercials and many forms of digital content.  Having had the privilege of meeting Jeff Carson in late 2010; he and Greg Read founded Gizmo in 2004. Gizmo is a film and video production company, which is a group of marketers, storytellers, and artist who are talented in media projects. Gizmo focuses on motion graphics and video productions; however, Gizmo Productions write, direct, and shoot film and create marvelous media content. Gizmo has professional grade photography, radio and video.  Gizmo has their own blog so you may know what is currently going on with the business and sees their talented productions. The website is rather fascinating, encourage all to check it out.

http://www.gizmopictures.com/index.html