We had a long day today since we left Liverpool for Manchester. It was about an hour drive to the Media City. We arrived on the bus at the University of Salford and met with our tour guide Annabelle Waller who showed us around the studios. First, she took us outside to show us the […]
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I Heart Hearst
Another rainy morning in London…shocker…That didn’t stop us from walking to our next media visit though. Luckily we stayed as dry as we possibly could. Hearst UK…someday I hope to be working for you. The whole day we spent learning about all the various jobs that Hearst has to offer. I think my favorite part […]
Day Eight: Dona Makes an Appearance
Today’s adventures began with an early morning wake up call in Liverpool. We boarded our bus and began a short journey up to Salford, a suburb of Manchester. Once we were there, we arrived in what is known as the Manchester Media City. This is an aptly named area as it is home to multiple […]
Day 5: It’s not Windseerrr it’s Windsor
Today was a sad day, it was the day we had to move out of our hotel in London and go on with our tour. London is such an amazing city and spending 3 days here is not enough. BUT we were heading to Windsor Castle to see the Queen’s home and then to Stratford-Avon […]
We really love your work, but..
Starting to get a hang of this whole London thing. Everyone here is honestly a lot nicer than you could ever imagine, especially the people hosting our media visits. We started the morning heading off to Battenhall, which was definitely a highlight of the day. Their offices were exactly what I was expecting for a […]
Day 8: Alexa, play “Livin’ La Vida Loca”
Alexa, play “Livin’ La Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin. Today was a long day and our first media visit since Hearst UK last Thursday. I was very sad to leave Liverpool – I am making a promise to myself to return to that beautiful city – but at least the drive to Manchester today did […]
High Tech in MediaCity
Today’s schedule was a blast from the past. While I am a photographer and not a media or film major, going to MediaCity UK brought back many memories to me. In high school, I was part of the theatre crew where I worked with the lighting and sounds boards. The first place we went to […]
Day 4: Media visits At Hearst
Today’s visit was to the Hearst agency and this place was a huge modern office settings and full of publications that are read across the world. It was amazing to see the amount of data that these places use and are exposed to. Much of the analytics the team processes are used and put towards […]
In a committed relationship with jet lag
London. Day 2. Exhaustion has fully set in. Jet lag is real… and it HURTS. Caffeine has become my new best friend (as if it wasn’t already). On to bigger and brighter things though, we had our first media visit today. Flashback to two years ago, I remember when I was first applying to study […]
BBC and Media City: Day 8
Welcome to Media City The next morning, we departed for Manchester, a.k.a. Media City. Manchester is the current home of the BBC which is located right next to Salford University. The university is located in Media City, which is one of the biggest media hubs in Europe. The University is full of different TV and […]