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Imagewest International team travels to France for summer projects

Imagewest, a student-run, revenue-generating, full-service advertising and public relations agency in WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting,  traveled to France for four weeks this summer to work on client projects for the Global Editors Network (GEN) in Paris.Members of the Imagewest International Team 2011 who will travel to France are: (back row, left to right) Heather Garcia, Jessica Troccoli, Ryan Franklin, Mark Simpson; (front row) Paige Johnson, Kelley Boothe, Kara Williams.

Imagewest  collaborated with GEN, a non-profit association of news editors-in-chief and senior news executives from around the world working to make a collaborative effort to preserve the quality of journalism while supporting the digital environment. GEN was established in March 2011 in an effort to break down the barriers between traditional and new platforms allowing editors-in-chief and senior news executives working in print, digital, mobile or broadcast to gather and share information to define the future of journalism and create new editorial services.

Imagewest developed goals, strategies and tactics to grow GEN’s membership and increase registration for the NEWS! World Summit 2011 in Hong Kong.

The Imagewest International internship in Paris took place June 18 to July 20. Revenues generated from Imagewest were used for scholarships to aid Imagewest International students with trip costs. Interns for the summer internship were Kelley Boothe of Georgetown, Ryan Franklin of Louisville, Paige Johnson of Bowling Green, Jessica Troccoli of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Kara Williams of Graham. Group leaders are Imagewest Agency Director Heather Garcia and WKU advertising professor Mark Simpson.

“Imagewest prides itself on offering students real life experiences beyond just the internship such as job shadows, networking opportunities and career preparation,” Garcia said. “We are very fortunate to be able to offer this unique opportunity for our students to work abroad. This will be life-changing for them.”

Learn more about Imagewest, the student interns and this summer’s project with the Imagewest International media kit

Contact: Paige Johnson or Heather Garcia at (270) 745-8915.

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