Change in service hours notice

Posted: December 13, 2012 - 7:58am

Beginning on Sunday, December 13, 2012, the business hours of Operation 100 News will change.

My new hours will be from 12 a.m. (midnight) until 5 a.m., seven days a week.

The change in hours comes at the request of one media contract who is seeking to fill a gap in their overnight news coverage. I am hopeful that these hours will attract additional media inquiries for overnight and/or weekend morning coverage.

More and more media outlets are being forced to make budget cuts. Operation 100 News is here to help you remain within your budget constraints while remaining on top of breaking news. Additional information for interested media outlets can be found here. Rates are very affordable and flexible based on your specific needs.

As many of my longtime followers know, Operation 100 News is the work of one person with privately purchased equipment. Without media contracts and occasional donations from the public, I would not be able to provide real-time updates to the public at no cost, as I have done on Twitter since July 2009.

I continue to explore the option of making Operation 100 News a paid-subscription based service. This option would allow me to turn a profit, instead of just barely breaking even. While not popular with most current followers, I have to make a living for myself. Any changes to a paid service would be in the future, at least a year away.

Thank you for your continued support of Operation 100 News.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about anything regarding Operation 100 News, please contact me directly by email at Operation100News@gmail.com.

All comments are moderated. Inappropriate and/or abusive comments will not be published. More information.

STOP SOPA

Posted: January 18, 2012 - 3:25am

Updated: January 18, 2012 - 6:27am

Broadly worded bills such as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) could very easily result in the end of Operation 100 News and anything else on the internet that could be considered "controversial." This could also mean the end of websites that are full of user generated content, including Twitter and Facebook.

Please read a few of the links provided below for additional information, do some research on the potential implications of such legislation. Contact your Representatives in Congress and let your voice be heard. Protect the freedom of the Internet.

Who is my Representative in Congress? http://whoismyrepresentative.com/

What is SOPA? Find out more here: http://sopablackout.org/learnmore/

Read the Bill's full text: H.R. 3261 via The Library of Congress

Other sites participating include;

• Google 
• Wikipedia 
• TheOatmeal.com 
• reddit 
• MoveOn.org 
• TwitPic 

A list of more participating sites can be found here. http://sopastrike.com/

CNN: Wikipedia, other websites go dark in anti-piracy protest

Introduction to Operation 100 News

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Hours:

Seven days a week: 12:00 am-5:00 am

Updates are occasionally provided outside of these hours. However, the regular hours are the only time that I am for sure monitoring my equipment.

Note: Hours are subject to change should a new media contracts arise or current media contract be expanded.

History:
Believe it or not, Operation 100 News is the work of only one person. It all started with one 100 channel analog scanner back in 1996. At that time I only monitored Law Enforcement in Johnson County, along with Fire Departments and Med-Act of Johnson County. Today, Operation 100 News has six scanners, four of which are capable of monitoring Digital P25 Radio Systems, an outdoor, roof mounted antenna, and two dedicated computers. I have been tracking Johnson County since 1996 and Douglas County since 2002.


Operation 100 News has been around since 2003 as a dream of immediate public notification of unfolding emergency situations in your neighborhood, letting you know what is happening nearby to keep you and your family aware and safe. 


I currently monitor Police, Sheriff, Fire and Medical county-wide for Douglas and Johnson County.

Operation 100 News is a 100% free service to the General Public, with more than 50 hours dedicated to its operation each week by one person and funding is extremely tight. Currently funded by personal funds, occasional public donations and news media contracts. 


At first Operation 100 News called and notified other news media's news desks to unfolding situations and responded to incident scenes. After several failed attempts at cooperation with KC area media, this changed to a by contract only service for local media. Previous efforts were mainly one-sided with KC media outlets taking whatever information I could offer them, very few realizing the potential of what Operation 100 News could provide. Several news outlets within my coverage area have since contracted with me. Those outlets receive a phone call to their contact person when news breaks that they have contracted me to notify them of.

Donations:

Operation 100 News never has and will never solicit anyone for any donations. This information has been made available after receiving requests from followers wanting to know how to donate to keep this going. If you wish to donate to help keep Operation 100 News an advertisement free service, the fastest, safest and easiest way of making a donation is through Paypal. You do not need a Paypal Account to be able to donate. You can use the Paypal Donate button on the right column of this page or this link, Make a donation using Paypal. If you wish to donate by another method, please email Operation100news@gmail.com with "Donate" in the subject line.  


Weather Information:
Tweets are NOT INTENDED to be your only source for weather news. A NOAA Weather Radio is a great option to have handy. More Information here


I am also available to be contracted by local news media outlets to provide your business, organization, newspaper or television news outlet with direct telephone notifications of Breaking News events. News Media Notification Page.


Contact:
If you have any questions, concerns or comments, please contact me directly by email: Operation100news@gmail.com.


PLEASE NOTE: Operation 100 News, Mike Frizzell, @Operation100 and @Op100News on Twitter are NOT AFFILIATED, in any way, with any other Twitter accounts or individuals.

News Notification Available

Posted: April 8, 2011 - 8:00am
Updated: February 13, 2021 - 5:14am

General Public Follow Request information LINK
Mike Frizzell - Muck Rack profile with links to examples of my work.

Operation 100 News is provided as a free service to the general public. Information is not to be shared with any commercial news media unless they are under contract with Operation 100 News.  

Operation 100 News reserves the right to block anyone in violation of this policy without explanation or warning. 

Rates are affordable, flexible and vary depending on your needs. Rates begin as low as $5 per hour with stringer rates also available. Contact Mike at Operation100news@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or rate inquiries.

Operation 100 News is available to be contracted by News Media Outlets and businesses. I can notify your news desk or on-call contact person when there is news breaking that you want to know about. Notifications can be made by telephone, text message, or email. Please contact Mike at the email address provided on this page and be sure to include specifics as to what you are looking for from my service.

I specialize in covering Douglas and Johnson counties. Time after time, I have covered and broke the breaking news stories that the rest of the local media has missed out on for hours. Covering only two counties allows me to pay more attention to the activity that may start small but then quickly and quietly escalate to something much more severe. I have reported Police Department confirmed "suspicious death investigations" hours before anyone else, along with deadly accidents, shootings, house fires, and many more examples listed below on this page.

While most are listening to the same crime night after night in Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, I am covering the areas that are within the Kansas City news market which has repeatedly been neglected from receiving real-time breaking news coverage.

The others will tell you they are the place to turn to when news breaks in Douglas or Johnson County. Operation 100 News is the only place that consistently proves we are the only ones on top of breaking news in this area.


History of Operation 100 News:


I have lived in Johnson County since 1985, monitored Police Departments, Sheriff's Office, Fire Departments, and Med-Act activity countywide since 1996. I have monitored countywide events in Douglas County since 2002.

I personally used to call various KC television news outlets' news desks and provide them with details from my sources or from my being on the scene. This was almost always a one-sided arrangement. Very few realized the potential assistance that Operation 100 News could provide. These arrangements ceased in May 2010 but, are still available by contract only.

Don't get left behind again. Contact Mike at Operation100news@gmail.com for more details or with any questions.


Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Twitter Follow Request Information

Operation 100 News is provided as a free service to the general public. Information is not to be shared with any commercial news media unless they are under contract with Operation 100 News.  

Operation 100 News reserves the right to block anyone in violation of this policy without explanation or warning. If you have been blocked and believe it was unwarranted or a misunderstanding, please contact Mike at Operation100News@gmail.com.

I strive to provide immediate Breaking News updates as the situation is unfolding, not minutes later or after all the dust has settled like other local Media Outlets. It matters to you when it is happening and that is what matters to me. I utilize my scanning equipment, telephone contacts and input from followers to bring you the local news as it happens, when it matters to you most.

Operation 100 is a 100% free service to the general public, with more than 50 hours dedicated to its operation each week (seven days a week) by one person. Currently funded by contracts with local news media outlets. Breaking News updates have been provided using Twitter since July 15, 2009.


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Effective Immediately: By sending a “Follow Request” or continuing to follow @Operation100 you (the follower) are agreeing that you will not, without expressed written permission, redistribute, publish, post or otherwise share any content posted on the Operation 100 Twitter page without doing one of the following. 

DO NOT retweet every post made, doing so may result in you being removed as a follower and being blocked from viewing our posts, as this defeats the purpose of Operation 100 posts being protected and allows anyone to see them. If you choose to share a tweet without using the Retweet, credit needs to be given to @Operation100 in EVERY REPOST that you make. This can simply be done by adding, @Operation100 to the end of your tweet.  

If you received the information from an Operation 100 post you must give credit to @Operation100 in each post using information obtained from Operation 100. This means if you are sharing information with any other Twitter account, you must mention @Operation100 in that new tweet. Again, those found to be sharing information any other way are subject to a potential block. How to Retweet @Operation100.

By following Operation 100 on Twitter, you are agreeing that you have read and understand these terms. Again, if you have any comments please feel free to leave them in the box provided below this post. Such comments will be visible to the public. If you have a question, concern or comment that you would like to remain private please Email Operation100news@gmail.com

Operation 100 is available to be contracted by news media outlets to provide breaking news updates directly to your News-desk, Journalist in the field or on-call person. Should Operation 100 News cease to exist on Twitter or anywhere else, these contracts will continue to be honored to their full extent. Please read our News Media Notification Page


If you wish to donate to help keep Operation 100 a free service, the fastest, safest and easiest way of making a donation is through Paypal. You do not need a Paypal Account to be able to donate. Make a donation using Paypal. If you wish to donate by another method, please email Operation100news@gmail.com with "Donate" in the subject line.

As always, if you have any questions, concerns or problems feel free to Email: Operation100news@gmail.com. And Thank you for your support