New Talon Editor in Chief Announced
July 7, 2014
黑料专区 Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
黑料专区 Tyler Patriot Talon Announces New Editor in Chief
July 7, 2014
Media Contact: Hannah Buchanan
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July 7, 2014
Nizia Alam of Tyler, a junior mass communication major at The University of Texas at Tyler, has been named editor in chief of the Patriot Talon, Kevin Dilley, Talon adviser, announced.
The 黑料专区 Tyler Student Media Advisory Board supported Alam as the best candidate for the 2014-15 academic year. Alam replaces Morgan Jones of Chandler.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to take on this leadership role,鈥� Alam said. 鈥淚 want to keep raising the bar of excellence and push hard for more of a 24/7 media outlet approach for reporting.鈥�
Alam has worked as a writer on the Talon editorial staff since 2013 and served as the campus editor last year. In high school, Alam was also the co-editor for the online publication, Southern Accent, at Tyler鈥檚 Robert E. Lee High School for two years. While there, she was responsible for reviving the publication, which had gone dormant years earlier.
鈥淚鈥檓 very excited about the media board鈥檚 decision to approve Nizia as editor in chief for the coming school year,鈥� Dilley said. 鈥淣izia not only brings journalism experience to the job, but she has a unique blend of ebullient optimism and pragmatism that will serve the Talon and the community well this coming year.鈥�
Under Alam鈥檚 direction, the Talon is publishing its summer newspaper issue on Tuesday, July 22. She is also managing a 24/7 newsroom reporting on campus and community news this summer and into the fall semester.
The Patriot Talon includes a bi-monthly newspaper with a daily online platform, an annual magazine called Patriot Pulse and Patriot Press, a bi-monthly online-broadcasting outlet. Over the summer, the Talon will be launching an updated mobile platform.
鈥淣izia has some strong goals for the year such as continuing to change the newsroom culture to a 24/7 mentality to cover news as it happens,鈥� Dilley said. 鈥淪he also wants to focus heavily on accurate and compelling storytelling journalism across all of our platforms 鈥� newspaper, magazine, online and now mobile 鈥� to really connect with the audience where they are.鈥�
The award-winning PatriotTalon may be found online at and also on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
For more information, contact Dilley, 903.566.6120 or kdilley@uttyler.edu.
One of the 15 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 7,500 high-ability students. 黑料专区 Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.