The winds of change have blown Pat Lohmann into his new position as the Daily Lobo’s editor-in-chief.
Lohmann is a sophomore from Gallup, N.M. double majoring in political science and journalism.
“I applied for the Daily Lobo at freshmen orientation,” Lohmann said. “So I was working for the Lobo before I even stepped foot onto the campus as a student.”
He has experience writing for the Gallup Herald, the Gallup Independent, the Gallup Journey and the Weekly Alibi and has worked as a freelance reporter, staff reporter and news editor for the Daily Lobo.
Lohmann said he wants UNM’s independent student newspaper to help make the University more transparent through ongoing, trustworthy reporting, and he said he wants to emphasize investigative journalism throughout his tenure.
“I really want to get the salary book for the University posted on the Daily Lobo website, for one thing” Lohmann said. “What’s important about that is at the moment you can only check out the salary book for an hour — the physical copy from Zimmerman library. I’m going to make that one of my highest priorities to get an Excel document or a spreadsheet posted on our website.”
He said he wants the Daily Lobo to promote dialogue and feedback. He said he wants to address issues that are important to students, staff, faculty and community members.
A change to DailyLobo.com’s comment policy the is one of the first changes Lohmann is implementing.
“I think as editor-in-chief, I’m going to be focusing on bigger picture — long term direction, versus day-to-day stuff,” he said.
Lohmann said he’s looking forward to what promises to be an interesting year at UNM and in New Mexico.
“I think this year’s Daily Lobo staff is talented and very well qualified,” he said. “I look forward to continuing the more-than-100-year legacy and offering the UNM community a voice.”
Former staff reporter Leah Valencia will now take over as news editor.
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