February | 2025 | Krupa Gadhwana

Reintroducing The Omega! A Fresh start- come and join the celebration

The Omega, a Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) student newspaper is relaunching. A special relaunch event will take place on April 10, 2025, from 5 pm to 9 pm at TRU Clock Tower’s Music Hall. This event will celebrate the newspaper’s history and its new future vision and goals, which will also give community members, staff and students a chance to meet the editorial team and engage in live music entertainment and get a chance to discover more about TRU’s student media future.

This event will start with the speeches from Sean Brady who is manager of The Omega and Robert McAlaster who is Editor-in-Chief. They will talk about The Omega’s journey and its future plans. Attendees can enjoy music, pizza, interactive booths as well as they are encouraged to leave few suggestions for our suggestion box.

“The Omega has always been a voice for students. And with this relaunch, we are making it stronger and more engaging for TRU” said Robert McAlaster.

About The Omega:

The Omega started as the independent student newspaper at Thompson Rivers University and for long it has been a reliable source of news, student viewpoints and campus news. It is committed to raising student voices. It covers many subjects like local events, culture, student life and university concerns. The Omega hopes to continue its history of good, student-based reporting, boosting student participation and strengthening its online presence with this relaunch.

Students, faculty and board members are invited to attend and support student media. For more details you can visit website The Omega – Thompson Rivers University’s independent student newspaper.

Contact:

Krupa Gadhwana| krupagadhwana1122@gmail.com

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Distribution plan:

To get maximum attention for The Omega’s relaunch, the press release will be distributed to many different platforms which will target students, faculty and in general Kamloops community.

The following will be Primary Distribution Networks:

Local media Outlets like CFBX radio- Which in general is listen by all society. This will be sent to them because they cover key news organizations.
TRU- University has many different communication channels like its main website, newsletters and bulletins board.
TRU Clubs – We can collaborate with student clubs which will help us spread awareness among engaged students.
Social media and Emails – Sharing press release on Main TRU’s social media page and sending it directly to staff, student will ensure maximum attention.
On Campus Housing- Reaching out to all Resident Advisor/Front Desk staff could help us spread words about this.

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