Priyanka Deo is the Director of Student Media at UIS, overseeing ‘The Observer,’ the campus’s independent digital news outlet. She also teaches within the School of Communication and Media. Before this, she was Assistant Director of Media Strategy in the Office of the Chancellor. Priyanka joined UIS from The Times of India Group in New Delhi, where she hosted her own digital show. She also worked as a national anchor and deputy editor at Associated Broadcasting and contributed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2019 election campaign.