The Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. board of directors has elected three new board members: veteran journalism instructor and journalist Griff Singer, Texas state politics reporter Madlin Mekelburg and long-time New Orleans journalist John Pope. Please take a moment to review their stellar bios below and check out the board of directors page here. Madlin Mekelburg Madlin is a state politics reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, where she writes about environmental issues and state spending. Madlin is a recipient of the Friends of The Daily Texan Rising Star award. She has previously worked for PolitiFact Texas and the […]
Read more →Now, more than ever, The Daily Texan needs your help. When Covid-19 hit hard a year ago, The Daily Texan was prospering, excelling editorially, fully staffed. And Texas Student Media was headed for a strong year built around an aggressive budget. A year later, The Texan perseveres, making sure the UT campus gets the coverage it deserves and needs. The adjustment has not been easy. To weather the pandemic, student journalist salaries have been cut at The Texan, and staff reductions have taken place at Texas Student Media. The Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc., an 8-year-old non-profit founded to […]
Read more →A new Editor-in-Chief and two new Managing Editors have been selected to lead The Daily Texan in the coming year. Sanika Nayak has been elected Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Texan for the 2021-2022 academic year. After being in the opinion department for two years, Sanika was selected to serve on the Diversity and Inclusion Board as Internal Relations Director. In this role, she helps to create an inclusive environment within the Texan and works to ensure that coverage is respectful and representative of all communities on campus. As Internal Relations Director, Sanika helps to edit stories, maintain coverage tracking, and […]
Read more →Trinady Joslin has been named Managing Editor of The Daily Texan for the spring semester. Trinady started on The Texan as a general reporter in Life and Arts in Fall 2018 and quickly moved up to a senior reporter position during Spring 2019, writing two stories a week, as well as a long form story on barriers disabled students face when applying for accommodations. She also developed a beat within disability reporting. She was an Associate Life and Arts Editor in Fall 2019 and head Life and Arts editor in Spring and Summer 2020 In fall of 2020 she served […]
Read more →The Friends of The Daily Texan annual gathering will be a virtual event this year, including awarding of seven scholarship grants for Texan staffers and honoring of new Daily Texan Hall of Fame members. The event was originally scheduled for an in-person gathering and dinner on Oct. 2, at The Union on the UT campus. But due to safety and health concerns, the in-person event will be replaced by a series of virtual events to be held this fall. This year seven Texan staff members will receive scholarship grants, one more than last year. The scholarship application process will begin […]
Read more →The Friends of The Daily Texan annual Hall of of Fame dinner is officially scheduled for Oct. 2, but whether it is held in person or as a virtual event has not yet been decided. Two items that are definite: scholarships will be awarded to Daily Texan staffers, and a 2020 Daily Texan Hall of Fame class will be announced and honored. It has been announced that the University of Texas will reopen in the fall, but no word yet regarding social distancing, interactions and large gatherings. The event, which usually attracts about 200 people, is scheduled to be at […]
Read more →Proceeds from Friends of The Daily Texan membership campaign – now underway – will focus on additional scholarship funds for students, needed equipment for Texan journalists to do their jobs, travel funds for coverage and conferences for continuing significant projects, such as providing funds in support of the digitization of the Texan’s archives back to its founding 120 years ago, and other needs that might arise. Please demonstrate your support for The Texan by making a donation or joining at this address: https://friendsofthedailytexan.com/become-a-member/ Deductions are tax deductible, and all funds minus minimal Friends group operating expenses, go directly to The […]
Read more →Lisa Nhan, a business management and government senior, has been named Managing Editor for the Spring Semester at The Daily Texan. Here is Lisa’s bio: “My name is Lisa Nhan, and I’m a business management and government senior from Houston. I started at the Texan as a general news reporter during my freshman year and haven’t left since. In my time at the Texan, I’ve been News Editor, Associate Managing Editor and served on the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Board. I also spent my last academic year at the Texan as a Projects Reporter, where I broke investigative stories on […]
Read more →As the year closes, please take a moment and ask: what does The Daily Texan mean to you? Perhaps: It’s where you wrote that terrific story that you still think about on occasion. It’s where you learned to work together as a team. It was your personal launching pad into journalism. It gave you the communication skills and other knowledge to purse another type career. It taught you to ask questions with expertise and authority, and never shirk from those in power. It’s where you met your spouse, or a new college roommate. It’s where you learned about the sanctity […]
Read more →The vendor that scans and hosts The Daily Texan is now fully up to date in building the online archives, which now serves as a repository of every Texan issue back to its founding in 1900. “Our digital archives reflect day one of the Texan, through August of 2019, said Gerald A. Johnson, Director or Texas Student Media. “Our campus community is especially thrilled with the archive. Whether you work in administration, development or academics – a trip into the archives can help you with your research, special anniversaries, prepare for a visit from a Texas-Ex and more.” The digital archives went online several months […]
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