Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, has won the 2020 Ann Faragher Sweepstakes Award, the Press Women of Texas’ (PWT) highest distinction during its annual communications contest. Named for the trailblazing journalist who became one of the first women to serve as editor of a daily newspaper in Texas, it is given to the contest participant who earns the most first-place entries. This is Senator Zaffirini’s thirteenth time receiving the award. Senator Zaffirini is a former staffer of The Daily Texan, a member and supporter of Friends of The Daily Texan, and in 2016 was named to The Daily Texan Hall of […]
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 →The Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle immigration reporter Lomi Kriel has won a prominent national award for her work on the Trump Administration’s immigration policy, including family separation at the southern border and the Remain in Mexico program. The 71st annual George Polk Awards in Journalism, honoring 15 winners in 14 categories for their reporting in 2019, were recently announced. Kriel, a former staffer at The Daily Texan at the University of Texas at Austin, was recognized in 2015 as a Rising Star, as part of The Texan Hall of Fame annual dinner, sponsored by Friends of the Daily Texan, Inc. […]
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 →Professor Judy Walgren has accepted the appointment of Associate Director for the Michigan State University School of Journalism. Walgren’s role will parallel other units in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Walgren’s full range of duties is still being developed, but her main initial duty will be to work on course scheduling and staffing for summer and fall 2020. Walgren is the J-School’s Professor of Practice for Photojournalism and New Media. She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, photo editor, executive producer, curator, writer and teacher who brings experience to our students from her tenures at The Dallas Morning News, […]
Read more →The Houston Chronicle A project is underway to convert most of Sylvan Rodriguez Park in Clear Lake to coastal prairie and forest ecosystems, which Houston District E authorities say will have multiple benefits for the area such as preventing erosion, filtering water and fostering wildlife. Areas restored through the four-phase project will include a boardwalk and trails. Interpretive signs will allow visitors to learn about natural habitats that once existed in the region and how native prairies and wetlands are important to wildlife and people, according to information from District E City Council member Dave Martin’s office. Houston Parks and […]
Read more →Tickets are still available for the 7th annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner – and reunion of staff and supporters of The Daily Texan – to be held Friday, Oct. 4 on the University of Texas campus. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. in the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom of The Texas Union. You may register by going to this link: https://friendsdailytexan.wildapricot.org/event-3409008 All proceeds go to financially assist The Texan, funding such projects as buildout of the online archive for all Texan issues back to its founding in 1900, scholarships […]
Read more →Do you have a journalistic treasure hiding in your closet? A book you’ve written that just needs your signature to become a keepsake for someone? A treasure from The Daily Texan you are ready to pass along, in the hope of helping The Texan financially? The Oct. 4 Friends of The Daily Texan Annual Dinner and Hall of Fame will once again feature a Silent Auction. Donations are currently being accepted. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with a reception, followed by dinner and the event at 7 p.m. in the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom of The Texas Union […]
Read more →A talented and eclectic group of honorees comprise the 2019 Daily Texan Hall of Fame class, including a former staffer who made his career in medicine and broke the racial barrier at The Texan in the 1960s, an expert on climate change, space coverage, environmental and science journalism, a veteran sports editor recognized as an expert on the Olympics games, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer honored for her work on violent human rights abuses against women worldwide, one of the nation’s premier medical malpractice attorneys, a beloved Houston TV journalist and a veteran TV producer who has won 17 Emmys and other […]
Read more →A talented and eclectic group of journalists comprise the 2018 Daily Texan Hall of Fame honorees group, including the first female sportswriter to break the glass ceiling in the press box in Texas, a close aide to Lyndon Johnson, the author of “Old Yeller,” a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, a much-loved journalist turned professor, a prolific author of best-selling Western novels, an editorial adviser during a tumultuous period for The Texan and two pioneering food journalists, In addition, two Rising Star winners were selected, representing the best and brightest of today’s generation of journalists. The awards will be presented by […]
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