The Friends of The Daily Texan is proud to announce the second class of Hall of Fame inductees, which include a Pulitzer Prize winner, the founding editor of The Texas Observer, a five-time Emmy winner and other outstanding alumni and friends of the student newspaper. Editorial Award inductees include Ronnie Dugger, John Pope, Jan Jarboe Russell and Mary Walsh. Liz Smith is being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Lomi Kriel will be recognized as a Rising Star. These editorial awards were chosen based on the accomplishments of their post-Texan career and their commitment to the Texan, either while […]
Read more →The Friends of The Daily Texan inaugural winners of the 2013 Texan Hall of Fame awards are listed below. Winners were honored at our awards ceremony on the evening of Nov. 8, 2013. Hall of Fame inductees were chosen based on the accomplishments of their post-Texan career and their commitment to the Texan, either while working at the newspaper or as an alumni. Legacy winners include Walter Cronkite, Willie Morris, Liz Carpenter, Lady Bird Johnson, Fritz Lanham and Helene Wilke McNaughton. 2013 inductees include Karen Tumulty, Ben Sargent, Karen Elliott House, Bill Moyers and Dick Elam. Rising star inductee is […]
Read more →The Friends of The Daily Texan is pleased to announce nominations are now open for The Daily Texan Hall of Fame awards. These awards recognize Daily Texan alumni who have led distinguished careers and individuals who have demonstrated support for The Daily Texan. Since it began publishing five days a week in 1913, The Daily Texan has been a springboard for journalists who have gone on to distinguished careers chronicling politics and the White House; civil rights battles at home and wars in distant lands; science, culture, sports and more—and to win Pulitzers, Emmys and other awards doing so. The […]
Read more →We’ve got a date. Please mark Oct. 16 on your calendar for the third annual gathering in Austin of Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. This year’s event will be a luncheon, to be held on campus, in the Texas Union building. “As those who have attended our previous two events will attest, the focus is on The Texan, and how alumni can assist as the paper transitions into a digital age,” said FOTDT President John Reetz. “But, as with all Texan gatherings when we were all on campus and through the decades, attendees can expect camaraderie, tall tales and […]
Read more →Two years ago Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc., was formed during a particularly challenging period in The Texan’s financial history. The outlook has improved: new Texas Student Media management, Moody College of Communication involvement, a bridge grant from UT to cover some costs, a new sense of urgency in bringing in revenue for The Texan. All positive developments, but we should not assume the situation is resolved and the need for our support has ended. The “mission” in today’s newspaper industry is never over. Challenges The Texan faces are no different than student media anywhere, and the overall newspaper […]
Read more →The Friends of the Daily Texan has made the first grant to The Daily Texan from the recently-created Innovation Fund, created to support a sustainable future, quality journalism and innovative work at the student newspaper at the University of Texas at Austin. The initial grant was $1,300-plus for much-needed equipment to allow the staff to create multi-media more efficiently for the web. “We are grateful to the FotDT for their continued partnership and support,” said Texas Student Media Director Gerald A. Johnson. “Prior to the Friends’ generous funding, the newsroom was sharing the personal equipment of the video editor. As […]
Read more →The Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc., a non-profit group created by Texan alumni to help build a strong future for The Daily Texan, has created an Innovation Fund to support a sustainable future, quality journalism and innovative work at the student newspaper at the University of Texas at Austin. Friends of The Daily Texan is a non-profit organization formed in the spring of 2013 by a group of concerned alumni. The Daily Texan is known as one of the best student-run newspapers in the country, producing notable alumni like Walter Cronkite, and fulfilling an important watchdog role at the […]
Read more →By Jordan Rudner The Daily Texan Texas Student Media and its entities, including The Daily Texan, are being moved under the domain of the Moody College of Communication, though many questions about the implications of the move remain unanswered. TSM, the umbrella organization that manages a number of student-produced media properties, including Cactus Yearbook, Texas Travesty, Texas Student TV, KVRX 91.7 FM and The Daily Texan, is currently housed under the Division of Student Affairs and has been under severe financial constraints for the last several years. Roderick Hart, dean of the Moody college, said he agreed to assume […]
Read more →A picture and stories of Walter Cronkite attending a Texan party in the 1970s. A silent auction packed with journalistic treasures. A plethora of meetings with Texan staffers, UT journalism students and recent graduates. These are a few of the highlights of the inaugural 2013 Alumni Weekend and Texan Hall of Fame celebration. The Friends of The Daily Texan organization incorporated in June with a mission of promoting the long-term sustainability of the student newspaper. Since incorporation, a handful of dedicated volunteers have worked hard to put together this weekend. The idea was to simultaneously honor Texan alumni, hold a […]
Read more →Two of the state’s premier media organizations and one of Texas’ best known and most successful attorneys are sponsors of the Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. Hall of Fame dinner Friday night, Nov. 8. The list of sponsors includes: A.H. Belo Corporation and The Dallas Morning News, the Austin American-Statesman and Hartley Hampton, P.C., a respected Houston law firm owned by UT and Daily Texan-ex Hartley Hampton. “We are greatly appreciative of the support from these organizations to the Friends of The Daily Texan, in our group’s effort to assist The Texan as it works to build a […]
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