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The Daily Texan

January 20, 2023

The Daily Texan is the student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin. It is one of the largest college newspapers in the United States, with a daily circulation of roughly 12,000 during the fall and spring semesters, and it is among the oldest student newspapers in the South.[1]

The Daily Texan
The December 5, 2005 front page of The Daily Texan
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)The University of Texas
PublisherTexas Student Media
EditorMegan Tran
Founded1900
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
Websitewww.thedailytexan.com

The Texan is entirely student-run and independent from the university, although its operations are overseen by Texas Student Media, an entity with faculty, student, and newspaper industry representatives.

The paper has won more national, regional, and state awards than any other college newspaper in America and counts 25 Pulitzer Prize winners among its former staffers.

History

The Texan's origins date back to October 1900, with the merger of two privately owned weekly newspapers, The Ranger (est. 1897) (which had succeeded The Alcalde, which published from 1895–1897) and The Ranger and the Calendar (1889–1900). In 1902 The Texan was taken over by the Student Association.[2] From 1900–1907, the newspaper came out weekly; and from 1907–1913 The Texan was published semiweekly. In 1913, the student body voted to publish the paper each weekday, and The Daily Texan was born on September 24, 1913.

In 2008 The Daily Texan was one of three student newspapers that owned and operated its own printing press. Originally acquired in 1973 for $222,000 (equivalent to $1,355,000 in 2021), the press was put on the market in 2009. In May 2009, the Austin American-Statesman began printing The Daily Texan.[3][4] As of October 2019, New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung prints and distributes the papers.

Staff

Historically, writers for the Daily Texan have been paid much less than the minimum wage. Most Journalism students — who are in the same complex — can’t contribute to the Texan due to their course workload and the poor pay offered by the Texan. Historically, the position of editor of The Daily Texan has been elected. The logic of an elected editor historically has been based on the newspaper’s having been founded and owned by students and then given over to the student body. More recently, it has been argued[by whom?] that because students were compelled to fund the paper through the payment of mandatory student service fees, they should have some say in the paper’s overall direction. In addition, the elected editor has been seen[by whom?] as a way to protect the paper from institutional censorship from the university. Since the student body selects the editor of the paper, this ensures that the university administration cannot install an editor sympathetic to its views and thereby control the content of the newspaper.

In modern times[when?], editorial candidates have been screened by the Texas Student Publications Board (now known as Texas Student Media), an entity with faculty, student, and newspaper industry representatives. The TSM Board publishes a handbook which sets forth the requirements an editorial candidate must meet before his or her name may be placed on the ballot. The board has been resistant to the idea of an elected editor and has made several attempts to convert the position to an appointed one. The most recent attempt, led by the board president, was in 2005.[5]

The TSM Board currently appoints the managing editor, who oversees the daily operation of the paper while the elected editor generally stewards the editorial page. However, the elected editor retains the final say over the content of the newspaper.

Awards

The Texan has won many prestigious awards, including the Associated Collegiate Press’ "Pacemaker Award" in 1965, 1969, 1971 and 1985, and the Columbia Scholastic Press’ Gold Crown Award in 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005 and 2006. Most recently the Texan won TAPME’s Daily Newspaper of the Year Award for 2016.[6]

Notable staff alumni

A number of comic artists who began at the Texan have gone on to attain commercial success. The most notable of these are Chris Ware, creator of Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth; Berkeley Breathed, creator of Academia Waltz, the predecessor to Bloom County; and Robert Rodriguez, director of Sin City. Hepcats by Martin Wagner and Eyebeam by Sam Hurt also found continued success after their creators left the University of Texas at Austin. Numerous Texan cartoonists have later worked in animation, among them Divya Srinivasan, the author of Little Owl’s Night and other children’s picture books.

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Top 50 College Newspapers". CollegeChoice. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  2. ^ "University of Texas at Austin". Handbook of Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  3. ^ Kreighbaum, Andrew (2008-11-24). "Board delays motion to sell printing press". The Daily Texan. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  4. ^ McKenzie, Ana (2009-05-13). . The Daily Texan. Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  5. ^ Beach, Patrick (2005-04-22). . The Pulse-Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  6. ^ "2016 Texas APME Awards List". Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. March 27, 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  7. ^ DeBard, Amanda; Jankowski, Philip (2007-07-12). "A former first lady leaves us her legacy". The Daily Texan. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
Bibliography
  • Copp, Tara (1999). The Daily Texan: The First 100 Years. Robert L. Rogers (1 ed.). Austin, Texas: Eakin Press. ISBN 1-57168-302-X. OCLC 40762585.

External links

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The Daily Texan is the student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin It is one of the largest college newspapers in the United States with a daily circulation of roughly 12 000 during the fall and spring semesters and it is among the oldest student newspapers in the South 1 The Daily TexanThe December 5 2005 front page of The Daily TexanTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s The University of TexasPublisherTexas Student MediaEditorMegan TranFounded1900HeadquartersAustin TexasWebsitewww thedailytexan comThe Texan is entirely student run and independent from the university although its operations are overseen by Texas Student Media an entity with faculty student and newspaper industry representatives The paper has won more national regional and state awards than any other college newspaper in America and counts 25 Pulitzer Prize winners among its former staffers Contents 1 History 2 Staff 3 Awards 4 Notable staff alumni 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Texan s origins date back to October 1900 with the merger of two privately owned weekly newspapers The Ranger est 1897 which had succeeded The Alcalde which published from 1895 1897 and The Ranger and the Calendar 1889 1900 In 1902 The Texan was taken over by the Student Association 2 From 1900 1907 the newspaper came out weekly and from 1907 1913 The Texan was published semiweekly In 1913 the student body voted to publish the paper each weekday and The Daily Texan was born on September 24 1913 In 2008 The Daily Texan was one of three student newspapers that owned and operated its own printing press Originally acquired in 1973 for 222 000 equivalent to 1 355 000 in 2021 the press was put on the market in 2009 In May 2009 the Austin American Statesman began printing The Daily Texan 3 4 As of October 2019 New Braunfels Herald Zeitung prints and distributes the papers Staff EditThis section possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Historically writers for the Daily Texan have been paid much less than the minimum wage Most Journalism students who are in the same complex can t contribute to the Texan due to their course workload and the poor pay offered by the Texan Historically the position of editor of The Daily Texan has been elected The logic of an elected editor historically has been based on the newspaper s having been founded and owned by students and then given over to the student body More recently it has been argued by whom that because students were compelled to fund the paper through the payment of mandatory student service fees they should have some say in the paper s overall direction In addition the elected editor has been seen by whom as a way to protect the paper from institutional censorship from the university Since the student body selects the editor of the paper this ensures that the university administration cannot install an editor sympathetic to its views and thereby control the content of the newspaper In modern times when editorial candidates have been screened by the Texas Student Publications Board now known as Texas Student Media an entity with faculty student and newspaper industry representatives The TSM Board publishes a handbook which sets forth the requirements an editorial candidate must meet before his or her name may be placed on the ballot The board has been resistant to the idea of an elected editor and has made several attempts to convert the position to an appointed one The most recent attempt led by the board president was in 2005 5 The TSM Board currently appoints the managing editor who oversees the daily operation of the paper while the elected editor generally stewards the editorial page However the elected editor retains the final say over the content of the newspaper Awards EditThe Texan has won many prestigious awards including the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award in 1965 1969 1971 and 1985 and the Columbia Scholastic Press Gold Crown Award in 1984 1985 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1997 2005 and 2006 Most recently the Texan won TAPME s Daily Newspaper of the Year Award for 2016 6 Notable staff alumni EditDemi Adejuyigbe Bill Barminski Lisa Beyer Berke Breathed Walter Cronkite Mike Godwin Karen Elliott House Deborah Howell Lady Bird Johnson 7 Dan Malone Mark McKinnon Willie Morris Bill Moyers John Patric Larry C Price Robert Rodriguez Liz Smith Karen Tumulty Siva Vaidhyanathan Rob Walker Chris Ware Robert Wilonsky Henry Gayden A number of comic artists who began at the Texan have gone on to attain commercial success The most notable of these are Chris Ware creator of Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth Berkeley Breathed creator of Academia Waltz the predecessor to Bloom County and Robert Rodriguez director of Sin City Hepcats by Martin Wagner and Eyebeam by Sam Hurt also found continued success after their creators left the University of Texas at Austin Numerous Texan cartoonists have later worked in animation among them Divya Srinivasan the author of Little Owl s Night and other children s picture books See also Edit Texas portal Journalism portalList of college newspapersReferences EditNotes Top 50 College Newspapers CollegeChoice 2015 06 02 Retrieved 2022 01 17 University of Texas at Austin Handbook of Texas Austin Texas Texas State Historical Association Retrieved 2021 05 14 Kreighbaum Andrew 2008 11 24 Board delays motion to sell printing press The Daily Texan Archived from the original on 2009 07 21 Retrieved 2009 07 21 McKenzie Ana 2009 05 13 Sounds of doubt as press hum fades The Daily Texan Archived from the original on 2009 05 16 Retrieved 2009 07 21 Beach Patrick 2005 04 22 Battle over Daily Texan editorship replays itself The Pulse Journal Archived from the original on 2011 07 15 Retrieved 2009 07 21 2016 Texas APME Awards List Texas Associated Press Managing Editors March 27 2017 Retrieved 2022 10 11 DeBard Amanda Jankowski Philip 2007 07 12 A former first lady leaves us her legacy The Daily Texan Archived from the original on 2009 07 21 Retrieved 2009 07 21 BibliographyCopp Tara 1999 The Daily Texan The First 100 Years Robert L Rogers 1 ed Austin Texas Eakin Press ISBN 1 57168 302 X OCLC 40762585 External links EditThe Daily Texan The Daily Texan from the Handbook of Texas Online Editors of The Daily Texan permanent dead link compiled by John Economidy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Daily Texan amp oldid 1119654706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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