Award-winning documentary film-maker Quin Mathews is nearing the end of the interview process for the film he is preparing to recognize the 125th year of publication of The Daily Texan.
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Former Daily Texan staffer Judy Walgren has co-authored "Critical Photojournalism: Contemporary Ethics and Practices," which reimagines the telling of visual stories by introducing an ethic of care, providing...
From Moody College of Communication
Austin in the ’70s was buzzing with history in the making: Vietnam War protests, the newly minted 18-year-old vote and political upheaval. Journalism...
Join with us in suggesting a top candidate to be inducted into The Daily Texan Hall of Fame, sponsored by Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc.
Since its founding in 2013, the Friends of The Texan group has...
Skeeter Hagler has pulled off a trifecta that will likely never be topped.
First, the Pulitzer Prize for his documentary on the life of a West Texas cowboy. Second selection to The Daily Texan Hall...
Two annual awards for Daily Texan staff members have been created in honor of journalism professors at the University of Texas at Austin.
The Faculty Recognition Award is a cash award designed to...
Two recent alums of The Daily Texan will be honored as Rising Stars at the March 22 Friends of the Daily Texan Hall of Fame gathering on the UT campus.
The Rising Star Award, which is given to recent...
Who are the 9 new members of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame?
They met at The Daily Texan and married; as reporters in World War II, he was at Normandy on D-Day, and died when a German tank attacked...
By Football Writers Association of America
Austin American-Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls has been named the FWAA's 2024 Bert McGrane winner and was honored at a dinner in Houston Jan. 6 hosted by the...
The Friends of The Daily Texan is creating a scholarship to honor the memory of A.R. “Dick” Elam, who passed away in 2023 after a long career in journalism and journalism education. Elam served as...
John Anders
Died Oct. 16, 2023
Dallas, Texas
From The Dallas Morning News
John Anders, whose lyrical writing, eclectic tastes and vast knowledge of Texas and his own distinct passions guided his career...
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Below is the sixth installment of TVNewser’s The Producer I Can’t Live Without series, where prominent TV newsers and their longtime producers talk about their successful partnerships.
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