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An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

Axios CEO Jim VandeHei’s memo: How to be a great reporter

December 19, 2024

Article from Axios. Thanks to  former Texan Editor in Chief  Tara Copp for passing along this information. Many people in media have asked us over the years for copies of a step-by-step memo Axios...

Celebrate The Daily Texan’s 125th anniversary April 4, 2025 on UT campus

November 11, 2024

Supporters of student journalism at the University of Texas and fans and friends of The Daily Texan, please mark April 4, 2025 on your calendar. That’s the date of the annual Friends of The Daily...

Friends of Daily Texan accepting nominations for Daily Texan Hall of Fame

October 28, 2024

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...

Documentary to explore the 125-year history of The Daily Texan

October 18, 2024

As The Daily Texan marks its 125th year of publication, work is underway on a documentary film to celebrate the student paper's celebrated history. The film will be produced by well-known Dallas film-maker...

Griff Singer receives 'friend of journalism award' from Texas Association of Journalism Educators

Griff Singer receives ‘friend of journalism award’ from Texas Association of Journalism Educators

October 14, 2024

The Texas Association of Journalism Educators has officially recognized Griff Singer as the group's most recent recipient of its Friend of Journalism Award. Singer was honored at the group's annual...

First edition of The Texan

The Daily Texan: Marking its 125th anniversary of covering the UT community

John Reetz October 8, 2024

On Oct. 8, 1900, a new publication — The Texan —  appeared on the campus of the 17-year-old University of Texas at Austin. There’s no mention of its founding in that first edition, although its...

Griff Singer to receive Texas Association of Journalism Educators 'Friend of Journalism Award'

Griff Singer to receive Texas Association of Journalism Educators ‘Friend of Journalism Award’

July 22, 2024

From the School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin Over the past 60-plus years, Griff Singer has been a printer, a reporter, editor, teacher and newspaper consultant. And even...

Marlon Taylor

In Memoriam: Marlon Ray Taylor

July 11, 2024

Marlon Ray Taylor Died July 2, 2024 Dallas, Texas   Marlon Ray Taylor died July 2, 2024, in Dallas after a long illness. His wife, Janie Paleschic, was by his side. He was 73. He was...

Gerald A. Johnson

From a tough financial picture to 10 years of success at Texas Student Media

June 13, 2024

What’s the secret behind Texas Student Media’s success? Nationally, TSM is widely known not just for editorial success of The Daily Texan and the other media entities that fall under its umbrella....

Two former Daily Texan staffers named to Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame

May 29, 2024

Two former Daily Texan staffers will be inducted into the Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame on June 21 during the Texas Press Association convention in College Station. Libby Averyt, a Texan reporter,...

'I was lying on the ground with a wall of cops between me and the student ...'

‘I was lying on the ground with a wall of cops between me and the student …’

May 3, 2024

From The Guardian Nine photojournalists — three from The Daily Texan — tell the stories behind their most powerful shots, as pro-Palestinian protesters face police crackdowns. By Gail Fletcher and Julius...

13 Daily Texan staffers receive cash awards in 2024

13 Daily Texan staffers receive cash awards in 2024

March 28, 2024

Winners of this year's Friends of The Daily Texan cash awards were announced March 22 during the organization's annual Hall of Fame celebration event. Thirteen staffers from The Daily Texan at The University...

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