Campus Media
The University of Texas at Austin and the School of Journalism offer numerous ways for students to get hands-on journalism experience outside of the classroom. Students can learn and practice skills needed to work in a newsroom environment. Students report, shoot, edit, design and/or produce stories for the media listed below.
School of Journalism Media
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Students gain skills in writing, reporting, editing and producing NPR-quality radio news. Students enrolled in J322D will report and produce high-quality programs for broadcast on public radio and the Web.
burntORANGE magazine
A four-color, 48-page magazine, burntORANGE is published twice a year by magazine students working under the guidance of faculty members. The magazine has finished first (2007) and second (2008) for General Excellence (Single Issue, Ongoing Magazine) in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication national magazine contests. The magazine is primarily produced in Magazine Management classes (J-347), although other students also work on each issue. Stories are usually produced in School of Journalism writing classes. Professors Dave Garlock and Dennis Darling advise the students with each issue. For more information, please contact Dave Garlock, the magazine sequence head at (512) 471-1757 or Dennis Darling at (512) 471-1973.
Download the Spring 2009 issue – PDF format.
Learn more about burntORANGE.
Narratives
This publication was part of the U.S. Latinos and Latinas World War II Oral History Project directed by Professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez and the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. Narratives featured stories on those who participated in World War II, and on important events that defined that crucial time. The newspaper was produced as part of the narrative journalism course taught by Rivas-Rodriguez. J335 Narrative Journalism is no longer offered and the newspaper is no longer produced, however to browse previous articles, please visit the Narratives site. E-mail your questions to latinoarchives@www.utexas.edu.
Photo/Michael Muller
Texas Newswatch
Texas Newswatch airs each Thursday at 9:00 pm in the Austin Area on Time Warner Cable ch. 16 and is simulcast on KVR-TV (Texas Student Television) dorm cable ch. 9. Broadcast students report, write, edit and produce news stories ranging from student issues at UT to international events for a weekly newscast. Please note that the Texas Newswatch website has moved to a new location.
The Texas Journalist is a classroom publication edited and produced by students enrolled in reporting, feature writing, copy editing, print and visual design, and photography classes. For more information, please contact jou@journalism.utexas.edu.
Campus Media
Cactus Yearbook
The Cactus Yearbook is the oldest publication at the University of Texas at Austin. The staff works to capture the college experience at the country's largest university. The Cactus consistently wins honors in state, regional and national contests. Many positions are paid, and the editor receives an in-state tuition and fee scholarship. For more information, call (512) 471-9190 or write yearbook@mail.tsp.utexas.edu.
The Daily Texan
The student newspaper has been serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900. It has won national recognition from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Associated Collegiate Press. With a circulation of 27,000 copies per day during the regular school year, the Daily Texan is considered the largest student newspaper in the country. Students can gain experience in various jobs from advertising to news writing. For editorial opportunities, call 512-471-4591.
TSTV
Texas Student Television is the only student-run low-power television station in the United States. Students can gain experience in marketing, management, news and/or programming. Some positions are paid. The station manager receives an in-state tuition and fee scholarship.
KVRX Radio
KVRX radio broadcasts 12 hours daily and reaches the city of Austin and outlying communities. KVRX shares an FM signal with a community radio station. For the rest of the day when it isn't broadcasting FM, the station is carried on Internet and dorm cable. KVRX offers opportunities in management, marketing, fund raising and underwriting sales. The station manager also receives an in-state tuition and fee scholarship. For more information or specific questions, contact one of the directors listed on KVRX's site.
Texas Travesty
This college humor publication publishes monthly during the school year. Content is primarily written by the Travesty staff but submissions by UT students, staff and faculty members are welcomed. Submissions may be sent to submissions@texastravesty.com. Applications can be picked up at the Texas Student Publications desk (CMC 3-200).
