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Almost a century after it was first built, the Paramount Theatre remains a staple in downtown Austin. The theater is one of the many movie houses featured in a local exhibit.
LONDON — News Corp. executive James Murdoch’s behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign spilled out into the public domain Tuesday, casting a harsh light on the British government’s Olympics czar.
Murdoch was speaking before the media ethics inquiry set up in the wake of the country’s phone hacking scandal, which has shaken the U.K.’s establishment with revelations of journalistic misdeeds, police corruption, and corporate malpractice.
A City of Austin fireman rushes toward the CMB building in response to an emergency call on Thursday evening. The response teams arrived just as the Communications Plaza was re-christened after famed newsman Walter Cronkite.
Jorge Corona | Daily Texan Staff
Journalists, students and educators gathered Monday to discuss the work of Anthony Shadid, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who had planned to visit the University before he died while fleeing Syria in February.
The Trayvon Martin editorial cartoon published in The Daily Texan last week and the nationwide outcry its publication sparked highlights a persistent crisis in newsrooms around the nation — a lack of diversity in the media. The cartoon serves as a tangible example of the importance of fostering an inclusive news staff that is representative of the diverse voices of its audience. Most importantly, this situation stands as an opportunity for instituting long-lasting change at The Texan.
In what has become a sort of Internet tradition, popular sites across the Web played April Fools’ Day pranks on their users. The tomfoolery varied in scope and cleverness, but few sites failed to sneak their own little joke in.
I recently picked up comic artist Shannon Wheeler’s newest book Too Much Coffee Man: Cutie Island (BOOM Studios) at Austin Books and Comics.
Texas and California will play one game on Saturday rather than the previously scheduled doubleheader, Texas head coach Augie Garrido announced Tuesday. Saturday’s game will begin at 4 p.m. at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock. The doubleheader had initially been scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. The three-game series between the Longhorns and Golden Bears will start Friday at 7 p.m. and the series finale is slated for Sunday at 1 p.m.
A controversial editorial cartoon on the Trayvon Martin shooting was published Tuesday on the Opinion page of The Daily Texan. The Daily Texan Editorial Board recognizes the sensitive nature of the cartoon’s subject matter.
The views expressed in the cartoon are not those of the editorial board. They are those of the artist. It is the policy of the editorial board to publish the views of our columnists and cartoonists, even if we disagree with them.
Please direct any inquiries to editor@dailytexanonline.com.
Workers set up and serve dishes at a makeshift trailer food park off of Seventh Street Wednesday afternoon.
A staff member stands in front of the VIP room at the turntable.fm show Thursday night. The show included several electronic artists and DJs.
A$AP Rocky crowd surfs during his performance at the 2012 mtvU Woody Awards, Thursday.
Texas Student Media? There's an app for that.
The iOS application, developed by Spreed Inc., is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The latest release is 1.7, which added to the existing list of features in addition to fixing bugs and improving performance.
Panel Recap — Top Chef: How Transmedia is Changing TV
Bravo defines “Transmedia” as storytelling across different media platforms. Lisa Hsia, Bravo’s digital media department, said the channel employed transmedia “out of desperation” to keep their content, both on the computer screen and television screen, fresh.
The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media, the organization that oversees the paper’s budget, confront a projected budget deficit of $175,000 for 2012. Former TSM director Gary Borders resigned Feb. 8 after meeting with Juan Gonzalez, vice president of student affairs, who announced in July that he will step down as an administrator and return to teaching at the University. Borders said Gonzalez told him he could either resign or be fired.
With a March 19 budget deadline looming, The Daily Texan is operating on a six-figure projected deficit for a third year, joining college newspapers across the nation trying to find their place in a shrinking advertising market.
The Texas Student Media Board of Trustees, which oversees the Texan as well as KVRX, TSTV, the Texas Travesty and the Cactus Yearbook, will meet today to appoint an interim director who must oversee the setting of the budget over the next two weeks.
Jason Lee tosses his son Bryan in the air at the 84th annual Zilker Park Kite Festival. Children’s activities, climbing walls, hoola hoops, bubbles, and eclectic music made the festival a destination for thousands of families Sunday afternoon.
Evan Hiland, 8, spent his afternoon trying to launch his owl kite into the sky. His mother Tonya took control of the reel while he ran off to release the kite.
As the Texas Student Media Board of Trustees meets this morning to discuss specific issues regarding the circumstances surrounding the recent resignation of director Gary Borders, the organization also faces ongoing repercussions of financial and staffing problems that have accumulated over the past few years.
“Rampart” director Oren Moverman struck a nerve with his 2009 debut, “The Messenger,” a quiet drama about the costs of war that garnered a lot of attention for Woody Harrelson’s live-wire performance. The idea of Moverman re-teaming with Harrelson for an examination of LAPD corruption is a compelling one. Though the film is unfortunately a bit of a disappointment, Harrelson’s performance is anything but.
On Feb. 8, then-Texas Student Media director Gary Borders announced his resignation, a move that came as a surprise to TSM board members and student staffers alike.
Juan Gonzalez, the outgoing vice president for student affairs, said in a statement that Borders decided to resign “after meeting with my office about employment expectations. Had Mr. Borders not decided to resign, UT employment policies would have continued to be followed by my office in consultation with the Board of Operating Trustees.”
Texas Student Television and the KVRX 91.7 staff members are upset by a proposal to sell the stations in an effort to combat the Texas Student Media’s deficit.
The University administration has named a new point person to deal with the fallout from the resignation of former Texas Student Media Director Gary Borders.
Kevin Hegarty, UT’s vice president and chief financial officer, said Monday he will replace Juan Gonzalez, outgoing vice president of student affairs, in managing the controversy surrounding the Feb. 8 resignation of Borders, which Borders said was forced by the vice president’s office.
Former Texas Student Media director Gary Borders said Thursday that his Feb. 8 resignation came under pressure from the office of the Vice President of Student Affairs rather than because of personal reasons as had been previously announced.
Known for his fast-talking, wisecracking roles, John Leguizamo has been able to make a wide and eclectic mark on Hollywood. He made his first break as Luigi in “Super Mario Bros.” before going on to meatier roles, whether it was as Tybalt in Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet” or the voice of Sid in the “Ice Age” movies.
