The Daily Toreador Explained

The Daily Toreador
Type:Student newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
School:Texas Tech University
Owner:Texas Tech Student Media
Publisher:Toreador Media
Chiefeditor:Marianna Souriall[1]
Newseditor:Aynsley Larsen
Foundation:[2]
Language:English
Headquarters:Media & Communication Rotunda, Room 180
Lubbock, Texas 79409
Publishing Country:United States
Circulation:10,000 (daily)[3]

The Daily Toreador, also known as The DT, is the student newspaper of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The newspaper was first published in 1925 as The Toreador and later changed its name to The University Daily before arriving at the current name in 2005. All content for The DT is produced by a staff around 40 members including editors, reporters and photographers. The DT has received numerous regional and national awards, including a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold crown award, two Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver crown awards, and two Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award finalists. As well, the paper counts five Pulitzer Prizes and four winners amongst its former staff members.

History

See also: History of Texas Tech University.

1925-1966: The Toreador

On October 3, 1925, two days after classes began at Texas Technological College, the first issue of The Toreador was published.[4] The chosen name of the publication was explained in the first issue relevant to the Spanish Renaissance architecture of the campus buildings and unofficial moniker of the football team:

In 1929, The Toreador hosted a contest to create a new school song, with a prize 25 dollar prize offered to the winner. The final result was The Matador Song written by the R.C. Marshall, the editor of the 1931 La Ventana.[5] [6]

During World War II, the newspaper format of The Toreador was reduced in size to tabloid format, and publication was reduced from semi-weekly to weekly.[7]

In 1962, the name of newspaper changed to The Daily Toreador reflecting the increased frequency in publication.[8]

1966-2005: The University Daily

To represent a change in size format from tabloid to broadsheet, the newspaper debuted its new name The University Daily, on September 20, 1966, three years prior to the name change of Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University.[9] [10]

2005-present: The Daily Toreador

To coincide with its 80th anniversary in 2005, the name was reverted to The Daily Toreador. Following the Rawls College of Business move to a new building in 2012, the College of Media & Communication and Student Media relocated to the old Business Administration building.[11] [12]

Circulation

The newspaper prints 10,000 issues on Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters and Tuesdays during summer sessions, and has around 2,000 to 5,000 unique visitors per day to its website, continually making it one of the top-25 read college newspapers in the nation.[13]

Awards

Associated Collegiate Press

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Editorial staff

Although two advisers watch over the operations of the newspaper, the day-to-day decisions for the newspaper rest on the student staff. The advisers choose not to restrict the content that is placed in the paper, but instead make suggestions and give advice to the editorial board.

Current

Advertising staff

Current

Professional staff

Current

Notable alumni

See also: List of Texas Tech University alumni.

NameClass yearFormer positionNotabilityRefs
19851988 Pulitzer Prize, General News Reporting, Alabama Journal, 1996 Outstanding Alumni Recipient[21] [22] [23]
1977Photographer1985 Pulitzer Prize, Spot News Photography, The Register, 1993 Pulitzer Prize, Public Service Award, The Miami Herald, 1995 Outstanding Alumni Recipient[24]
1983News editorNews editor, reporter, 1993 Pulitzer Prize, Public Service Award, The Miami Herald[25] [26]
1932Editor-in-chiefTexas State Senator, radio station owner, and attorney. 1981 Outstanding Alumni Recipient[27] [28]
1938Associate editorNews Editor at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, and namesake of the Thomas Jay Harris Institute for Hispanic and International Communication, 1983 Outstanding Alumni Recipient.[29] [30] [31]
1954Business managerJournalist, Chamber of Commerce member, State Parks System Administrator[32]
1976Sports editorKJTV-TV News Director, 2002 Outstanding Alumni Recipient[33]
1975Editor-in-chief1978 George Polk Award, Local Reporting, Dallas Times Herald, 1984 Pulitzer Prize, Public Service Award, Los Angeles Times, 1984 Outstanding Alumni Recipient[34] [35] [36]
1938PhotographerLubbock and West Texas photographer whose 60,000 pictures were donated to the Southwest Collections/Special Collections Library in 1996.[37]
19812010 Pulitzer Prize, Editorial Writing, Dallas Morning News, 2011 Outstanding Alumni Recipient[38] [39] [40]
1952CartoonistCreator of Raider Red; elected mayor of Lubbock in 1978.[41] [42]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact Us . The Daily Toreador . February 28, 2024 .
  2. News: The Toreador . October 3, 1925 . September 20, 2013 . The Toreador.
  3. Web site: The Daily Toreador Advertising Rates . The Daily Toreador . www.DailyToreador.com . September 7, 2014.
  4. Book: Andrews, Ruth Horn . The First Thirty Years: a History of Texas Technological College . . 341–342. 1956 . Lubbock, Texas.
  5. News: Student Council to Select School Song . April 10, 1930 . December 11, 2013 . 3 . The Toreador.
  6. News: Council Adopts Song for Tech . May 1, 1930 . December 11, 2013 . 5 . The Toreador.
  7. Book: Andrews, Ruth Horn . The First Thirty Years: a History of Texas Technological College . The Texas Tech Press. 63 . 1956 . Lubbock, Texas.
  8. News: The Daily Toreador . November 14, 1962 . March 4, 2014 . 1 . The Daily Toreador.
  9. News: With new size format: University Daily debuts . September 20, 1966 . March 4, 2014 . 1 . The University Daily.
  10. Web site: Tech reclaims identity with renamed student newspaper, 'Daily Toreador' . . www.lubbockonline.com . June 2, 2005 . October 13, 2013 . Elliott . Blackburn.
  11. Web site: Newly Remodeled Media and Communication Building Opens . Texas Tech Today . today.ttu.edu . August 23, 2012 . October 13, 2013 . Leslie . Cranford.
  12. Web site: Texas Tech opens newly remodeled Media and Communication building . . Brittany . Hoover . www.lubbockonline.com . August 23, 2012 . October 13, 2013.
  13. Web site: Home . collegepublisher.com.
  14. Web site: 2004 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Finalists . . www.StudentPress.org . September 4, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090217182639/http://studentpress.org/acp/winners/npm04.html . February 17, 2009 .
  15. Web site: The Daily Toreador's website named finalist for Online Pacemaker award . The Daily Toreador . www.DailyToreador.com . Magelssen . Tommy . May 1, 2011 . September 4, 2013.
  16. Web site: The Daily Toreador Up for High Honor . Cortez . Lori . Texas Tech Today . today.ttu.edu . May 17, 2011 . September 4, 2013.
  17. Web site: 2002 – Awards For Student Work Crown Awards – Collegiate Recipients . . www.cspa.columbia.edu . August 19, 2013.
  18. Web site: 2005 – Awards For Student Work Crown Awards – Collegiate Recipients . . www.cspa.columbia.edu . August 19, 2013.
  19. Web site: 2023 – Awards For Student Work Crown Awards – Collegiate Recipients . . www.cspa.columbia.edu . August 19, 2013.
  20. Web site: The Daily Toreador Contact Page. www.DailyToreador.com. The Daily Toreador. February 20, 2022.
  21. Web site: Frank Bass Bio Page . . www.ttu.edu . September 7, 2013.
  22. Book: Elizabeth A. Brennan. Elizabeth C. Clarage. Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. 7 September 2013. 1999. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-1-57356-111-2. 251–.
  23. Web site: Outstanding Alumni Recipients . . www.ttu.edu . September 7, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140929020255/http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/alumni/outstandingpast.php . September 29, 2014 .
  24. Web site: Dennis Copeland Bio Page . . www.ttu.edu . May 1, 2013.
  25. Web site: Scripps to launch new Vero Beach weekly newspaper in April . . Nadia . Vanderhoof . March 7, 2011 . April 30, 2014.
  26. Book: La Ventana . . 174–175 . 1993 . 58 . April 30, 2014.
  27. News: The Toreador Staff . The Toreador . 2 . May 19, 1932 . September 9, 2013.
  28. Web site: Marshall Formby Historical Plaque Dedication . . rootsweb.ancestry.com . December 18, 2009.
  29. News: The Toreador Staff . The Toreador . 8 . September 1, 1938 . September 9, 2013.
  30. Web site: Jay Harris Obituary . . www.LubbockOnline.com . March 2, 2006 . September 4, 2013.
  31. Web site: Tech names Hispanic communication institute after former A-J editor . Ursch . Blake . . www.LubbockOnline.com . September 4, 2013 . September 7, 2013.
  32. News: Degree Candidates for Spring Graduation Announced. May 13, 1954. The Toreador. 6.
  33. Web site: Jeff Klotzman Bio . https://web.archive.org/web/20100108141949/http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/content/onfox34/newsteam/story/Lubbock-News-Jeff-Klotzman/Hafby47gdU6LmHP35zJuLA.cspx . dead . January 8, 2010 . . www.MyFoxLubbock.com . October 7, 2009 . September 7, 2013 .
  34. Web site: Robert Montemayor Bio Page . . www.ttu.edu . May 1, 2013.
  35. Web site: Previous Award Winners . . www.liu.edu . August 19, 2013.
  36. Web site: 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner presents lecture at Tech . The Daily Toreador . www.DailyToreador.com . Molter . Nicole . February 26, 2012 . September 4, 2013.
  37. Web site: Winston Reeves Photograph Collection . Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library . www.swco.ttu.edu . October 16, 2013.
  38. Web site: Tod Robberson Pulitzer Bio Page . . www.ttu.edu . May 1, 2013.
  39. Web site: The 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners Editorial Writing . . www.pulitzer.org . August 19, 2013.
  40. Web site: Tod Robberson Bio Page . . www.ttu.edu . May 1, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915100339/http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/alumni/outstandalumni/2011outstanding/trobberson.php . September 15, 2015 .
  41. Web site: Raider Red has been a Tech tradition for 40 years . Gulick . Joe . . www.LubbockOnline.com . November 16, 2011 . July 21, 2013.
  42. Web site: Dirk West Biography . . www.everything2.com . July 21, 2013.

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