Publications

The Shorthorn:

The Shorthorn, UTA’s award-winning student newspaper, is the main source of news and information about UTA for students, faculty and staff. Its mission (informally adopted by editors in 1997):

•provide news and information for the UTA community;
•provide a forum of opinion for the UTA community, and
•provide training for students interested in careers in journalism, advertising and related professions.

To see the current issue of The Shorthorn, click here.

Student staff:

The Shorthorn staff members come from all majors and levels of experience; limited training is provided by Shorthorn editors and advisers. The Shorthorn’s editor in chief is selected by the UTA Student Publications Advisory Committee. The editor in turn selects other Shorthorn editors and staff members and has full authority over Shorthorn content.

E-mail The Shorthorn editor-in-chief at editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

For information about Shorthorn staff positions, click here:

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Alumni:

The Shorthorn employs approximately 70 students each semester, providing paid on-campus employment that complements coursework and provides practical training for students planning careers in journalism and other professions. At last count, approximately 600 people who called The Shorthorn their first daily newspaper home were working in professional media positions nationwide.

History:

Published continuously since 1919, The Shorthorn is one of the oldest institutions at the university. It got its start when three students wanted a student publication and got its name in a campus referendum, in which The Shorthorn was selected over such alternatives as Thistle and Grub Worm.

The Shorthorn has gained a reputation for journalistic quality regionally and nationally. Work published in The Shorthorn won more than 100 awards for its student staff during the 2005-06 publishing year. It is a charter member of the College Media Hall of Fame.

The online edition - www.theshorthorn.com - was added in 1997.

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