Arizona Daily Wildcat
Encyclopedia
The Arizona Daily Wildcat is a student newspaper serving the University of Arizona
. It was founded in 1899 as the Sage Green and Silver. Previous names include Arizona Weekly Life, University Life, Arizona Life and Arizona Wildcat. Its distribution is within the university and the Tucson, Arizona
metropolitan area. It has a distribution of 10,000. It is published daily during the spring and fall semesters and weekly during the summer months as the Arizona Summer Wildcat. The Arizona Daily Wildcat was named Best College Newspaper by Princeton Review's THE BEST 361 COLLEGES, 2006 EDITION.
Online Pacemaker award winner.
2010 Associated Collegiate Press
Pacemaker finalist.
2010 Society of Professional Journalists
Mark of Excellence Award National Finalist for online sports reporting at a four-year college or university.
2010 College Media Advisers
Apple Award winner for best four-year broadsheet newspaper.
Some noted alumni in the journalism and media fields include:
Paul Gilblin and Ryan Gabrielson
, the 2009 winners of the Pulitzer Prize
for local reporting;
Saul Loeb, White House photographer for Agence France Presse;
Scott Carter, executive producer of Real Time with Bill Maher
;
Dan Hicks
, NBC sportscaster;
Phil Matier, columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle
;
Merl Reagle
, syndicated crossword puzzle creator;
Bill Walsh
, Washington Post copy chief , creator of theslot.com and author of books on copyediting;
Bobbie Jo Buel, executive editor of the Arizona Daily Star
;
author Lynne Olson (“Freedom’s Daughters”, “Citizens of London”);
Gilbert Bailon, editorial page editor, St. Louis Post Dispatch;
Mort Rosenblum
, author and foreign correspondent;
Dorothy Parvaz
, Al Jazeera reporter;
Susan Carroll, Houston Chronicle
reporter;
Jessica Lee
, social media coordinator for Democracy Now with Amy Goodman;
Richard Gilman, retired publisher of the Boston Globe;
Frank Sotomayor, retired journalist with the LA Times and winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize
;
David “Fitz” Fitzsimmons, editorial cartoonist.
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
. It was founded in 1899 as the Sage Green and Silver. Previous names include Arizona Weekly Life, University Life, Arizona Life and Arizona Wildcat. Its distribution is within the university and the Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
metropolitan area. It has a distribution of 10,000. It is published daily during the spring and fall semesters and weekly during the summer months as the Arizona Summer Wildcat. The Arizona Daily Wildcat was named Best College Newspaper by Princeton Review's THE BEST 361 COLLEGES, 2006 EDITION.
Awards
2010 Associated Collegiate PressAssociated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
Online Pacemaker award winner.
2010 Associated Collegiate Press
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
Pacemaker finalist.
2010 Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...
Mark of Excellence Award National Finalist for online sports reporting at a four-year college or university.
2010 College Media Advisers
College Media Advisers
College Media Advisers , formerly known as National Council of College Publication Advisers, was established in 1956 and is a United States national association of higher education professionals which exists to promote established standards and practices in college media advising...
Apple Award winner for best four-year broadsheet newspaper.
Alumni
Daily Wildcat alumni have been successful in many fields other than journalism – from higher education to thoroughbred race horse training.Some noted alumni in the journalism and media fields include:
Paul Gilblin and Ryan Gabrielson
Ryan Gabrielson
Ryan Gabrielson is an investigative journalist.He graduated from the University of Arizona.He reported for the East Valley Tribune.He is a journalism fellow at University of California, Berkeley. He is currently working for California Watch as a public safety reporter.-External links:*, Berkeley...
, the 2009 winners of the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for local reporting;
Saul Loeb, White House photographer for Agence France Presse;
Scott Carter, executive producer of Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher is a talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Much like his previous show, Politically Incorrect on ABC , Real Time features a panel of guests that discuss current events in politics and the media...
;
Dan Hicks
Dan Hicks
Dan Hicks is the name of:*Dan Hicks , singer and musician*Dan Hicks , sportscaster*Dan Hicks , British historical archaeologist/anthropologist*Dan Hicks , American actor...
, NBC sportscaster;
Phil Matier, columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
;
Merl Reagle
Merl Reagle
Merl Reagle is an American crossword constructor. Since 1985, he has constructed a puzzle every Sunday for the San Francisco Chronicle ; it is now also published by the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Seattle Times, The Plain Dealer...
, syndicated crossword puzzle creator;
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh may refer to the following:*Bill Walsh , coached San Francisco 49ers*Bill Walsh , center from Notre Dame*Bill Walsh...
, Washington Post copy chief , creator of theslot.com and author of books on copyediting;
Bobbie Jo Buel, executive editor of the Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Daily Star
The Arizona Daily Star is the major morning daily newspaper that serves Tucson and surrounding districts of southern Arizona in the United States. The paper was purchased by Pulitzer in 1971; Lee Enterprises bought Pulitzer in 2005....
;
author Lynne Olson (“Freedom’s Daughters”, “Citizens of London”);
Gilbert Bailon, editorial page editor, St. Louis Post Dispatch;
Mort Rosenblum
Mort Rosenblum
Mort Rosenblum is an American author, editor and journalist.-Biography:Rosenblum joined the Associated Press at Newark in 1965. His international career began in 1967, when the AP sent him to cover mercenary wars in Congo. Since then Rosenblum has run AP bureaus in Kinshasa, Lagos, Kuala Lumpur,...
, author and foreign correspondent;
Dorothy Parvaz
Dorothy Parvaz
Homa Dorothy Parvaz is an Al Jazeera journalist who entered Syria at Damascus on Friday, April 29, 2011, to cover the Syrian protests and was not heard from for the next nineteen days. After it was reported that she was missing, campaigns were formed on Twitter and Facebook to press the Syrian...
, Al Jazeera reporter;
Susan Carroll, Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
reporter;
Jessica Lee
Jessica Lee
Jessica Lee may refer to:*Jessica Lee , American model*Jessica Lee , British politician-See also:*Jessica Lee Rose American-New Zealand actress*Jessica Lee Goldyn, American actress*Jesse Lee...
, social media coordinator for Democracy Now with Amy Goodman;
Richard Gilman, retired publisher of the Boston Globe;
Frank Sotomayor, retired journalist with the LA Times and winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
;
David “Fitz” Fitzsimmons, editorial cartoonist.