The Daily Cougar

The September 27, 2007 issue of The Daily Cougar.
Type	Student newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner	Department of Student Publications (Independent student organization)
Editor	Jack Wehman
Founded	1928
Political alignment	Independent
Headquarters	Room 7, UC Satellite University of Houston Houston, Texas 77204 United States
Circulation	~12,000 Daily
Official website	thedailycougar.com

The Daily Cougar is a daily newspaper run entirely by students at the University of Houston.

In publication since April 6, 1928, The Daily Cougar was originally named The Cougar.^[1] The Daily Cougar is one of only two independent daily college newspapers in Texas, and operates as a student-managed forum for the university community, a source of campus news for students, faculty, staff, and administrators at UH.^{[citation needed]}

The Daily Cougar publishes Monday through Friday during the school year, and Wednesdays during the summer, though it has run Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Mondays and Wednesdays in previous summers. The Cougar also maintains a website in which content is distributed electronically online on a daily basis.

History

A Daily Cougar distribution stand on the University of Houston campus

The newspaper was founded in 1928 by University of Houston students as The Cougar. By the 1950s, circulation had increased to 6,800.^[2] In 1965, the paper began a press run of four days a week with a release schedule of Tuesday through Friday. On March 27, 1978, the newspaper added Mondays to its release schedule, and was renamed to The Daily Cougar.

During Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, the newsroom was severely damaged, yet the staff continued production of the newspaper as scheduled (on a summer schedule) in the cramped quarters of the business office, which sustained only minimal damage.

As of 2003, The Daily Cougar was Houston's second largest English-language daily newspaper, with a circulation of nearly 12,000 and a readership approaching 40,000.

Awards

• 2004:
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - certificate of merit, Single Page Color Photo Layout^{[citation needed]}
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - certificate of merit, Tabloid Feature Page Design for Newspapers^{[citation needed]}
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - first place, General Feature in Newspapers^{[citation needed]}
• 2002:

• 2001:
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - first place, Newspaper Tabloid Overall Design^{[citation needed]}

• 1999:
  • Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper of the Year - third place^{[citation needed]}

• 1996:
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - Gold medalist, spring 1996^{[citation needed]}
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - Gold medalist, fall 1995^{[citation needed]}

• 1994:
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - medalist, fall 1994^{[citation needed]}
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - medalist, spring 1994^{[citation needed]}

• 1993:
  • Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 Mark of Excellence Awards, first place, Feature Writing^{[citation needed]}
  • Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 Mark of Excellence Awards, third place, In-Depth Reporting^{[citation needed]}

• 1992:
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - first place, fall 1992^{[citation needed]}
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association medalist, spring 1992^{[citation needed]}
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - first place, Page One Design^{[citation needed]}
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - second place, Editorial Writing^{[citation needed]}

• 1991:
  • Associated Collegiate Press - first class honor rating, 1991-1992^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Dan Cook
• Saul Friedman^[3]
• Jack Valenti^[4]
• Welcome W. Wilson, Sr.
• Donald Barthelme^[5]

References

1. ^ UH Through Time: Events. University of Houston Libraries. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
2. ^ Shortt, Angie (Spring 2008). "Remember When". The University of Houston Magazine Online. The University of Houston Magazine. http://www.advancement.uh.edu/magazine/spring08/thenandnow.html. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
3. ^ Berryhill, Michael (2009-05-22). "A long view of a UH journalist’s career". Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. http://uhjournalism.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/a-long-view-of-a-uh-journalists-career/. Retrieved 2009-09-07. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "About Jack J. Valenti". Valenti School of Communication. http://www.valenti.uh.edu/JJVSOC_Site.php?page=2. Retrieved 2009-09-07. 
5. ^ "Donald Barthelme Forum Collection". http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uhsc/00045/hsc-00045.html. 

External links

• The Daily Cougar
• University of Houston