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The Texas Observer (also known as the Observer) is an American magazine with a liberal political outlook. [1] The Observer is published bimonthly by a 501(c)(3) [2] nonprofit organization, the Texas Democracy Foundation. It is based in Austin, Texas. [3] On March 27, 2023, it announced that it was ceasing publication. [4]
Ronnie Dugger. Ronnie Dugger (born 1931) is an American progressive journalist. Dugger attended the University of Texas and was editor of The Daily Texan 1950–1951. [1] He was the founding editor of The Texas Observer from 1954 to 1961. Later he served as the Observer's publisher, spending more than 40 years with the political news magazine.
Molly Ivins. Mary Tyler " Molly " Ivins (August 30, 1944 – January 31, 2007) was an American newspaper columnist, author, and political commentator, known for her humorous and insightful writing, which often used satire and wit to critique political figures and policies. Born in California and raised in Texas, Ivins attended Smith College and ...
The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit politics and public policy news website headquartered in Austin, Texas. [1] [2] Its stated aim is to promote civic engagement through original, explanatory journalism and public events. [3] The Texas Tribune, like the Voice of San Diego and MinnPost before it, is part of a trend toward web-based, non-profit ...
The Texas Observer’s interim executive director, Loren Lynch, said in a statement to NBC News that the organization was “surprised to learn this morning that Steven [Monacelli] had been ...
Austin, Texas, U.S. Occupation. Novelist, journalist. Subject. Texas politics and politicians. Billy Lee Brammer (April 21, 1929 – February 11, 1978) was an author, journalist, and political staffer in Texas and Washington, D.C.. He is best known for his set of three linked novellas titled The Gay Place.[1]
Several African-American-owned newspapers are published in Houston. Allan Turner of the Houston Chronicle said that the papers "are both journalistic throwbacks — papers whose content directly reflects their owners' views — and cutting-edge, hyper-local publications targeting the concerns of the city's roughly half-million African-Americans."
The prize is a $5,000 award and two Honorable Mentions who receive $1,000 each. Past keynote speakers have included Dan Rather, Ellen Goodman, Paul Krugman, Seymour Hersh, John Quiñones, and Gail Collins . The deadline for entries from the previous calendar year is typically in March and the submissions are screened by journalists from the ...