Chasing the Yeses: Bluesky COO Rose Wang Heads to SXSW

How a community-first culture pervades the social media startup

"...Rose Wang: The project has always been, let’s run an experiment. Are people..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Preserving History’s First Draft in Central Texas

From treasure legends to backyard graves, news archives fill gaps

"...and look at it ... I mean, what a project to digitize all that,” McDaniel said...."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Fortune and Glory: How The Spiel Celebrates Steven Spielberg

Eric Vespe discusses new podcast, life after Scott Wampler

"...May left a huge hole in the Austin film journalism community and hit Vespe as hard as anyone...."

July 29, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The News Biz Is In Deep Shiz

Local newsroom leaders see growth potential despite tough climate

"...plenty of existing newspapers delivering other kinds of community-focused journalism in suburbs. Papers like the Round Rock Leader, Pflugerville..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

Kingcast Host and Online Film Journalism Legend Scott Wampler Dies

Film community and filmmakers praise the Austin film lover

"...what could loosely be called the second wave of online film journalism. His acerbic wit and extraordinary talent for..."

June 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...more educated ones, will be answered by KUT’s award-winning project – now on stage. “An evolution of the ATXplained..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...single buried under typeface queries, Font is elusive – online, anyway. What the Austin post-punkers lack in catalog, they..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

We Have an Issue: Maybe Youth Isn’t Wasted on the Young

On this week's cover: "10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive"

"...A UT journalism student who only recently wrapped up an internship with..."

June 10, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

It's a great time to get out and explore

"...motel buildings are not part of the $22 million project that is being paid for by the Great American..."

May 5, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Review: The Unknown Country

Reality proves more compelling in this mixt of journalism and fiction

"...In this unique intersection of journalism and fiction, Lily Gladstone is the only hired actress...."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Dina Barrish

Warped and Bloodied: Two New Books by Drafthouse Veterans

Giving the forgotten children of horror and exploitation the analysis they deserve

"...à la recherche du temps perdu torrent of memories. Pre-online scheduling, the old zine-sized monthly guide was how cineastes..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...as soon as they were released. There were no online returns...."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

We Have an Issue: Check It Out

In this week's issue, Music Editor Raoul Hernandez reflects on Checking In, his Q&A series chronicle musicians' lives under COVID-19 lockdown

"..."I've always viewed journalism as social work," he told me on Monday, as..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Qmmunity: 2020's Biggest Queer and Trans Stories

Looking back on a rollercoaster of a year

"...but also revealed that it's merging with Waterloo Counseling. Project Transitions broke ground on its new Roosevelt Gardens housing..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Many Worlds of Author Marshall Ryan Maresca

The Austin-based maestro of Maradaine writes and sells at a steady and impressive pace

"...creatively, day-in, day-out, to meet the relentless deadlines of journalism are like, "Maresca, how the hell? How do you..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...of the non-partisan and non-profit USAFacts, the most comprehensive online source of American government data Steve Ballmer (Government &..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...experimental, and immersive with today's wave of Midnighters, VR projects, and short bite stories...."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Samuel Woolley and The Reality Game

UT professor's new book attacks the disinformation wars

"...gallery of trolls, bots, artificial intelligences, and other malevolent online tools arrived to threaten democracy. As the 2020 elections..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

Public Notice: Making Better Plans

Code, even more NEXT

"...released a "Meet the Team" doc listing the three project leads – Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales, the Transportation..."

July 26, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Monitor Publisher Merges With Glasshouse Policy

New venture hoping to expand journalism, research, public policy

"...Capital of Texas Media Foundation – publishers of the online subscription city politics newsletter Austin Monitor – announced a..."

June 24, 2019 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Taps ConsenSys Founder Joseph Lubin for 2019 Keynote

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency track programming comes into focus

"...to Kingston, Jamaica to work on a set of projects in the music industry. Two years into the music..."

Oct. 9, 2018 SXSW Post by Bonny Chu

All Politics Is Local at Texas Tribune Festival

Evan Smith leads the fest’s move Downtown and brings national newsmakers to Austin

"...festival idea with him, in keeping with the fledgling online publication's commitment to events as "just another delivery mechanism..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Van Ryzin Launches Online Arts Magazine

Nonprofit Sightlines to offer cultural journalism, criticism

"...The online venture made its official debut during the first weekend..."

Nov. 13, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

News Orgs Unite for Austin Municipal Research Institute

Statesman, Monitor, KUT, and KLRU to collaborate on CodeNEXT beat

"...bear research and reportorial fruit. According to the Colum­bia Journalism Review, the Austin American-Statesman, the Austin Monitor, KUT-FM, and..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Laura Poitras Takes a Risk

Oscar-winning documentarian on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks

"...at various stages they were part of the same project – but it is different in form and conclusions...."

May 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...• Journalism: Gawker founder Nick Denton; ad exec Jeff Goodby; author..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Wonks Austin Monitor Reach a New Partnership

Charitable monitoring

"...Since many prognosticators believe serious journalism is on financial life support, maybe what we need..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: In Defense of Socialism

Government does a lot of good things that aren’t possible to achieve privately

"...long-awaited Aldrich Street town center district. It was a project made possible, not only by the fact that the..."

March 25, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Seeing Is Believing

How Project Syria's VR initiative is building a new generation of global citizens

"...The core of this initiative was Project Syria, a collaboration with virtual reality pioneer Nonny de..."

March 4, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...Littlefield died in 1920, over a decade before the project was finished. In addition to the project's financial problems,..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

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