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Patriot Talon Student Newspaper Earns Five Awards at State Contest

April 16, 2021

Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Senior Director of Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.566.7303

The University of Texas at Tyler announced today that The Patriot Talon student newspaper recently won five awards at the 2021 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) Convention. The annual TIPA convention was held virtually this year.

“Five awards at TIPA would be something to celebrate in any year,” said Dr. Terry Britt, PhD, assistant professor of mass communication and interim faculty adviser to the Patriot Talon. “With all the difficulties brought upon normal newsgathering methods and publishing in the midst of a global pandemic for most of 2020, this accomplishment shines even brighter for everyone involved.”

UT Tyler students earning TIPA awards for previously published material include:

  • Zoe McGhee of Brownsboro – first place in feature writing.
  • Chandler Gibson of Dallas – second place in audio newscast and honorable mention in podcast competition.
  • Karen Mendoza of Mount Pleasant – second place in feature photo.
  • Dove Lott of Houston – third place in illustration.

With a mission to improve educational and healthcare outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. Through its alignment with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with innovative medical research, medical education and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.