Texas Travesty

Texas Travesty

The "Texas Travesty" is the largest student-produced humor publication in the United States.1 All production and creative work takes place at The University of Texas at Austin.

The "Travesty" began in 1997 as an independent, online-only publication by the Butler brothers: Kevin Butler (a former editorial columnist for "The Daily Texan") and Brad Butler. Within a year, the publication successfully appealed for inclusion within Texas Student Media (officially named Texas Student Publications), an auxiliary enterprise of the University, which publishes "The Daily Texan" and produces KVRX and TSTV.

The staff produces six issues each school year, three each long semester.1 Currently, no formal summer print edition exists, although the final spring issue is larger than any other edition. The publication currently has a print distribution of more than 30,000 copies, in addition to thousands of online readers.1

The "Travesty" is supported by advertising revenue. As a publication within TSM, the paper shares some revenue and expenses with the general TSM organization. The editor-in-chief holds a non-voting position on the TSM board of directors.

Several of the "Travesty"'s writers and editors have gone on to publish "That Other Paper", an alt-weekly in Austin, Texas.

Awards

;"Austin Chronicle" — Best of Austin
*2006: [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Awards/BestOfAustin/?BOACategory=Media&Year=2006&Poll=Readers&Display=Long Best Local Publication] (Readers' Poll)
*2005: [http://www.auschron.com/gyrobase/Awards/BestOfAustin_Category?seentheform=1&BOACategory=Media&Year=2005&Poll=Readers#280985 Best Local Publication] (Readers' Poll)
*2004: [http://www.auschron.com/gyrobase/Awards/BestOfAustin_Category?seentheform=1&BOACategory=Media&Year=2004&Poll=Readers#224377 Best Local Publication] (Readers' Poll)
*2003: [http://www.auschron.com/gyrobase/Awards/BestOfAustin_Category?seentheform=1&BOACategory=Media&Year=2003&Poll=Critics#168696 Best Parody Newspaper] (Critics' Choice)

Editors

*Ross Luippold (Summer 2008–present)
*Veronica Hansen (Summer 2007–Spring 2008)
*David Strauss (Summer 2006–Spring 2007)
*Kristin Hillery (Summer 2005–Spring 2006)
*Todd Ross Nienkerk (Summer 2003–Spring 2005)
*Trevor Rosen (Summer 2001–Spring 2003)
*Ben Stroud (Summer 2000–Spring 2001)
*Brad Butler (Spring 1998–Spring 2000)
*Kevin Butler (Spring 1997–Fall 1998)

Footnotes1 http://www.tsp.utexas.edu/advertising/rate_card/Travesty_mediakit06-07.pdf

External links

* [http://www.texastravesty.com/ "Texas Travesty"]


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