Become a Daily Cardinal Mentor

Hello,

Greetings from afellow Daily Cardinal alumnus! My name is Scott Tappa, class of 1998, a sports editor, reporter and feature columnist during my time in Vilas Hall. I'm now a member of the Daily Cardinal Alumni Association, a group that endeavors to helping the current staff as they learn journalism, sales, marketing, management and other skills involved in training for careers in the ever-changing media landscape.

One significant way we can help the current staff is by sharing our own experience and expertise as mentors. I am personally indebted to several mentors who have aided my career development with advice, encouragement and other confidence-building measures.

Would you be interested in serving as a mentor to a current Cardinal staff member?  If so, we would aim to pair you with a student who shares career ambitions similar to your experience. We would ask for a time commitment of about an hour per month at a minimum, but deeper involvement would certainly be welcomed, time permitting. Please let me know if this is something that interests you and I will add your name to our list of potential mentors. 

The Daily Cardinal was a very important part of my college experience, and the things I learned and friends I made at the Cardinal have been a very important part of my post-college experience. Mentoring can help ensure future generations can enjoy the same experience.

Thanks for your time,

Scott Tappa

scott_tappa@hotmail.com

Daily Cardinal Wins SPJ Awards

The Daily Cardinal has been awarded 12 Region Six Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.

Among the awards is a first-place win for Cardinal photographer Kyle Bursaw in the Sports Photography category, for his photo of UW basketball player Jon Leuer.

Cardinal staffers won awards for breaking news photography, editorial cartooning, in-depth reporting, general news reporting and sports column writing. The Cardinal also took second place in the best all-around daily paper contest.

The full list of awards can be found here.

The DCAA congratulates all the winners.

Cardinal Alumnus Wins Second Pulitzer

Anthony Shadid wins for International Reporting:

For a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, in print or online or both, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Awarded to Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post for his rich, beautifully written series on Iraq as the United States departs and its people and leaders struggle to deal with the legacy of war and to shape the nation’s future.

Shadid served as the Cardinal's campus editor in 1989.