North Texas Daily
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The North Texas Daily, also known as the NT Daily, is the student newspaper of the University of North Texas
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...

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Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...

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Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, published Tuesday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and weekly during the summer. The Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday papers are broadsheets. Starting in 2005, the Daily began publishing Scene, an arts and entertainment-focused tabloid, on Fridays during the fall and spring semesters. The decision to publish the Scene was in part financial after the newspaper underwent an audit.

During the summer, the paper publishes once a week, on Thursdays. In 2009, the student journalists began publishing a magazine called "On the Record" during the summer. Three issues were published that year.

The multimedia Web site for the newspaper is http://www.ntdaily.com. It includes audio, video and interactive projects. Readers also may post comments on stories, sometimes generating strong political debates on national and campus issues. The Web site receives approximately 7,000 hits per day.

The newspaper's daily circulation is approximately 10,000. Paper copies are delivered Tuesday through Friday to campus buildings, dorms and businesses in Denton.

The University of North Texas' student newspaper began publishing in 1916 under the name "Campus Chat." In 1971, the newspaper changed its name to the "North Texas Daily." The newspaper celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2006.

The Daily and the Campus Chat, have earned three regional and six national Pacemaker awards. The newspaper has also earned All-American honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Advisers more than 85 times. The Daily has also earned awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Associated Press Managing Editors.

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