Background
Established in 1933, The Minaret is the student news source of the University of Tampa.
In 2006, The Minaret partnered with College Media Networks (College Publisher v4.0) and developed The Minaret Online to provide the online community with accessible information related to campus life and the greater Tampa community. In the summer of 2009, the site became an independent online news source run entirely in-house by The Minaret.
The Minaret currently publishes a weekly newspaper and monthly magazine, circulating 2,000 and 2,500+ print issues on campus, respectively. Additionally, a weekly online edition is circulated to 7,000+ subscribers. See our “Subscribe” page for more ways to receive the news.
Awards and Recognitions
Associated Collegiate Press (ACP)
- 2011 ACP Online Pacemaker Finalist
- 2010 1st Place, Best of Show Small School Website – Phoenix, AZ Convention
- 2010 3rd Place, Best of Show Four-Year Weekly Newspaper – Phoenix, AZ Convention
- 2009 Pacemaker Finalist
- 2009 7th Place, Best of Show Newspaper Website – San Francisco, CA Convention
Florida College Press Association (FCPA)
- 2011 3rd Place, Best College Newspaper
- 2011 2nd Place, Best College Media Website
- 2011 3rd Place, College Journalist of the Year, Joshua Napier
- 2011 3rd Place, Feature Photo, Samantha Battersby
- 2008 1st Place, Best College Newspaper
- 2008 1st & 3rd Place, Best Sports Story, Kelley Bumstead
- 2008 2nd Place, Best Front Page
- 2008 2nd Place, Best Feature Writing, Cristobal Gomez
- 2008 3rd Place, Best Feature Writing, Michelle Magner
- 2007 1st Place, Best College Newspaper
- 2007 1st Place, Best General News Writing
- 2007 3rd Place, Best Front Page
- 2007 3rd Place, Best Photography, Daniel Dorsa
- 2007 3rd Place, Best Feature Writing, Peter Arrabal
