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Oklahoma Watch

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Oklahoma Watch
Formation2010
Chairman
Joe Hight
Executive Director
Ted Streuli
Staff(2023)
7
Websiteoklahomawatch.org

Oklahoma Watchis anon-profit reporting projectfocused on public policy journalism in the U.S. state ofOklahoma.Established in 2010 by formerTulsa Worldreporter Tom Lindley, and supported with an initial seed investment from theKnight Foundationand the Tulsa Community Foundation, it partners with Oklahoma's public radio stations and rural newspapers for the distribution of its original journalism.[1]It is a member outlet of theInstitute for Nonprofit News.[2]

In 2016, Oklahoma Watch – in partnership with theUniversity of Oklahoma– won first place at the Great Plains Journalism Awards for “Talk with Us,” a mobile video reporting project covering community poverty.[3]In 2021, Oklahoma Watch reporter Trevor Brown won "Newspaper Writer of the Year" in the Great Plains Journalism Awards.[4]

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References

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  1. ^Buhler, Brendan (March 24, 2011)."Oklahoma Watch".Columbia Journalism Review.RetrievedSeptember 8,2023.
  2. ^"INN Network Directory".findyournews.org.Institute for Nonprofit News.RetrievedSeptember 8,2023.
  3. ^"Reporting Project Wins 1st Place for Gaylord College, Oklahoma Watch".ou.edu.University of Oklahoma.RetrievedSeptember 8,2023.
  4. ^"2021 Great Plains Journalism Awards winners named".greatplainsawards.org.Great Plains Journalism Awards.
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