The sound of folded copies of The Oklahoman slapping concrete in the pre-dawn hours was once familiar, but repeated cuts to the size, coverage, advertising and distribution have left many wondering not only if they will receive their newspaper that day but whether there soon will no longer be a daily newspaper at all. Mary […]
David Thompson
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‘Sea change’
The newspaper made the announcement on its website and stated that all Oklahoma Publishing Company stock will be sold to the Anschutz Corp., which is owned by Philip Anschutz, 71, a Denver-based businessman ranked by Forbes magazine as the 37th richest person in the United States and the 124th wealthiest person on the planet with […]
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‘Line in the sand’
The measure, authored by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid (pictured right) and Ward 4 Councilman Pete White, failed in a 4-5 vote. Ward 7 Councilman Ronald “Skip” Kelly and Ward 5 Councilman David Greenwell joined Shadid and White in voting to approve the measure. Shadid criticized The Oklahoman at the meeting. Prior to the citywide […]
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Turn the page
Ed Kelley, who has been the paper’s editor since 2003 and worked at the paper for more than 35 years, announced June 10 that he would be leaving to become editor at The Washington Times. Kelly Dyer Fry will become editor of The Oklahoman and serve as vice president of news for OPUBCO. About 10 […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
“There used to be a day when honest reporters would not take quotes for one article and insert them in another article to suit their fancy. There used to be a day when all newspapers factually reported on what was actually happening as news instead of attempting to create news with hearsay, speculation, supposition and […]
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Citing financial projections, The Oklahoman terminates 46 positions
The reduction in staff brings the total number of employees to 690, according to a statement posted on the newspaper’s website, and the layoffs affect most major departments at the company. In the fall of 2008, The Oklahoman cut 150 jobs through early retirement and layoffs, and in May, laid off 57 employees. In an […]