The nonprofit Oklahoma Media Center recently welcomed Cindy Elliott Allen and Kurt Gwartney as new members to its Board of Directors. Allen is a retired Oklahoma journalist, opinion columnist and former newspaper publisher with a distinguished career in local and regional media. She held newsroom leadership and senior news executive roles across Oklahoma, Kansas and … Continue reading Cindy Elliott Allen, Kurt Gwartney join OMC Board of Directors
Oklahoma’s trust in local, state news remains steady in updated survey
Updating polling from 2022, the nonprofit Oklahoma Media Center recently commissioned a statewide survey of Oklahoma voters and found residents remain deeply skeptical of the national media, while showing considerably more confidence in local and state-based news outlets. Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates conducted the scientific polling for OMC in August and September, surveying 500 … Continue reading Oklahoma’s trust in local, state news remains steady in updated survey
Oklahoma Media Center, Blue Engine energize new digital strategies for local newsrooms
The nonprofit Oklahoma Media Center (OMC) recently partnered with the nationally known Blue Engine Collaborative, resulting in remarkable transformations for 10 local newsrooms, with some seeing double-digit increases in newsletter subscribers and donor support. The summer training cohort designed to enhance their digital user experience and increase revenue included the Broken Arrow Sentinel, Enid News … Continue reading Oklahoma Media Center, Blue Engine energize new digital strategies for local newsrooms
Oklahoma Media Center innovates higher ed partnerships to transform local news across state
(from left) Natalie Armour, OU Daily summer managing editor, and Ana Barboza, summer editor-in-chief, celebrate the Journalist Stipend Award presentation to Willie Gillespie, summer video editor, from Rob Collins, executive director of Oklahoma Media Center, July 14 on the University of Oklahoma campus. (Photo by Kim Collins) Oklahoma Media Center, a nonprofit created to support … Continue reading Oklahoma Media Center innovates higher ed partnerships to transform local news across state
Eleven Oklahoma newsrooms getting training, coaching to increase revenue
The Oklahoma Media Center is working with Blue Engine Collaborative, a nationally known network of news business coaches, to launch a training program to examine the digital user experience and help local newsrooms identify and implement new ways to drive revenue. The training cohort, which focuses on improving digital news products, audience engagement and streamlining … Continue reading Eleven Oklahoma newsrooms getting training, coaching to increase revenue
Oklahoma Media Center Board of Directors adds new member, secretary
The Oklahoma Media Center (OMC) recently welcomed a new member and secretary to the nonprofit’s Board of Directors. KFOR-TV’s Kari King currently leads a dynamic team of content creators at KFOR.com, KFOR+ — the station’s OTT-CTV channel — and KFOR’s social media platforms. Her leadership drives innovation in digital storytelling, ensuring Oklahomans stay informed across … Continue reading Oklahoma Media Center Board of Directors adds new member, secretary
For a song: News literacy campaign reaches big audience with little expense
A statewide collaborative’s grant-funded Facebook ad campaign to explain the importance of local news generated nearly 400,000 impressions with targeted audiences, according to a new analysis of the news literacy campaign. In August 2024, the nonprofit Oklahoma Media Center released a “Schoolhouse Rock!”-inspired animated video with an original song designed to bolster trust and support … Continue reading For a song: News literacy campaign reaches big audience with little expense
Oklahoma Media Center launches ‘Free Press Isn’t Free’ local news literacy campaign
The animated ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’-inspired video explains value of local news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cERtOB9JD9Q The nonprofit Oklahoma Media Center is releasing a “Schoolhouse Rock!”-inspired animated video with a song designed to bolster trust and support for local newsrooms. The nonpartisan 501(c)(3) commissioned the creation of the 60-second “Free Press Isn’t Free” video. The song was written by a … Continue reading Oklahoma Media Center launches ‘Free Press Isn’t Free’ local news literacy campaign
Oklahoma newsrooms completing data-driven projects to enhance trust
Rochelle RedBone Arebalo (Apache/Comanche) speaks to other VNN Citizen Journalism Project participants about her work in the Anadarko community. A dozen different newsrooms across Oklahoma are completing data-driven projects designed to enhance trust in and the sustainability of local journalism as part of the nonprofit Oklahoma Media Center’s Ecosystem Engagement Project. The statewide collaborative’s multiphase … Continue reading Oklahoma newsrooms completing data-driven projects to enhance trust
Oklahoma Media Center awards grants to 12 local news organizations
The nonprofit Oklahoma Media Center (OMC) is awarding more than $100,000 in grants to a dozen Oklahoma news organizations in an Ecosystem Engagement Fund cohort to implement data-driven projects designed to bolster the trust and sustainability of local news. OMC collaborators have been awarded grants to complete the following projects: The Enid News & Eagle, … Continue reading Oklahoma Media Center awards grants to 12 local news organizations