Oklahoma Press Association

06/08/2025

Roscoe Dunjee founded The Black Dispatch newspaper in Oklahoma City in 1915 and was a strong civil rights activist, challenging injustice and advocating for equality. A play written about his life will be performed this Saturday by the OKC community theater group, Spiritually Bold Inc. Learn more about Dunjee at https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2019/02/10/how-roscoe-dunjee-became-a-champion-for-justice/60473670007/ and https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=DU007

Oklahoma history comes to life in A Man with a Plan at the Ralph Ellison Library on August 9!

Spiritually Bold Inc. shares the story of journalist and civil rights activist Roscoe Dunjee in an entertaining (and educational) performance. Details: https://ow.ly/anGy50WxoMV

25/07/2025

McAlester News-Capital is looking for a sports and news writer. For more information, visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/networking/apply_now.aspx?view=2&id=948420

To view jobs posted by Oklahoma news organizations, visit: https://okpress.com/networking/opening_search.asp

18/07/2025

Congratulations to the winner of the April OPS-OPA Public Notice Journalism Contest! Paxson Haws of The Norman Transcript won for her piece, "Proposals sought for detention center medical staffing, admin." Paxson's winning story was featured in the July issue of The Oklahoma Publisher.

The OPS-OPA Public Notice Journalism Contest recognizes a news story or series that highlights the impact of a public notice or the omission of a public notice, helps readers understand a specific public notice, or explains the consequences of a public body's failure to publish a notice in a legal newspaper.

Don't miss out on your chance to be featured in The Oklahoma Publisher and receive a $100 check! Submit your public notice journalism contest entry at the link below.
https://okpress.com/page/public-notice-contest

17/07/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the April and May Oklahoma Natural Gas-OPA Column and Editorial Contests! In April, Allie Prater of Cushing Citizen won in the column category for her piece, "Adventures with Allie: Living with History" and Kim Poindexter at Tahlequah Daily Press won in the editorial category with her editorial, "Mullin's 'joking' threats are no laughing matter."

Then in May, Allie Prater of Cushing Citizen won in the column category again with her piece, "Adventures with Allie: See you from the stock tank" and David Stringer at The Lawton Constitution won in the editorial category for his piece, "GPIF settlement still leaves lots of unanswered questions." These winning opinion pieces were featured in the July issue of the Oklahoma Publisher.

Don't miss out on your chance to be featured in The Oklahoma Publisher and receive a $100 check! Submit your column and editorial entries at the following link.
https://okpress.com/page/ong-contest

To see previous winners of the ONG-OPA column and editorial contests, please visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/news/Default.asp?id=18656

16/07/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the April and May OG&E-OPA Photo Contests! In April, Billy Hefton of Enid News & Eagle won in the daily division and Matt Swearengin at Durant Democrat won in the weekly division.

Andy Dossett at Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise won in the daily division in May and DeAnna Maddox of Yale News won in the weekly division.

Submit your photos for the July contest at the link below or email them to [email protected]! Winners are featured in The Oklahoma Publisher and receive a $100 check. https://okpress.com/page/oge-photo-contest

To see previous winners of the OG&E-OPA photo contests, please visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/page/2025-photo-winners

11/07/2025

Muskogee Phoenix is looking for an Advertising Sales Manager. For more information, visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/networking/apply_now.aspx?view=2&id=948087

To view jobs posted by Oklahoma news organizations, visit: https://okpress.com/networking/opening_search.asp

10/07/2025

The Ponca City News is looking for an Advertising Director. For more information, visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/networking/apply_now.aspx?view=2&id=947596

To view jobs posted by Oklahoma news organizations, visit: https://okpress.com/networking/opening_search.asp

09/07/2025

It’s time to “Earn Your Press Pass” or refresh your skills through free online training that covers the basics of community journalism and/or advertising sales.

Many community newspapers are short staffed these days and reporters are wearing multiple hats to produce the paper on time. The Earn Your Press Pass training course is not just for new reporters, but it’s also a great refresher course for even the most seasoned journalists who are now doing more than just reporting.

07/07/2025

Congratulations to Russell M. Perry, publisher of The Black Chronicle, as he was awarded the H. Milt Phillips Award by the OPA Board of Directors during the annual Convention last month. It is the highest honor given by the Oklahoma Press Association. Check out his comments in the video below!

The recipient of the H. Milt Phillips Award is selected based on publishing a high-quality newspaper; contribution to the profession and the newspaper industry; years of service to the community, state and nation in a variety of volunteer activities and strong love and dedication to the family.

03/07/2025

BIG THANK YOU to Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association for sponsoring the 2025 OPA Convention!

Their support of the OPA and our annual convention is greatly appreciated. Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association promotes the general welfare of the Oklahoma Indian Tribes with respect to the conduct of gaming enterprises in Indian Country. As a trade association, OIGA educates and disseminates information to the tribal, federal, and state governments and the general public on issues relating to tribal government gaming.

We're proud to have OIGA as an OPA Convention sponsor! Thank you for being a valued supporter of the OPA and its members!

02/07/2025

BIG THANK YOU to Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc for sponsoring the 2025 OPA Convention!

Their support of the OPA and our annual convention is greatly appreciated. CVEC is a nonprofit, member-owned utility cooperative that delivers essential electric service to over 25,000 accounts across East Central Oklahoma. CVEC launched CVEC Fiber, a state-of-the-art fiber network designed to bring fast, reliable internet to all member-owners, businesses, and municipalities within its service area.

We're proud to have Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative as an OPA Convention sponsor! Thank you for being a valued supporter of the OPA and its members!

01/07/2025

Suzie Campbell, publisher of Countywide & Sun in Tecumseh, takes office as president of the Oklahoma Press Association today.
OPA members elected Campbell during the annual business meeting on June 6 at the OPA Convention in Shawnee.
Erin Dyer-Thompson, co-publisher of El Reno Tribune, was elected vice president, and Brian Blansett, publisher of The Lincoln County News, was elected for a second one-year term as treasurer.
READ MORE: https://okpress.com/page/president