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The Oklahoma Publisher Official Publication of the Oklahoma Press Association www.OkPress.com Vol. 83, No. 7 www.Facebook.com/okpress 16 Pages • July 2012 Jeff Shultz new OPA president Summer issues of INSIDE Jeff Shultz, owner and publisher of The Oklahoma Daily MUG SHOTS: The Garvin County News Star, took office as Norman Transcript is once president of the Oklahoma Press Associa- resume printing again receiving mug shots tion July 1, 2012. A decision to suspend the summer from the sheriff’s office. OPA members elected Shultz as presi- print edition of The Oklahoma Daily PAGE 4 dent at the OPA Convention on June 7, has been reversed. 2012, at the Reed Center in Midwest City, The University of Oklahoma’s Okla. Shultz, who succeeds Rusty Fer- student publication previously GOOD DESIGN: Get guson as president, will serve a one-year announced that it would scale back inspired to improve your term. the print product this summer to layout by looking at the Jeff Mayo, associate publisher and gen- experiment with online advertising winners of the Layout & eral manager of the Sequoyah County and readership. The plan was to Design event in the 2012 Times, was elected to a one-year term suspend the weekly print newspaper Better Newspaper Contest. as vice president. Gracie Montgomery, for four issues in July and resume PAGE 10 co-publisher of The Purcell Register, was printing in August. re-elected to a second one-year term as OU Student Media Department OPEN SOURCE: Thinking treasurer. officials reversed the decision after the about using some open Ted Streuli, managing editor of The OU Student Affairs Division offered source software solutions? Journal Record, was elected to a three- to donate $4,000 to the department Find out what works best in year term as a board director. Others to be used in a yearlong study to the newspaper environment directors are Jeff Funk, Enid News & OPA PRESIDENT JEFF SHULTZ imagine the future of student media from OPA’s Wilma Melot. Eagle; Robby Trammell, The Oklahoman; on campus. Dayva Spitzer, Sayre Record & Beckham PAGE 14 Guymon Daily Herald and publisher of the Student Media Director Brian County Democrat; Brian Blansett, Shaw- Ringer said the department plans to nee News-Star, and Mike Brown, Neigh- Pauls Valley Daily Democrat. On Aug. 1, 2008, Shultz and his wife, launch the yearlong study in August. bor News. Ferguson, publisher of The University officials heard from Cleveland American, will serve a one-year Nanette, purchased the Maysville News and Stratford Star from Kenneth and Lot- “a small but vocal number of Daily term as past president. Mark Thomas is supporters” who were concerned executive vice president of the association. tie Wood and merged both papers into one publication – The Garvin County News about The Daily’s decision to drop the “This is a very challenging time for last four print editions of the summer, Oklahoma newspapers,” said Shultz. Star. Jeff Shultz is a past president of the said Judy Gibbs Robinson, secretary “We are annually being threatened with for the Student Media Publications changes in postal service, elimination of Pauls Valley Chamber of Commerce; was the 2007 Pauls Valley Citizen of the Year Board. legal notices and advances in technology. Student Media should wait “It takes heroic efforts by newspapers and the 2012 Pauls Valley Corporate Citi- zen of the Year; is a charter member of until its study is completed before to protect the public’s right to public recommending any changes, said notices as well as covering the local news the Pauls Valley Arts Council and served as PVAC President for two years. Susan Sasso, associate vice president that’s so important to our readers.” of Student Affairs and associate dean Shultz grew up in the newspaper busi- He is a current member of the Pauls Valley Recreation Committee and has of students. ness. His parents, Charles and Helen Joe Foote, dean of the Gaylord Shultz, owned the Beckham County Dem- served on the Pauls Valley Foundation for Academic Excellence, the Kiwanis Board College of Journalism and Mass ocrat in Erick, Okla. Communications, said that it’s not “My first newspaper job was killing out of Directors and the Pauls Valley United Fund Board of Directors. surprising that people care and value gallies and pouring pigs for the Linotype The Daily. machine. I burned my hair several times “Coming from a town that has the only toy museum in the world solely dedicated “There is a variety of perspectives in that melting room.” with any policy change. Strong feed- His journalism experience includes to hero action figures, I thought it would only be fitting to make the theme of back is validation of its importance stints as managing editor for the Perkins as a communication vehicle and as a Journal and the Woods County Enterprise my presidency ‘Newspaper Heroes,’” said Shultz. training ground for journalists,” Foote in Waynoka; assistant managing editor for said. the Midwest City Sun; publisher of the 2 The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012

the original currently is displayed in our lobby at the OPA. The Oklahoma Newspaper Founda- OPA CALENDAR UP, UP AND tion will be selling prints of this painting to raise funds for the foundation. OF EVENTS So be watching for information on how Complete Listing of Events at 23$35(6,'(17·6&2/801AWAY! you can purchase one of the prints to www.OkPress.com &HOHEUDWLQJ1HZVSDSHU+HURHV3DVW 3UHVHQW hang proudly in your office. By Jeff Shultz, Garvin County News Star THU., JULY 26, OKC SPORTS REPORTING AND CONGRATULATIONS to OPA staff Hello fellow newspaper heroes. They were extremely active in their member Jennifer Gilliland. Jennifer is PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Oklahoman sports editor Mike Sherman, Since I live in Pauls Valley, which community, volunteering for many proj- the recipient of the Excellence in Com- Norman Transcript sports editor Clay is the home of the world’s only toy ects and events in Erick. munications and Publications Award Horning and Oklahoman photographer museum dedicated to action figures, I Both of them helped create a new from the Oklahoma Society of Associa- Sarah Phipps will help new sports thought the theme of my presidential festival in Erick – the Honey Festival – tion Executives (OSAE). reporters learn the basics of covering year would be “Newspaper Heroes.” and they served on the Erick Chamber OPA Executive Vice President Mark sports at every level, from pro to pee- Each month in this column I’ll be of Commerce, the Erick Lions Club and Thomas and Member Services Direc- wee. Registration $35. discussing the various issues concern- many other organizations because they tor Lisa Potts nominated Jennifer for FRI., JULY 27, OKC ing the Oklahoma Press Association as believed in making their community a the prestigious award. well as introducing you to some of the better place. In his nomination letter, Mark wrote, COLLEGE PUBLICATION real life newspaper heroes that have When I told Dad I wanted to have a “Jennifer Gilliland is a consummate ADVISERS AND EDITORS inspired others and me. career in the newspaper industry, he association professional dedicated to MEETING Now before I start with this first gave me two valuable pieces of advice. our members, her co-workers and the Advisers and editors of college column, I’d like to explain the column “First,” he said, “you put out the best betterment of the industry we love.” publications are invited to this free event head a little to you. paper you know how to. And if you’re A hearty AMEN to Mark’s words. sponsored by Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation and the Oklahoma Collegiate Kevin Stark, creator and author of happy with it, then to hell with every- Jennifer received her award on July Media Association. the GEEZER comic strip that appears one else. You’ll learn quickly you can’t 9 during the OSAE’s Annual Meeting in the Garvin County News Star each please everyone.” in Clinton. THU. & Fri., AUG. 9 & 10 week, drew the image of the superhero But it was the second bit of wisdom When you get a chance, drop her UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN in the header. that has impacted my life the most. an email and congratulate her on a job GET CREATIVE WITH Geezer, you see, is the world’s oldest “A newspaper,” he said, “is like a well done. geriatric superhero, who got his pow- mirror. When you look in the mirror ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE ers when a group of aliens sent rock- OPA Computer Consultant Wilma Melot you not only see what’s good about returns to answer questions and offer ets to Earth that gave normal human your appearance, but you also see what I HOPE EVERYONE HAS RUN, or will be running, the series of ads on the impor- ideas as she covers workflow procedures beings superpowers. changes need to be made. in InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat. Kevin was kind enough one time to “The same goes for a community tance of printed public notices. Attend one day of training or both and include me in his comic strip as “The newspaper. A newspaper should show Mark has fought the battle over learn on the newest version of Adobe Editor.” My superpower is the ability both the good about a community but public notices at the Capitol for years Creative Suite available. Space is limited, to grow to a giant size and impose the also should reveal what changes need and hopefully these PSA ads will raise so sign up today! Registration $20 per day. “power of the press” on evildoers. to be made to make the community enough civic awareness on how important printed public notices are. So, my thanks to Kevin for allowing better.” OPEN MEETING/OPEN me to use his “Editor” creation in my I’m sure all of us in the newspaper Thanks to the OPA Creative Staff column. business, no matter how large or small for their hard work in producing such RECORDS ACTS SEMINARS Attorney General Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma I’d like to begin this first column our papers may be, can look back on high quality, professional ads for us to publish. Press Association and Oklahoma Newspaper by introducing you to two newspaper someone who was our hero and recall Foundation invite you to attend a seminar heroes of my own, my parents, Charles with delight the valuable lessons they designed to deal directly with your questions and Helen Shultz. taught us. MARK AND I WILL BE TRAVELING to and concerns about Oklahoma’s Open Mom and Dad were owners and pub- visit some of our state’s newspapers in Meeting and Records Acts. Oklahoma First Assistant Attorney General Rob Hudson and lishers of the Erick Beckham County the months ahead. Democrat from 1965 to 1994. When COMING SOON to your mailbox. Be Communications Director Diane Clay will Past President Rusty Ferguson present these free seminars. Sponsored by Dad died in 1994, Mom ran the paper looking for information on how you can would write about his visits in each ONF. for three more years until selling it to purchase a print of the famous painting of Will Rogers (another newspaper month’s Publisher and I intend to con- THU., SEPT. 13, McAlester, OK Brad and Davya Spitzer of Sayre. tinue the tradition. THU., SEPT. 27, Lawton, OK The lessons my parents taught me hero) reading a newspaper. Titled “All I know is what I read That’s it for this month. Now go out THU., OCT. 18, Weatherford, OK while growing up in the newspaper there and be a newspaper hero for your THU., OCT. 25, Oklahoma City, OK business have impacted my life and in the papers,” this masterpiece was painted by Charles Banks Wilson and community! THU., DEC. 6, Tulsa, OK career. THU., DEC. 13, Enid, OK

For more information on upcoming events, THOUSANDS OF PAGES, MILLIONS OF WORDS… visit the OPA website at www.OkPress.com or Why not share some of those words with other OPA member newspapers? Sign up for the contact Member Services Director Lisa Potts at OPA’s Content Exchange for the opportunity to share your stories and use other members’ (405) 499-0026, 1-888-815-2672 stories. Download the registration form at www.okpress.com/content-exchange. or e-mail [email protected]. The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012 3 Enid News & Eagle ﬁ les suit to unseal records The The Enid News & Eagle filed a felony perjury case for the purpose to file its motions because the courts Oklahoma motion on June 26 in Major County of filing a motion to unseal the case were created to be a public and open Publisher District Court to unseal the records of records. The second motion seeks to branch of the state government that a felony perjury charge filed on May 17 lift Linder’s order sealing the case. is ultimately accountable to voters. ISSN 1526-811X against Enid Attorney Eric Edwards. In his filing, Minnis stated the seal- “If Oklahoma’s courts are able to Official Publication of the Within hours of the felony being ing of the court records violated the charge, convict, sentence and punish Oklahoma Press Association filed, presiding District Judge Ray News & Eagle’s rights under the Okla- people – all in secret – we should all be Dean Linder sealed all records in the homa Constitution, the Oklahoma Open afraid,” Funk said. PUBLISHER case, removing the proceedings from Records Act and the First Amendment Funk also said the sealing raised Mark Thomas public view. to the U.S. Constitution. questions as to why Linder became The case was posted to On Demand Minnis also took issue with how the involved and sealed the records within [email protected] Court Records (ODCR), an online records were sealed. hours of the charge being filed against EDITOR state court records database, but was “The sealing should only occur Edwards. Jennifer Gilliland removed within hours, including the when proceeded by appropriate notice, “It appeared the charge against case number. an opportunity to object and for good Eric Edwards was assigned to a Major [email protected] The News & Eagle then requested and sufficient reasons,” Minnis wrote. County judge to hear, but a judge came OPA OFFICERS an affidavit in the case from the office Minnis conceded in his motion that in from another county, took over this of Major County Court Clerk Shauna certain expungement statutes do allow case immediately and sealed it,” Funk Jeff Shultz, President Hoffman, but that request was denied for closing a case file but added any said. “Why such extraordinary behav- The Garvin County News Star on the grounds that the case had been records sealed due to expungement ior?” Jeff Mayo, Vice President sealed. would have occurred months or years The original felony perjury charge Sequoyah County Times Linder confirmed he sealed the after the public litigation. The records against Edwards allegedly stems from records on May 17. would not suddenly disappear. Edwards threatening another attorney Gracie Montgomery, Treasurer “That is correct, and it will remain Minnis also noted that all parties during a divorce hearing in February The Purcell Register sealed until I say it shouldn’t be sealed,” in the case are attorneys, adding, “If and later lying about what he said. Mark Thomas, Linder said. nothing else, the sealing order gives On June 28, the Oklahoma Supreme Executive Vice President, On June 26, OPA Attorney Michael an appearance of special treatment for Court assigned a new judge to hear Minnis filed two motions with the lawyers even if the closure was done the original felony perjury case. Grady Oklahoma City Major County District Court on behalf with valid authority based on following County District Judge Richard Van of the News & Eagle. proper procedural rules.” Dyke will hear the case. A new district OPA DIRECTORS The first motion seeks to give the Enid News & Eagle publisher Jeff attorney also has been assigned to the Rusty Ferguson, Past President paper standing to intervene in the Funk said the paper felt compelled case. The Cleveland American Jeff Funk, Enid News & Eagle Garvin County News Star receives chamber award Robby Trammell, The Oklahoman Piedmont names Jeff Shultz and the Garvin County Year in 2007, said this was different Dayva Spitzer, Sayre Record & News Star received the honor of being because it recognized the effort of the Beckham County Democrat Montgomery as named Corporate Citizen of the Year newspaper. Brian Blansett, Shawnee News-Star during the annual Pauls Valley Cham- “We donate ad space to chambers of news editor ber of Commerce Banquet on June 14. commerce and others. We do a lot for Mike Brown, Neighbor News Publisher Jeff Shultz, who was the little communities in this county,” Ted Streuli, The Journal Record named the chamber’s Citizen of the Shultz said. Matt Montgomery is the new 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. news editor at The Piedmont-Surrey Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499 Gazette and the Okarche Chieftain. (405) 499-0020 Montgomery previously was edi- Toll-Free in Oklahoma: (888) 815-2672 tor at The Friday Gazette in McLoud. www.OkPress.com He began his newspaper career [email protected] while a student at Oklahoma City www.Facebook.com/OKPress Community College. SUBSCRIBE TO Montgomery then went to the THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER University of Oklahoma to pursue a $12 PER YEAR professional writing degree. He worked as an intern for The THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER (USPS 406-920) is Oklahoman and also spent time published monthly for $12 per year by the Oklahoma working at The Edmond Sun, Press Association, 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499. Periodicals postage paid at Edmond Outlook and The Shawnee Oklahoma City, OK. News-Star. Montgomery spent the last year as editor of The Friday POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE Gazette. OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER, 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499. 4 The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012 Elk Citian readers now ﬁ nding Cleveland County mug shots news in their morning mail being released to Transcript The Daily Elk Citian is now a morn- our readers and advertisers with a For the first time since May, the Law enforcement agencies can deny ing publication featuring same-day true weekend newspaper.” Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office is access to records that are not listed in delivery. Manning said a morning newspa- providing The Norman Transcript with the act unless a court deems they are in The new morning schedule also per allows readers to choose when inmate mug shots. the public interest. includes a change in print days, said and where they sit down to read it . The change was made after Sheriff According to Mashburn, the release Daily Elk Citian publisher Derek “This approach, combined with our Joe Lester requested that District Attor- of mug shots comes down to a “discre- Manning. already strong Internet presence on ney Greg Mashburn reevaluate the tion call” for Lester. The newspaper is now being pub- TheDailyElkcitian.com, our e-edition, county’s legal opinion on the release of Mashburn’s opinion overrides the lished Tuesday through Saturday, our Facebook page and our Twitter the photos. earlier opinion of former Assistant Dis- with all in-town and in-county sub- feeds, will ensure that our readers “The law in the state of Oklaho- trict Attorney David Batton, who was scribers receiving the newspaper on have whatever local news experience ma, there’s nothing that precludes the fired on June 22 for undisclosed rea- the day of publication. they need whenever they want it,” release of the information,” Mashburn sons. “We’re still keeping the same num- said Manning. said. “There’s nothing that says you Mashburn said that opinion was ber of publications – five days per “We’re always looking for innova- have to give it over. There’s nothing based on a 10th Circuit federal opinion week,” Manning said, “we’re simply tive ways to improve our service. We that says you don’t.” interpreting the Freedom of Informa- rolling those days forward to Tuesday believe our readers and advertisers The Oklahoma Open Records Act tion Act. through Saturday, which will benefit will benefit from these changes.” states that law enforcement agencies In that February decision the 10th must release certain records, including Circuit ruled that the U.S. Marshals jail registers. Service had the right to deny mug The act defines jail registers as infor- shots of pretrial inmates to the Tulsa mation inclusive of an inmate’s date of World. and reason for incarceration, the name Mashburn said since that ruling of the booking authority, a description focused on a federal law enforcement of the inmate and the date and reason agency, the decision should not impact for release. operations of state agencies. The act does not specifically discuss mug shots. Oklahoma Supreme Court denies stay A motion for a stay seeking to the Bartlesville Police Department to reverse an 11th Judicial District Court’s release the videotape to the newspaper. ruling that allowed the release of a sur- The surveillance footage was sought veillance video revealing alleged police by the Bartlesville Examiner-Enter- brutality has been denied by the Okla- prise in their investigation into an inci- homa Supreme Court. dent involving four police officers and All justices concurred with the rul- a combative patient at a Bartlesville ing. hospital. The Examiner-Enterprise ulti- District Attorney Kevin Buchanan mately sued the City of Bartlesville, the sought relief from the state’s highest Bartlesville Police Department and the court after District Court Judge Curtis district attorney for the footage. DeLapp issued an order in March to The newspaper released the video online on March 18. 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The Oklahoma Press Association Thomas reviewed the status of 26 Board of Directors met June 7, 2012, at bills at the conclusion of the legislation the Reed Center in Midwest City, Okla. session, which he said was successful. Attending were President Rusty In the LSP Committee review, Ferguson, The Cleveland American; Brown said there is only one active Vice President Jeff Shultz, The Garvin legal defense and that the committee County News Star, and Treasurer Gra- will review language about defense of cie Montgomery, The Purcell Reg- invasion privacy. Minnis said approxi- ister. Directors attending were Past mately 30 LSP inquiries are received President Rod Serfoss, Clinton Daily per month with responses delivered via News; Jeff Mayo, Sequoyah County phone, mail or email. Times; Jeff Funk, Enid News & Eagle; Robby Trammell, The Oklahoman; OTHER BUSINESS Dayva Spitzer, Sayre Record & Beck- In other business, Thomas said OPA- ham County Democrat; Brian Blan- MEBT Trustees are working on final sett, Shawnee News-Star, and Mike arrangements for dissolution of the Brown, Neighbor News. Attending trust and will inform the OPA Board OPA Creative Services Director Jennifer Gilliland, center, receives the 2012 Oklahoma as a guest was director-nominee Ted when any outstanding issues have been Society of Association Executives (OSAE) Excellence in Communication & Publication Strueli, The Journal Record. Staff was resolved. award. Attending the luncheon for the presentation of the award on July 10 in Mark Thomas, Executive Vice Presi- Shultz referred the board to a list Clinton, Okla., were OPA Creative Services Assistant Morgan Browne; OPA Executive dent/Secretary; Lisa Potts, Member of committee assignments and a calen- Vice President Mark Thomas; Gilliland; OPS Media Manager Cindy Shea and OPA Services Director, and Michael Minnis, dar of board meetings and events for Member Services Director Lisa Potts. OPA Attorney. 2012-13. Shultz said the theme for his presidential year is newspaper heroes, The Oklahoma Society of Associa- lications to every newspaper editor in After calling the meeting to order, tion Executives presented the 2012 the state, and always handles the task Ferguson asked the board to review which reflects the Toy and Action Fig- ure Museum in his hometown of Pauls Excellence in Communication & Publi- with grace, ease and a humble heart.” the minutes of the March 29, 2012, cation Award to Jennifer Gilliland, cre- At the OPA, Gilliland’s position meeting. The minutes were approved Valley. Before adjourning, Ferguson ative services director of the Oklahoma includes producing monthly publica- as presented. Press Association. tions, promotional materials, educa- The board acknowledged OPA and thanked Serfoss for his many years of service to OPA and OPS. The award was presented July 10 at tional materials, directories, books and LSP financial statements, a consolidat- the Frisco Conference Center in Clin- other publications. ed summary and investment reports OPS BOARD MEETING ton, Okla. She also manages the association’s for the period ending April 30, 2012. At the Oklahoma Press Service Gilliland started at the OPA in 1984 computer network, website, phone sys- Year-end projections for OPA and LSP board meeting, minutes of the March and has been producing publications tem and member database. in 2011-2012 also were reviewed. 29, 2012, meeting were approved as for the association for 28 years. Gilliland was inducted into the Okla- The board reviewed the current list presented. OPA Executive Vice President Mark homa Journalism Hall of Fame in 2006. of 45 sustaining members and 12 asso- OPS financial statements for the Thomas nominated Gilliland for the OSAE, founded in 1963, is the only ciate members. Thomas said for-profit period ending April 30, 2012, were award. organization in Oklahoma that serves sustaining members pay annual dues reviewed and Thomas said he expects In his nomination letter, Thomas the state’s association profession. of $400; non-profit sustaining members OPS to end the year with a profit. wrote, “Gilliland understands the diffi- Members of OSAE are association staff pay $200 and associate members pay Staff reports included: cult nature of writing and sending pub- and executives. $65. • Discussion of upgrading the OPS In preparation for mailing dues ad software to include online ad place- invoices for the 2012-13 fiscal year, ment and tearsheet coordination. Sports writer joins staff at McAlester Thomas said staff is confirming full- • Review of the did-not-run adver- page ad prices. Invoices will reflect the tising report for January to May 2012, Matt Goisman, a sports writer from in the Boston Globe; the Globe’s web- board’s decision to bill one-third of the which showed 54 newspapers missed Boston , joined the staff of the McAles- site, Boston.com; Somerville Patch and dues increase this year. 102 ads for a total of $39,940. ter News-Capital this month. Sports of Boston. ACTIVITY REPORTS • Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Goisman is a recent graduate of Bos- He says he has written about sports In activity reports, Potts reviewed Department’s suspension of its trade ton University’s journalism master’s ranging from little league baseball to the pre-convention report and registra- agreement for at least one year. Thom- program where he obtained a Master underwater hockey. tion numbers. Attendance was slightly as said 32 members participated in this of Science in editorial journalism with a “Matt’s already hit the ground run- down, in part due to college students year’s trade agreement and that the concentration in sports journalism. ning, and I expect that momentum will being unable to attend during sum- state department is planning a strategic Goisman attended Wesleyan Uni- build as he meets our area coaches, mer months and summer vacations at campaign for newspaper advertising. versity for his undergraduate degree, players and sports fans,” said Examin- newspapers. receiving a Bachelor of Arts in religion. er-Enterprise Executive Editor Kandra Goisman’s work has been published Wells. 6 The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012 PLAYER PROFILE

Name: SHEILA BLANKENSHIP Owner, Publisher, Editor: THE HOOKER ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Hooker High School, 1976; Oklahoma State University – 1980, BS in journalism

FAMILY: Son, Ian, CCH software tech support, Wichita, Kan.

NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCE: Advertising Director, The Hooker Advance, 1980-1989; Editor, The Hooker Advance, 1989-present.

Each month, The Publisher will profile a newspaper executive in this space. Learn more about your peers from all corners of the state. To request the questionnaire for your Player Profile, email [email protected]. working on it, too, and surprisingly, there’s a lot going on in this little town. Q: In what ways has your newspaper Q: What’s something most people don’t as a major just because she liked to Q: What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve positively impacted the community? know about you? make posters, and created a print media overcome in your career? A: A newspaper to a small town is like the devotee. He taught me that any segment stick’um that makes communities out of A Here, everyone knows but you might not A: Trying to balance time between being – I am a two-time survivor of Hodgkin’s of journalism is not just a job, it’s a individuals so I believe we have helped calling and it comes with responsibilities. a single mom or an only daughter and get things done that needed to be Disease lymphoma and after first being being “ye olde editor.” diagnosed in 1995, have been cancer- done; we’ve helped change things that What would you describe as the three free since 2001. Q: Q: What are you most proud of? required attention and we’ve highlighted most important responsibilities of your the people who worked at those things A: Although I am trying to sell the Q: What’s the best part of your job? job? that were worth their time, talent and newspaper, people are always coming treasure. A: I love getting to promote our town and A: I must avoid sensationalizing news for up to me to say, “I’m sure praying hard the people who live here. the sake of the headline or extra papers that you never find a buyer.” It’s a mixed Q: What challenges are facing your sold; I must write for the betterment of blessing but it makes me think I’ve done newspaper today and in the future? Q: What civic activities are you involved in? the community and residents; and I must something right. inform, entertain and encourage my A: The USPS and their total disregard A: A couple of years ago, I backed off readers. Q: What are your hobbies? for the need to deliver newspapers; several organizations but I am still A: Other than taking photos and taking and also my inability to give the 110% active in St. John’s Lutheran Church Q: What about newspaper publishing gets needed to do this thing right – my heart and auxiliaries, the Hooker Chamber of notes wherever, I fight cancer with you out of bed in the morning? What the American Cancer Society Relay is other places now. Commerce and the American Cancer makes you want to stay in bed? Society Relay For Life of Texas County. For Life of Texas County locally and as chair of The Society High Plains Q: What are some area attractions in your Plus, I enjoy helping out other worthwhile A: I feel that I am performing a service and community visitors shouldn’t miss? projects with publicity. that this community would be less if I Division Survivorship Workgroup of the wasn’t there to take photos or take notes Community Engagement Task Force. A: Anyone visiting Hooker has to stop in Q: Who’s had the biggest influence on your or take part. I need to be at home to I also enjoy listening to audio Agatha at the Hooker Chamber of Commerce career? care for my mother more hours a week. Christie novels and short stories, reading store and pick up a few “Hooker” T-shirts and sending cards. like “It’s a location, not a vocation,” A: Harry Heath, who took an OSU “Not your typical Hooker” and “Once freshman who literally chose advertising Q: Does your newspaper have a website? a Hooker, always a Hooker.” And we A: No, I’m not blessed with technical skills have a great city park and recreational Suburban Graphics is proud to be the 2012 winner of or interest and there’s just something area featuring a modern zero-entry unique about holding newsprint in my swimming pool, a sand volleyball pit, the OPA weekly division print quality award! own two hands. However, the USPS horseshoe pits, fenced basketball half- may drive me to a website soon. court, tennis courts and a brand new We are also very proud of the attentive service we provide skate park. Once off the dreary highway, Q: How does your newspaper play an visitors praise our downtown with paved to our customers. Let us help you with your print needs. important part in the community? sidewalks of engraved bricks, shady trees, Pizza On Broadway and The A: We shine the spotlight on the people Suburban Graphics is conveniently located Hooker Soda Fountain & Grill, which who are doing amazing things and we still sports the original “Rexall” sign from at the I-35/I-44 intersection in OKC. shine the spotlight on dark corners that when it was a drugstore. Downtown also people need to see. Phone: 405-478-4009 [email protected] offers KaleidoScoops ice cream, flower Q: What type of annual events is your shop, gift shop, antiques, nail salon, two newspaper involved in? hair salons, Hooker Health Club and A: If it happens in Hooker or local more including The Hooker Advance residents are involved, we’re newspaper and Christian gift/card shop. We also boast a 9-hole golf course, Jack Goosen Baseball Stadium, a great school system and 10 churches. The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012 7 DEATHS PHILLIP THOMAS COWAN, former Most Useful Citizen Award from the is Club and as Lieutenant Governor of DONATE owner and publisher of the Bethany Bethany Chamber in 1980 and received the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District. Tribune-Review, died June 28, 2012. He the Freedom Foundation Valley Forge Cowan was the owner and publisher was 84. Award in 1981. of the Bethany Tribune-Review from TO ONF During his life Cowan was very He was an active member of the 1957-1989. active in his community. He served local Kiwanis club, achieving 54 years He is survived by his daughters, three terms as president of Bethany of perfect attendance with the group as Sherry Mars and Sandra Neubauer; his Chamber of Commerce, was a char- well as serving two terms as president son, Tom Cowan; 10 grandchildren and ter member of the Bethany Museum of the Warr Acres-Puttnam City Kiwan- several great-grandchildren. and Historical Society, received the

OMER GILLHAM, a former reporter for His most recent assignment at the his work, including first place in the the Tulsa World, died July 9, 2012, in World was as a staff writer on the enter- 2010 Great Plains Journalism Awards Tulsa. prise team, which produces investiga- and a 2009 award from the Mental Gillham’s reputation for tenacity was tive and enterprise stories and projects. Health Association in Tulsa. revered in the Tulsa World newsroom, “During his 14 years at the Tulsa He received a bachelor’s degree A donation to the Oklahoma where he worked for 14 years. World, Omer Gillham worked several in journalism from the University of “Omer was one of the best reporters different news beats, but he distin- Oklahoma in 1992 after becoming a Newspaper Foundation will the Tulsa World has ever had,” said guished himself as an investigative journeyman electrician. Before joining support its efforts to improve World Publisher Robert E. Lorton III. reporter,” Executive Editor Joe Wor- the World, Gillham worked at the Ada “He was a tireless worker who went ley said. “Omer was the first reporter Evening News, The Ardmoreite and the state’s newspaper industry above and beyond to get the story to uncover the federal investigation The Norman Transcript. and quality of journalism. right. He will be greatly missed.” into federal and city law enforcement Gillham is survived by six sisters, Gillham, 53, left the World in March in November 2009. He stayed with Yvonne Sibley, Mary Vincent, Shir- to work on a book about his family his- that story until March 2012. No other ley Robertson, Melanie Gillham, Ellen ONF’s programs include tory and growing up with alcoholism in reporter had his understanding of how Barnes and Sharel Massey, as well as training and education for the household. the complex corruption case unfolded.” Rachele Vaughan, whom he described Gillham won numerous awards for as “the love of my life.” professional journalists, scholarship and internship programs for journalism JESSE RAY TURNER, who worked for He began his newspaper career for was involved in many community and students, and Newspaper in the Altus Times for more than 50 years, the Altus Times-Democrat as a paper- philanthropic projects died July 10, 2012, at his Norman home. boy on Dec. 7, 1941. Over the next He is survived by his daughter, Education efforts. He was 82. 50 years, he held several positions at Linda McLennan of Norman; his son, Turner was born on Nov. 25, 1929, the newspaper including press operator Larry Turner and wife Ann of Edmond; ONF relies on donations and in Pickton, Texas. He attended Altus and production manager. He retired in three grandchildren; five great-grand- schools and Altus junior college. He 1995 as advertising sales director. children, and his brother David Turner memorial contributions to fund married Geneva Irene Taylor on Nov. He was a member of the First and wife Iva of Altus. these programs. 5, 1948. Assembly of God Church in Altus and If you would like to make a donation, please send a check FRED GORDON TURNER, longtime pub- 1932, in McAlester. He earned his bach- Turner served on the election com- to: lisher of the McAlester News-Capital & elor’s degree in journalism from Okla- mittee of Governor George Nigh and Democrat, died June 15, 2012. He was homa State University and then served was Nigh’s press secretary in 1981 and 79. in the U.S. Army for two years. 1982. Turner succeeded his father and Turner then returned to McAlester He is survived by his wife Barbara OKLAHOMA grandfather at the helm of the McAl- where he was part owner, publisher Turner of the home; two daughters ester newspaper until his retirement and mainly editor for the McAlester and sons-in-law, Terri and Dan Bragg in 1982. News Capital from 1958 to 1982. He of Mesquite, Texas, and Susan and NEWSPAPER Turner’s father, Lowell Turner, was was also editor of the Pittsburg County Mark McConnell of Norman; son David publisher of the newspaper for nearly News and Southeast Oklahoma News Turner of Shelbourne, Mass.; sister two decades until his death in 1968. and wrote for the Eufaula Indian Jour- and brother-in-law Anne Turner and FOUNDATION Lowell had succeeded his father-in-law, nal, the McIntosh County Democrat Rex of Oklahoma City; and three grand- 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. Fred Cowles, as publisher. and the Lake Eufaula World from 1999 children. Fred Turner was born on July 29, to 2000. 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Clark’s Critique by Terry Clark Journalism Professor, University of Central Oklahoma [email protected]

“Go for the drama,” I try to teach my writing students about writing leads, whether feature or news. For those who tend to write “wooden” leads, or “bury” the leads, it often takes my editing pencil scratching out words, rear- ranging a few, and the use of multiple paragraph signs and inserted periods. But it occurs to me that almost all journalism is about drama…not the fake ones like “The Real Housewives of…” show, or sensational, or manufac- tured. But what are you doing when you put one story at the top of the page over another? When you make one photo larger than another? When you increase the size of a headline? You’re using your news judgment to say to your readers, “This is more important,” or “This is more interesting.” Gener- ally, it’s because it’s bigger news – affecting more readers. I’ll bet in most cases there is action involved, because action often reflects conflict of some sort – hence drama. Dramatic photos fill the pages of Oklahoma papers What spurred these thoughts was including The Oklahoman’s “Blue Grit,” The Weleetkan’s a dramatic full-page photo in The Okla- “Make Hay while the sun shines,” Bartlesville Examiner- homan. The OKC Thunder had just Others included front • Do you use a good quote high in the Enterprise’s patriotic painting at Freedom Fest and The beaten the Miami Heat in the first game page photos of fans in story? Oklahoma Daily’s “Boren locks housing proposal.” of the NBA Finals. Consuming the front the Stillwater NewsPress LOOKIN’EM OVER: Here are examples page of the paper’s NBA Finals edition, and The Shawnee News- never seen anything that’s not a disas- of drama in writing: wrapped around the regular front page, Star. ter captivating the state as the frenzy John D. Montgomery at The Purcell was this full-page photo of Russell West- OK, I know, you can’t have that kind surrounding the Thunder’s success. Register, under “Val’s Kitchen cold”: brook. It grabbed everyone who saw it. of drama on meeting stories, or Rotary From the largest paper to some of the “If you’re used to getting Greek hash What really grabbed me was the head- club elections, but the lessons are the smallest it was news. Consider Derek browns on Saturday, smacking on some line, BLUE GRIT, completing a brilliant same. Find the most interesting and Brown’s report in the Minco-Union City of the best ribs around or counting on package of dramatic journalism. lead with it. Times: Headline: “Thunder falls – Sup- tasty catfish on Fridays you’re going I emailed managing editor Mike Here’s a “Drama” checklist (or “Bor- port does not waver.” to have to find another haunt. / That’s Shannon about who wrote that head- ing” checklist, looking at it the other The news for the team was not good because Purcell institution… .” line. Shannon replied the paper uses way) for your pages and writing: four games later. Headline writers had a Jerry Benson in The Lone Grove Led- the Internet to ask for headline sug- • Are all your headlines the same size? field day. The Oklahoman, same format ger, under “Tax and spend, or is it gestions from readers during sports One should always be dominant in as game one), “OVERHEATED”; Tulsa spend and tax?”: “This was one of events. He wrote: “I am told this one size and location. World, “Overwhelmed”; Enid News & their spending meetings. / Councilors came in even before the game was • Same for photos. Eagle, “Just too hot”; The Norman Tran- met a week before that and voted to played. …the game went just right so • Strong verbs make headlines sizzle. script, “Heat stroke”; The Ardmoreite, raise taxes on about every possible the head worked. … the lesson is to Dull headlines make a boring page. “Not their time”; The Ponca City News, charge they could. That includes traffic engage your readers and listen to them • Are your first sentences and para- “It’s ‘Wait till next year’ for OKC Thun- fines….” when possible.” graphs short? der”; Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Mandi Goforth at The Weekly Express No, they don’t know who the reader • Are all your paragraphs the same “It’s over: Swoon over Miami”; Musk- in Westville: “The Summer Reading was, but I, like many others, have length? Change that. ogee Phoenix, “It was fun while it lasted.” Continued on Page 13 The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012 13

Clark’s Critique Continued from Page 12 To be more appealing, Program was a place of sweet dreams apeake. Rick Heaton in the Owasso and (fictional) nightmares this week. Reporter, under “The Money Trail,” On Monday, Magician Doug Anderson writes about how schools sports funds play to your strengths came to lead children on an Imaginary are used. Journey to the Land of Dreams.” Jason Smith at The Friday Gazette Zane Thomas of the Wagoner Tri- in McLoud, under “There’s a lunker By ED HENNINGER, Design Consultant bune, under “Lil’ cowpoke dreams big”: lurking under that log,” writes a series Some newspapers are “photo “Kaleb Dorr is not even 5 years old, but on sports fishing. Kathy Swann at the papers.” he’s already had 10 surgeries.” Pawhuska Journal-Capital features an Others excel at typography. Karen Anson of The Seminole Pro- artist under “From Horse Whisper- Still others use graphics very well. ducer, under “Sweet Sweet Summer er to Artist.” Sometimes it’s practical Do you know which you are? And – Garden Blossoms as Bees Buzz Kona- with The Gage Record offering tips on if you do, do you use those skills to wa”: “It is a warm morning at the height watering a lawn efficiently, The Leader- make your paper more appealing to of June, with a thick cushion of layered Tribune in Laverne carrying the town readers? leaves blocking the summer sun. / watering schedule, and Doug Russell of If you have a star photographer on The smell of the grass in the Konawa the Stigler News-Sentinel about county your staff, it’s to your benefit to create meadow mixes with the aroma from the road and bridge priorities. more photo packages and more photo beekeeper’s smoker, invoking the scent Drama of a different sort – The pages to showcase her skills. Give her of incense. / Pavarotti sings his opera Cordell Beacon carried a full-page more opportunities – and give your from the CD player in the beekeeper’s American flag, in color. The Healdton readers more compelling packages as shed, and Bill Tooley, at nearly 80, Herald overlaid a large head, “Fire- a result. looks for all the world like a priest in his works Extravaganza,” with the flag Better yet, get her involved in your pure white clothing and headgear as he showing through the letters. The City weekly (or daily) and long-term plan- moves carefully, slowly, reverently from Sentinel reported from AAA it costs 60 ning sessions. (You do have regular hive to hive. / As the smoke calms the cents a mile to operate a car, and the planning sessions, don’t you?) With bees, he removes the top of the wooden Okmulgee Times about the county’s low her visual skills, she’s bound to offer box. The workers cling to the lid and jobless rate. more ideas for you to attract readers. If photos are your strength, play your Let’s assume otherwise: You don’t photos – big! the hum from inside joins Pavarotti’s HEAD’EM UP AWARDS: First Place, voice in a crescendo of praise for this have that super photographer – but The Oklahoman: you do have a page designer who the reasons: its obituaries told the life one sweet moment ….” stories of people in that town. Those Cathy Spaulding at the Muskogee BLUE GRIT can take good (not great) photos and package them well with your stories weren’t obits – they were true tales Phoenix, under “Making the climb”: Second, tie, The Purcell Register, of how those people lived. And loved. “Danielle Sanders beams while talking to create pages that capture your read- Val’s Kitchen cold ers’ attention. And were loved. And those stories about how she’s working to become a were, well…memorable. and Collinsville News, So be it! If that’s the case, then have nurse. / She wasn’t as hopeful when The publisher of that newspaper she sought help through the Muskogee All gave some, some gave all that designer help guide your newspaper’s destiny with strong input in asked me: “Why do I need to rede- Housing Authority in March 2011.” sign? We are the story of our commu- Third place, tie, Cushing Citizen, every issue – and even stronger input Bill Johnston, at the Collinsville nity!” Why, indeed? News, under “All gave some, some gave Hotter than a firecracker in long-term editorial planning. He can help point the way by suggesting His point was well made…and well all”: “If the lights are off in the build- and The Lone Grove Ledger, taken. ing, when you first walk in and flip the story ideas and visual approaches that Tax and spend, will bring increased attention to your And my point is this: Every news- switch, it’ll be the thing you see – the or is it spend and tax? paper has a star…a light that can glow Purple Heart Wall at the Joe Keith VFW every issue. Honorable mentions: The Valliant OK, so you have neither. No star for all readers to see. Post 3077.” That light may be a photographer. Important content adds drama – The Leader, “Valliant Man Charged With photographer, no super designer. But Bloody Attack on Woman”; The Vici you do have writers. And they may be Perhaps a designer. Maybe a writer. Journal Record’s Briana Bailey writes Or maybe even a clerk who does your about “Lessons from Penn Square.” Vision, “June Ends on a Scorching the key to your winning more read- Note.” ers. If, that is, you encourage good accounts and can make gorgeous I’ve heard that name a lot in the past charts with Excel. few months with the turmoil at Ches- writing. No, we’re not talking about the inverted pyramid and the county Whatever your light is, don’t hide it sewer board meeting. But we are under a basket. Indiana graduate joins Oklahoman staff talking about those writers who can fashion gripping and memorable sto- ED HENNINGER, an independent news- Stephanie Kuzydym, a graduate ics as a reporter and photographer for ries about your community and your paper consultant and director of Henninger of Indiana University, has joined The the Indiana Daily Student. readers. Consulting, offers comprehensive newspaper Oklahoman to cover Oklahoma foot- “Our readers will appreciate Stepha- I recall one newspaper I reviewed design services including redesigns, work- ball. nie’s eye for good stories and her pas- many years ago. Terrible design. But shops, design training and design evalua- Kuzydym previously interned with sion or storytelling,” said Oklahoman that paper had more than 95 percent tions. Contact Henninger at www.henninger- the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune, Orlan- sports editor Mike Sherman. “Her hard penetration in its community. One of consulting.com, email edh@henningercon- do Sentinel and USA TODAY, work and dedication to readers make sulting.com or phone (803) 327-3322. As a student, she covered IU Athlet- her a great addition to our staff.” 14 The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012 Open source software options to consider Gimp for an office, I would recommend • Mac Mini (early 2009 or newer) more to come) and creating an OS that Computer Notes Photoshop Elements for users without • Mac Pro (early 2008 or newer) is easy for iPhone/iPad-only users to from the road a full copy of Photoshop. With its $99 Look on the case of the computer to sync with and feel at ease with. Hope- by Wilma Melot price, it’s a better option than Gimp. see the release date and go to “About fully, basic computer users will still [email protected] If you want some way to keep your this Mac” under the Apple menu to see have a place in the minds at Apple. passwords private but to have them the model. The “More Info” button will You never get something for nothing accessible try http://www.password- show the serial number of the comput- EMAIL SERVER PROBLEMS but open source software is as close as pad.com. This program will encrypt er. To look it up, copy the serial number The most asked question this month it comes. This is my fresh look at some files and password protect them. Then and paste it in Apple’s support site has been about mail servers at PLDI of these useful programs. the only trick is to remember the pass- (http://support.apple.com/specs/) for and AT&T, which changed the client If the office approves of “bugware,” word to the file itself. It works on full specs. email server settings for many papers. as some people call open source soft- iPhone and Mac computers. The full Google took over PLDI’s email and ware, give it a try and then show the version is only $4.99. The lite version NEW FEATURES AT&T changed almost every server boss some of the things that can be is free. Dictation is the most exciting thing to Yahoo’s mail servers. AT&T seems done for free. Always download from Filezilla is a for me in the new OSX. It works in any to change its mail server setting every the original website that the developers great, free FTP program you can type in, third party few years, which could be a result of set up. They work hard to give us the client for Windows and Mac. In the last or not, like email or InDesign. The growing out of the old ones. software so their site should get the year it has become one of the best at other cool thing is the ability for newly At any rate, it requires users to hits for the downloads. supporting both platforms. (Available released Macs with solid state drives change their client programs to the If the paper uses Open Office for at http://filezilla-project.org/down- (no moving parts) to update even when new settings. The old setting works for word processing – and if there are load.php/) the computer is in sleep mode. a while, then one day just stops work- newer in-house computers – try Libre- Of course, all these programs will Notification Center is a new feature ing with little warning. Office 3.5.4. LibreOffice is based on have to update in the next few months modeled after the Notification Center A client email program is one that Open Office but has an interface much when Apple OSX 10.8 and Windows on iOS5. You can see your email, cal- brings email messages onto the com- like Microsoft Office 2003. It works on 8 are released. Now is a good time to endar (formerly iCal) reminders and puter itself, thus giving us our own Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. download your favorite open source more. copy of the email to be stored as we The word processor (called Writ- software so you have a copy that runs Apple’s Gatekeeper will still let you wish, independent of larger servers like er) has macros for automating simple, on the OS of your office computer. run third party applications but there is Yahoo. This is a good thing for messag- repetitive tasks in documents. It will Many open source developers don’t now a setting that can be turned on that es that might have legal ramifications in open just about any type of word pro- keep backwards compatible versions of only lets the user run Apple approved the future. You will want to keep them. cessing document. their programs for download. Burn a programs. I do not recommend only using web The spreadsheet program (called disk of older programs that work on the In System Preferences > Security mail as I’ve seen people lose all their Calc) cannot compare to Microsoft computers in your office if you plan to & Privacy > General, you have three folders on the web mail server when Excel but for most simple spreadsheet keep those machines alive for the next options for running software: it changed to a new one. In one after- work it does a good job. few years. 1. Exclusively from the Mac Apple noon, they lost all their important email LibreOffice also has a database pro- Store backup. gram and math program, but no email APPLE SET TO RELEASE OSX 10.8 2. The Apple Store and non-Mac Apple Email clients like Outlook, Mac or calendar like Microsoft Office. It is fitting that Apple called the next Store developers who have regis- Mail, Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail If the office needs to share files operating system Moun- tered with Apple and others all need to have POP for- on the fly, then Google Docs is the tain Lion – the right 3. From any developer, anywhere warding turned on at the web server’s best choice. The only time I would cat for the end of the The Mac App Store has become the site. This means the user must go to a not advise this is if those documents Mayan calendar. This sole place for Apple software updates. webmail site (GMail, Yahoo, etc.), sign contain banking or other confidential incarnation of the Apple When new software is available, you’ll in and then look for the setting options information. operating system will be receive a notification in “Notification and turn on POP forwarding. Google Docs best feature is the fact released this month as OSX 10.8. Center.” You can download updates Look for the IMAP or POP server that the files are always accessible no If you own OSX 10.5 and have a new by opening the Apple Store app and setting link to find the current setting matter what device the employee is enough computer, you can still buy the selecting the Updates tab. Notifications for your email client on the same page using or what location the employee is Snow Leopard OSX 10.6 disk at the also carry over to any Mac Apple Store as the POP forwarding settings. Then at. It works on iPhones, iPads and any Apple store and then download OSX apps as well, meaning that you no lon- look for Accounts or Preferences in the computer with a web browser. 10.7 or buy the USB Thumb. This all ger need to perennially leave the Apple mail client program to enter the server Gimp is moving forward with the may go away with the release of OSX Store open to check for new updates to addresses. latest release of 2.8 on Windows and 10.8. your programs. Linux versions. Mac is still at 2.6. Gimp Will it run on your computer? Apple iCloud is really the biggest innova- OPA Computer Consultant Wilma is looking and feeling more like Photo- says it runs on these: tion and is fully functional with the Melot’s column is brought to you by the shop all the time. • iMac (mid-2007 or newer) new OS. You can sync content across Oklahoma Advertising Network (OAN). all Apple devices: mail, calendars, con- The floating windows are gone, • MacBook (late 2008 aluminum, early For more information on the OAN 2009 or newer) tacts, reminders, documents, notes on replaced by a single-screen working program, contact Oklahoma Press Service environment. It still cannot turn a photo • MacBook Pro (mid/late 2007 or iPad, iPhone and the computer. at (405) 499-0020. into CMYK but it is a good, basic photo newer) Apple is changing the names and editing program. If you’re looking at • MacBook Air (late 2008 or newer) interface of some applications (with The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012 15 to everyone who kept a lookout and web product, promote sponsors, local responded. sales, etc. Just make sure you’re giving Listen to your followers Keep an eye on your Twitter stream. as much or more than you’re getting. If Let’s say Margaret at the corner Folks you follow will tell that their you talk about yourself too much, folks That InterWeb coffee shop tweets that her dog found garbage pickup is days late, detail dam- get bored and tune out. Thing a hole in the fence. Butch has gone age to their roof during the last storm, I have a friend, an independent writ- gripe about existing issues and tip you er, who made about $2,500 in sales the by Keith Burgin missing! to impending ones. You can relay silver, first 24 hours after his book hit Kindle. [email protected] Retweet that lost dog alert! Further- more, follow up with her two or three amber and even “brown paw” alerts. All he had to do was let his Twitter Using Twitter at a newspaper is times over the next couple days. Use a Talk about upcoming events, even men- friends know it was up and ready for about more than ad sales – although hashtag (#) to identify the issue you’re tion sponsors and sales. sale. When someone posts that they that would be nice as well. The truth is, discussing. Occasionally, you may even find help liked the book, he retweets and says Twitter may not directly affect your bot- #LostDogAlert_Claremore @Latte_ with a story. thank you. tom line much at all. Indirectly, those ladyM Hey Margaret, did you find your #Council_Poteau Anyone hear what Granted, he has over 6,000 followers 140-character exchanges can bring you missing pup? transpired between the mayor and the but he got there through being friendly, more than you think. If not, remind everyone council? We couldn’t hear. DM us please. helping folks with advice and having Twitter is all about conversations, #LostDogAlert_Claremore Hey folks, (DM is a direct message that someone fun with people. Plus he’s a great sto- exchange of information and network- @Latte_ladyM still missing her dog. you are following can send you. It’s ryteller. ing. As with each of those things in the Small, mixed-breed brown&white terrier. private.) All I can tell you is that if you’re a real world, it’s better to listen than to Name is Butch. These are just examples. My sug- good community member the commu- speak. If Butch is returned to Margaret, gestion is that you involve yourself nity will respond. I’ll give you an example of the sort thank your followers whether they with your Twitter followers. Have fun. As I’ve said before, it’s not a case of of thing that builds an information net- were involved in the find or not. Retweet birth announcements, gradua- “If you build it they will come.” With work. It’s going to sound very “May- #LostDogAlert_Claremore @Latte_ tions and other important events. Twitter it’s more, “If you’ve built it, they berry RFD,” so bear with me. ladyM and Butch are reunited. Thanks Of course, promote your print or helped.”

What has been learned publicly never have been filed then the public to date is indicative of the problems is being deprived of possible informa- Secret court proceedings inherent in closing court files to public tion about misbehavior by the district access. The judge ordering the sealing attorney’s office. & Eagle articles and a pending motion says he was concerned that the charge Like so many other efforts to close to intervene. Legal Notes may have been brought without suf- court records or courtrooms, the noto- Within a few hours of the filing of a by Michael Minnis ficient evidentiary support and/or the riety the defendant sought to avoid was OPA Attorney criminal felony charge against an attor- blessing of the district attorney. Instead exponentially increased by the closure ney, the case ceased to exist in the pub- of dismissing the charge as improvi- of the case and reputations were pos- lic domain. The case disappeared: no Public institutions tend to gravitate dently filed, the court sealed the case sibly hurt unnecessarily even if the docket sheet, no case number, no filed towards secrecy. The secrecy is often and gagged the attorneys. intensions were pure. documents. Fortunately, prior to clo- imposed with good intentions. None- Because the defendant was a lawyer, Finally, this case raises the continu- sure, the Enid News & Eagle had seen theless, most, if not all, of this secrecy this inevitably gave rise to concerns of ing problem of secret court proceed- and copied the docket sheet from the is contrary to the openness historically favoritism toward lawyers. However, ings indicated by gaps in the number- On Demand Court Records’ website. and constitutionally required of public it also had the inevitable consequence ing of court cases filed. All newspapers The case file is still under seal and offices. that the judge’s motives would be under in every county would do their commu- the attorneys involved in the litigation The latest manifestation of this incli- suspicion because no record existed of nities a great service by exposing these are under a gag order. The Enid News nation to secrecy is a case filed in Major why the judge closed the case file, i.e., secret cases and opening the light of & Eagle is seeking to intervene to get County that is the subject of Enid News made the case disappear. If, as the public access. the case file opened to the public. defendant alleges, the charge should OPA STAFF DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION MEMBER ADVERTISING CREATIVE COMPUTER OPEN OPEN (CONT’D) MARK THOMAS SERVICES CINDY SHEA SERVICES ADVICE (DIGITAL CLIPPING) BRENDA SUMMITT Executive Vice President LISA POTTS Media Manager JENNIFER GILLILAND WILMA MELOT KEITH BURGIN Digital Clipping Dept. [email protected] Member Services [email protected] Creative Services Director Computer Consultant OPEN Manager [email protected] (405) 499-0033 Director (405) 499-0023 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (405) 499-0030 ROBERT WALLAR [email protected] LANDON COBB (405) 499-0028 (405) 499-0031 (405) 499-0024 NELSON SOLOMON (405) 499-0026 Account Executive Accounting Manager MORGAN BROWNE POSTAL KYLE GRANT Digital Clipping Dept. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ELI NICHOLS Creative Assistant ADVICE Digital Clipping Dept (405) 499-0027 Member Services (405) 499-0022 [email protected] (405) 499-0045 BILL NEWELL [email protected] SCOTT WILKERSON Coordinator COURTNI SPOON (405) 499-0029 (405) 499-0032 Postal Consultant Front Office/Building Mgr. [email protected] Advertising Assistant & [email protected] [email protected] (405) 499-0040 OCAN/2X2 Contact GENERAL INQUIRIES (405) 499-0020 (405) 499-0020 [email protected] (405) 499-0020 • Fax: (405) 499-0048 (405) 499-0035 Toll-free in OK: 1-888-815-2672 16 The Oklahoma Publisher // July 2012

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE APRIL & MAY 2012 CONTEST WINNERS

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APRIL 2012 COLUMN WINNER SUZIE CAMPBELL, THE COUNTYWIDE & SUN Smiling through tears: Daddy’s home For eight months we have planned, dreamed myself as I felt the tears well up in my eyes. I couldn’t and waited on this day to arrive. I could feel the control the joy I felt as I listened to her delighted butterflies bouncing around inside my stomach as squeal when he said yes. Enter and Win a I marked the days off the calendar one by one. I Although his time here is brief, the two of them felt anxious and a little giddy as I counted down the are making the most of his visit. Daddy’s vacation is $100 Check from hours, then minutes, then seconds until his arrival. being spent taking Delilah to school, shopping, riding I was excited to see my son, but I was more bikes and 4-wheelers. I even caught him playing excited to see Delilah spend time with her dad. Then Barbie dolls with her, though I doubt he will admit to ONG! he was here. I watched as he walked towards us this. 1. Each month, send a tear sheet or through the airport. I watched Delilah, who thought There are plenty of tender moments where the photocopy of your best column and/ we were at the airport to see the planes. She turned two of them just cuddle up to read a book or watch or editorial to ONG Contest, c/o OPA, and spotted her daddy. She stopped dead in her a movie. These are the moments that make my 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, tracks and just looked at him with wide eyes. heart soar: watching my son and my granddaughter OK 73105-5499. This man looked like her daddy, but her daddy lovingly transition back into their same old routines. 2. Include the author’s name, name of was in Korea. We all watched and waited. I remember my dad traveling when I was a young publication, date of publication and “Hi, Punkin,” was all he said. But that was enough. girl. He was never gone for more than a couple of category entered (column or editorial). Her feet grew wings as she flew across the room and days, maybe three. But I can’t imagine how hard it 3. Only ONE editorial and/or ONE jumped into Kyle’s arms. She hugged him and kissed is for young children of military parents to go about column per writer per month will be him. She softly ran her tiny fingers over his face, all their daily lives for months at a time. They do it every accepted. the while grinning from ear to ear. Daddy was finally day, though. Delilah has continued her routines, only home. stopping briefly in the evenings before bed as she 4. All entries for the previous month must She clung to him as he carried her from the waits for me to tell her it’s time to go see Daddy on be at the OPA office by the 15th of the airport to the car. I followed behind, watching as the computer. current month. the two of them continued to exchange looks, softly This visit for Delilah and Kyle has been wonderful 5. Winning entries will be reproduced whispered their secrets to each other, then hugged to watch and I am so thankful to have been a part on the OPA website at www.OkPress. some more. She willingly shared her ice cream with of their reunion. But ours is only one of the many com. him when we stopped for him to grab a bite to eat. families who are experiencing all these emotions as Entries must have been previously We stood in the parking lot talking, no one wanting their loved ones return home. I pray that all their published. Contest open to to say good night and go back to their own homes for reunions are just as sweet to watch unfold. all OPA member newspapers. a good night’s rest before gathering again for more Thank you to my son Kyle, my nephew Cody (who stories and hugs. returned home the following week) and to all the Although Oklahoma Natural Gas Company As we all finally made our way into our vehicles, military men and women and their families. Words selects representative contest winners’ work Delilah poked her head back out the door and said, cannot express how grateful I am to all of you for for use in this monthly ad, the views expressed “Daddy, are you coming home with me?” I caught your sacrifices. in winning columns and editorials are those of the writers and don’t necessarily reflect the Company’s opinions. Thank you for continued support of “Share The Warmth” Read the Winning Columns and Editorials on the OPA website: www.OkPress.com (Under Contests)