Oklahoma Watch is a non-profit reporting project focused on public policy journalism in the U.S. state of

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

. Established in 2010 by former ''

Tulsa World The ''Tulsa World'' is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma. Tulsa World Media Company is part of Lee Enterprises. The new owners announced in January 202 ...

'' reporter Tom Lindley, and supported with an initial seed investment from the

Knight Foundation The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, also known as the Knight Foundation, is an American non-profit foundation that provides grants for journalism, communities, and the arts. The organization was founded as the Knight Memorial Education ...

and the Tulsa Community Foundation, it partners with Oklahoma's public radio stations and rural newspapers for the distribution of its original journalism. It is a member outlet of the

Institute for Nonprofit News The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is a non-profit consortium of journalism organizations. The organization promotes nonprofit investigative and public service journalism through its association of member entities. History INN was founded a ...

. In 2016, Oklahoma Watch – in partnership with the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...

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

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2010 establishments in Oklahoma Newspapers published in Oklahoma Non-profit organizations based in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-newspaper-stub

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