Final details are being set for the 2018 Great Plains Journalism Awards.
On Thursday, May 3, The Tulsa Press Club will host a meet and greet from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. Mix and mingle with conference speakers, out-of-town journalists and guests. Free admission. Cash bar.
Purchase your luncheon ticket at shop.tulsapressclub.org. Tickets are $50; $45, student/media.
On Friday, May 4, conferences will be held in the Mayo Museum inside The Mayo Hotel, 115 W. Fifth St. (Click here for the 2018 schedule of events.)
10 a.m.: Louise Kiernan, Editor-in-Chief of ProPublica Illinois
Strategies for writing about complex topics
11 a.m.: Luncheon Registration
11:30 a.m.: Awards Luncheon — Welcome and Introduction, President’s Remarks, Awards Presentation (Lunch served during awards), Presentation of the Dan Harrison Memorial Scholarships, Distinguished Lectureship Speaker: Omar Villafranca. Luncheon at The Mayo Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom.
1 p.m.: Break
1:15 p.m.: Omar Villafranca, CBS News national correspondent
Covering natural disasters
2 p.m.: Break
2:15 p.m.: Doug Dodd, partner with Doerner Saunders Daniel and Anderson
Social media and copyright compliance
3 p.m.: Break
3:15 p.m.: Andrea Leitch, Senior Digital Director, Travel and Adventure for National Geographic
Digital storytelling
4 p.m.: Break
5 p.m.: Happy Hour Reception
(All luncheon ticketholders are welcome to join us for a post-event reception at the Mayo’s Penthouse Bar.)
Thank you to our 2018 sponsors!
Publisher:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation Businesses
Executive Editor:
ONEOK
Editor:
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Hillcrest HealthCare System
Langdon Publishing
Mayo Hotel
ONE Gas
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa World