The Oklahoman is the statewide newspaper for Oklahoma. The editorial viewpoint is conservative. Oklahoma is a South Central state of the United States (with strong Southern, Western, and Midwestern influences) and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ...

Founded in 1899 in Oklahoma City by Edward K. Gaylord. Gaylord lived to the age of 101 and controlled the newspaper for an astonishing 75 years. Management of the newspaper passed to his son, Edward L. Gaylord, who managed the newspaper from 1974 to 2003. Christy Gaylord Everest, granddaughter of Edward Gaylord, now leads the newspaper, assisted by her sister Mary Gaylord Bennett. 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America. ... Edward King Gaylord (March 5, 1873 - May 30, 1974) was the founder and publisher of the Daily Oklahoman newspaper, as well as a radio and television entrepreneur. ... This biographical article needs to be wikified. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Charles George Werner, a rookie political cartoonist at the newspaper, won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for editorial art. The winning cartoon, "Nomination for 1938", depicted the Nobel Peace Prize resting on a grave marked "Grave of Czecho-Slovakia, 1919-1938". Published on October 6, 1938, the cartoon bit at a recently concluded compromise transferring Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia, to Germany. The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. ... Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo, German: Tschechoslowakei) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... Sudetenland (-German; Czech: Sudety) was the name used from 1938–45 for the region inhabited mostly by Sudeten Germans (German: Sudetendeutsche, Czech: Sudetští Němci) in the various places of Bohemia, Moravia, and parts of Silesia. ...

Columbia Journalism Review ran a critical article in 1999 titled "The Worst Newspaper in America", which blasted the paper for allegedly biased reporting, strident editorials, and other complaints. The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961. ...

External links

• The Oklahoman website
• "The Worst Newspaper in America" Columbia Journalism Review (Jan/Feb 1999) critical article