Better Newspaper Contest Divisions
Below are the divisions based on city population that were determined after all entries were submitted in the 2024 Better Newspaper Contest. Awards will be presented on June 7, 2025.
Questions? Contact Lisa Sutliff.
Updated Feb. 20, 2025
Multi-Day & Online-Only Publications Division 1 - Population of more than 40,000
- Enid News & Eagle
- The Frontier (Tulsa)
- The Lawton Constitution
- The Norman Transcript
- Oklahoma Voice (OKC)
- Oklahoma Watch (OKC)
- Stillwater News Press
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Multi-Day & Online-Only Publications Division 2 - Population between 18,000 and 40,000
- Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
- Claremore Daily Progress
- The Duncan Banner
- El Reno Tribune
- McAlester News-Capital
- Muskogee Phoenix
- The Ponca City News
- Sapulpa Herald
- The Shawnee News-Star
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Multi-Day & Online-Only Publications
Division 3 - Population less than 18,000
- The Ada News
- Choctaw Times
- Clinton Daily News
- Okmulgee Times
- Sequoyah County Times
- Tahlequah Daily Press
- Woodward News
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Weekly Publications
Division 4 - Population more than 20,000
- The Black Chronicle (OKC)
- Durant Democrat
- The Edmond Way
- Midwest City Beacon
- Mustang Times
- OKC Friday
- The Oklahoma Eagle
- Southwest Ledger (Lawton)
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Weekly Publications Division 5 - Population
between 6,000 - 20,000
- Altus Times
- The Blanchard News
- Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh)
- Cushing Citizen
- Durant Democrat
- The Eufaula Indian Journal
- The Express-Star (Chickasha)
- Guthrie News Leader
- The Newcastle Pacer
- The Purcell Register
- Tuttle Times
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Weekly Publications Division 6 - Population
between 2,800 - 6,000
- Bristow News
- Eastern Times-Register
- Frederick Press-Leader
- Hugo News
- Johnston County Sentinel
- Keystone Gusher
- Lincoln County News
- The Madill Record
- Marietta Monitor
- McIntosh County Democrat
- Tonkawa News
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Weekly Publications Division 7 - Population less than 2,800
- The Comanche Times
- The Cordell Beacon
- The Fairfax Chief
- Minco-Union City Times
- The Thomas Tribune
- Vian Tenkiller News
- Watonga Republican
- Yale News
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College News Media
- 15th Street News - Rose State College
- The Cameron University Collegian
- The Campus - Oklahoma City University
- The TCC Connection - Tulsa Community College
- The Gazette - Langston University
- The Northeastern - Northeastern State University
- Northwestern News - Northwestern Okla. State Univ.
- The O'Colly - Oklahoma State University
- The Trend - University of Science and Arts of Okla.
- Vista - University of Central Oklahoma
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