january best of the month (2016)

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January Best of the Month

Congratulations to Copy Chief Tom Maupin, selected Best Overall for January.Every day, Tom sits down to work on his space-age keyoard with one mission! "ayattention to detail.

#e is looking for issues in ig te$t and small type alike. There isn%t enough time inthe day for him to list all the things he catches, ut here are a few of the items hecaught during the month of January. Before & list those, let me point out that theseshow a dedication to getting the story right on several levels. There%s a catch thatsaved us from having a headline with an editorial spin in it. There%s a catch thatkept us from looking as if we don%t know history. &n addition to these catches, there

are proaly in'nitely many style catches.

#e never (skims) stories, taking very seriously the responsiility of the accuracy ofall of our products. #e knows that most of the time, he is the last person to read astory efore pulication. #e reads with that intensity even when he knows someonewill read ehind him.

#e%s known as a resource on oth Oklahoman and *" +tyle and tries to encourageothers to learn style and how to use the resources availale to them rather than ustletting others use his vast knowledge as a crutch.

*dditionally, he gathers information for the department aout the catches that are

made and tries to encourage memers of the department to highlight their hardwork and successes in this area, which could otherwise e overlooked easily.

#ere are his top catches of January!

World War II catch. +lotting a Jan. story aout the death of "earl #aror survivorEdward e/ey Jr., Tom saw! e/ey swam through the oil-thick water to the 0++1aryland. Overhead, Japanese machine-gun 're and 2amika/e pilots rained terroron the surrounding ships.

Tom knew that the 2amika/e 3ights 4 suicide missions 4 egan later in the war.arious history-related wesites said the 2amika/e missions egan in Octoer 5677.

The "earl #aror attack was 8ec. 9, 5675.

Tom change the wording to! e/ey swam through the oil-thick water to the 0++1aryland. Overhead, machine-gun 're from Japanese airplanes rained on thesurrounding ships.

“Others” in headline? * sumitted headline for the Jan. 57 usiness section read!Oklahoma attorney general, others critici/e opt-out plan regarding "+O:s smartmeters. Tom was slot and saw that the only people speaking against the plan werean assistant state attorney general and Owasso resident Joe Esposito. Tom changed


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the headline to! Oklahoma assistant *;, Owasso resident critici/e "+O:s smartmeter opt-out plan.

Headline was wron. * sumitted headline for Jan. 5< read! Oklahoma City policecharge man in shooting death. The story clearly reported! * convicted roer wascharged =riday in Oklahoma County 8istrict Court with 'rst-degree murder in the

shooting death of a 75-year-old man. Tom was slot and changed the headline to!Oklahoma City man faces charge in shooting death.

Headline a little o!. * sumitted headline for Jan. 5< said! Bishop responds toEpiscopal Church%s sanctions. The story was aout the O2C Episcopal ishop tellinghis people aout sanctions imposed on the 0.+. Episcopal Church y the *nglicanCommunion. Tom was slot and changed the headline to! Bishop e$plains sanctionsto state:s Episcopalians.

Multimedia mista"e. * multimedia summary for Jan. 5< said! >atricia 8ee *nnaughn, ??, and 1yron Burris, 56, entered guilty pleas =riday in the shooting deathof @icholas Aerner Ailliams . Tom was slot and caught that the story had the

correct day! Thursday.

#oaded words found in headline. * sumitted headline for the Jan. 56 usinesssection read! 1ore uakes rattle Oklahoma, ut state still avoids tough measures.

Tom was slot and thought (still avoids tough measures) gave the headline aneditorial view. Tom changed the headline to re3ect the story! Oklahoma, 2ansas usediDerent strategies to limit earthuakes.

Best Beat or Brea"in $ews %tory&rom' (o)ert Medley$ominee' %elf On Jan. ?, ?5

Best Business %tory or Business &eature

&rom' *on Mecoy$ominees' Brianna Bailey+ ,aul MoniesBrianna and "aul produced a good piece on the trouling earthuakes that shook alot of metro residents. Brianna took the opportunity of an unrelated event to ui/;ov. 1ary =allin aout the uakes, which =allin admitted she felt and was worriedaout. "aul addressed state regulators: response to the uakes, which shut downmore disposal wells. Ahat could have een a mundane daily story was a real reader.*nd we had video of =allin discussing her reaction to the uakes.

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http!GGnewsok.comGoklahoma-earthuake-swarm-rolls-on-leaving-many-shaken-upGarticleG795?* to tell readers an e$clusive storyaout who the Thunder star was when he played and went to school in Aestwood.Hather than ust write aout what happened that night, *nthony did days of pre-reporting that put that night in conte$t and cast Aestrook:s rise to @B* superstarin a whole new light for our readers. #is video work for this story will also enominated for a Best of the 1onth. "lease consider *nthony for the est overall.http!GGnewsok.comGarticleG795?9<

Best Watchdo %tory&rom' (o))y Trammell$ominee' $olan lay"lay 4 1istake let Eufaula roer out of Te$as prison during transfer I5-?F-5


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http!GGnewsok.comGits-een-clear-for-months-that-the-oil-economy-is-hurting-ut-will-oklahoma-see-an-56s-repeatGarticleG79FF&t%s een clear for months that the oil economy is hurting, ut will Oklahoma see an56s repeatKhttp!GGnewsok.comGarticleG79F5

This time, industry e$perience is key in handling oil ust:s weaker prices

Best olumn0Opinion0&irst/,erson %tory&rom' Mi"e %herman$ominee' Berry Tramel*n e$clusive on why one of the state:s top recruits disappeared from his high schooland team. Because of Berry:s standing in our market and his community I@orman,the Aaters family trusted him to tell him a cautionary tale on what did and canhappen to kids posting PokesP on social media.http!GGnewsok.comGarticleG7956

Best Online 3Blo+ %ocial Media4&rom' *a5id Morris$ominee' Ti!any 6i)son

TiDany started the Ariter%s Hoom "odcast, essentially a way for readers to get toknow reporters from The Oklahoman%s newsroom and listen along as they goeyond the headlines to discuss story selections and the reporting process.E$cellent work.iTunes! https!GGitunes.apple.comGusGpodcastGwriters-roomGid5767


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Best *esin&rom' %u8anne 6reen$ominee' %elf

This turned out to e one of my favorite >ife covers so far. 0sing only stock photos,:@et3i$ red: and mimicking the style of vintage o$ing posters this >ife cover turnedout to e a really fun and eye catching design. The monotone, grungy image eDects& used on the faces and the remotes lend themselves to the old fashioned looktypical of retro o$ing posters. 2eeping with the vintage style, & modeled thetypography and e$tra te$t from actual posters ut tweaked the wording so theyactually made since with the story. &:m not usually a copy person so this was a nicechallenge for me, ut & was really happy with the way it all turned out. *nd lastly the

headline P=ight @ightP was inspired y the design, & rarely have impactful words thatcome to me for my designs, ut in this case & couldn:t imagine any other headlinewould have een more perfect.


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Best Headline&rom' &elicia Murray$ominee' %elf %ome residents ha5e messae a)out plan' Ta"e a hi"e+ turnpi"e


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%pecial 2!ort to Impro5e -ccuracy&rom' Tom Maupin$ominee' Tom Maupin9 // World War II history catch. +lotting a Jan. story aout the death of "earl#aror survivor Edward e/ey Jr., Tom saw! e/ey swam through the oil-thick waterto the 0++ 1aryland. Overhead, Japanese machine-gun 're and 2amika/e pilotsrained terror on the surrounding ships. Tom knew that the 2amika/e 3ights 4 suicidemissions 4 egan later in the war. arious history-related wesites said the2amika/e missions egan in Octoer 5677. The "earl #aror attack was 8ec. 9,5675. Tom change the wording to! e/ey swam through the oil-thick water to the

0++ 1aryland. Overhead, machine-gun 're from Japanese airplanes rained on thesurrounding ships.: // #oaded words in headline. * sumitted headline for the Jan. 56 usinesssection read! 1ore uakes rattle Oklahoma, ut state still avoids tough measures.

Tom was slot and thought (still avoids tough measures) gave the headline aneditorial view. Tom changed the headline to re3ect the story! Oklahoma, 2ansas usediDerent strategies to limit earthuakes.; // Headline mista"e cauht. * sumitted headline for Jan. 5< read! OklahomaCity police charge man in shooting death. The story clearly reported! * convictedroer was charged =riday in Oklahoma County 8istrict Court with 'rst-degreemurder in the shooting death of a 75-year-old man. Tom was slot and changed theheadline to! Oklahoma City man faces charge in shooting death.


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Headline a little o!. * sumitted headline for Jan. 5< said! ishop responds to!piscopal "hurch#s sanctions. The story was aout the O2C Episcopal ishoptelling his people aout sanctions imposed on the 0.+. Episcopal Church y the*nglican Communion. Tom was slot and changed the headline to! ishop e$plainssanctions to state's !piscopalians.

%pecial (econition&rom' -my (aymond$ominee' The ,resentation *es"

The "resentation 8esk egan an eDort in January to improve headlines. Ae had farmore for our monthly contest than we usually have. #ere is a list of some of theest. Below are the ;ood #eadlines for January ?5

• -nchor=s aweih O"lahoma ity Macy=s appears on corporate list of

stores scheduled for closure By Beth ;ollo "age 5c, all, Jan. 9, ?5< --Suail +prings 1all will lose one of its anchor stores when the 1acy%sdepartment store closes.

• Hoppin to it By Beth ;ollo "age 5c, all, Jan. ?5, ?5< -- +kyo$ headline

for a story aout craft eer markers trying to raise awareness of state%salcohol laws.

• &ace)oo" i5es thum)s/up to e>pansion of li"e= By Beth ;ollo "age

a hotel the ;rand >ake area.

• $6 tan" @ll/up is a sweet deal+ with price compara)le to a o"e ByBo Cramer "age 5c, all, Jan. ??, ?5< -- Bi/ cover story the price ofcompressed natural gas in the metro area.

• W(ITT2$ O$ TH2 W-##% Isupporting deck! 1ore historic lackoards

uncovered as Oklahoma City school By Cale 1cAilliams "age 9a, all, Jan. 6,?5< -- +tory aout writing and drawings from 5659 found on lackoardduring work at a city school.

• Anoc"ed out O#* -rctic air free8es pipes+ stops trac lihts in

upper Midwest By Cale 1cAilliams "age 6a, all, Jan. 56, ?5< -- Aire storyaout the cold weather in @orthern states.

• O"lahoma Hihway ,atrol=s cadets prepare to ta"e their @rst steps By Cale 1cAilliams "age 5a, all, Jan. ?, ?5< -- +tory aout the patrol%slatest class of cadets, and the photo shows a cadet walking down stairs withhis little daughter.

• Teen=s ser5in spirit (C$% I$ TH2 B#OO* *esire to help has student

leadin others to roll up slee5es to donate By Cale 1cAilliams "age59a, all, Jan. F5, ?5< -- +tory aout a high school students who wants otherstudents to give lood. #is grandmother works for the Oklahoma Blood&nstitute.

• #2M%O$ D -$* O72( %ooners close out season with Orane Bowlloss By Caroline Aert/ "age 5a, City, Jan. 5, ?5< -- City edition story aoutO0 losing the Orange Bowl to Clemson.

• Tiny prancers By Caroline Aert/ "age


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O$2/,(OMI%I$6 %2-%O$ %W22T E %OC( By =elicia 1urray "age 5a,City, Jan. ?, ?5< -- +tory aout O+0%s loss to Ole 1iss at the +ugar Bowl.

• (eulators step up 5olume control after 2dmond Fua"es By =elicia1urray "age 5a, all, Jan. , ?5< -- +tory aout the state CorporationCommission telling disposal well operators to reduce volume of water forcedinto the ground.

• %torm costs could ma"e road ahead e5en rouher for aency By

=elicia 1urray "age 5a, all, Jan, , ?5< -- +tory aout how recent stormsaDected the state Transportation 8epartment udget for future storms.

• On )ac"round chec"s+ )oth sides are D %TIAI$6 TO TH2I( 6C$% By =elicia 1urray "age 5a, all, Jan.


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• Words cease to Low from urly=s %oonerco By "at ;illiland "age d, all,

Jan. F, ?5< -- +tory aout the end of the Buck%s English column y ;eneOwen.

• The mane e5ent *O2$% W-TH #IO$=% W2##$2%% 2-M -T OAOO By Hoert ;riRn "age a, all, Jan. 5?, ?5< -- +tory aout #uert thelion getting a medical e$amination at the O2C Qoo as /oo visitors watched.

• Math+ 2nlish standards are set for leislati5e test By Terry ;roover

"age 7a, all, Jan. ?6, ?5< -- +tory aout new academic standards goingefore the >egislature.

• %tillwater company=s products really are out of this world By Tom1aupin "age ?c, all, Jan. ?, ?5< -- Bi/ story aout the +tillwater company=rontier Electronic +ystems whose products are used on the &nternational+pace +tation.

• ThereNs no word on what Aen thin"s of remodeled loo" Bar)ie is all

dolled up in new s"in shades+ shapes By Tom 1aupin "age Fc, all, Jan.?6, ?5< -- *" story aout the new looks and shapes of the Barie doll.

• ,alm tree recei5es top honor at ree"sN Mararita5ille comple> By

Tom 1aupin "age 7c, all, Jan. F, ?5< -- +tory aout a palm tree eingselected to top oD the Creek @ation%s 1argaritaville Hestaurant and Casinocomple$ under construction.

• TO %22 O( $OT TO %22 %ha"espeare=s &irst &olio oes on e>hi)it in

$orman By *my Haymond "age a, all, Jan. ?, ?5< -- +tory aout the 5

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