Oklahoma Gazette the best newspaper in Oklahoma during its recent 2017 awards gala in Stillwater.
Gazette competed in the statewide Oklahoma Pro Chapter contests largest newspaper division, earning first place in the Best of the Best / Best Newspaper division;
The Oklahoman earned second, and
Tulsa World took home third.
Journalists often make fun of themselves for being word people not math people, but conversations with past
Gazette editors and management show this is only the second time our paper has earned the top honor in about 25 years, if not longer.
Our success is the communitys success, and I want to thank every reader, staff member, reporter, independent journalist, photographer, intern, supporter, sponsor, social media follower, advertiser and especially the University of Oklahomas student journalists at the