Freedom of Information Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Media Center and the Oklahoma Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists are joining forces for the inaugural Oklahoma Local News Summit Friday, Oct. 23, in Tulsa.

This one-day celebration of local news and the public’s right to know is a collaborative fundraiser, training event and three-way awards ceremony presented by the three nonprofits. The collaborative event will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Pocahontas Greadington Learning and Creativity Center (Lower Level 2) in the Central Library in downtown Tulsa. The day will feature hot breakfast items, catered lunch and dinner, as well as a drink ticket and cash bar during the awards.

The day will begin with FOI’s annual First Amendment Congress discussing 250 years of press freedom and what’s at stake for Oklahoma today. 

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