It looks like the new out-of-state corporate owners of The Oklahoman are soulless, godless heathens.
Earlier this morning, The Oklahoman unveiled a slight redesign of the newspaper for Ethel, Lois, Howard, Dorothy, Richard, Blanche, George Nigh and their 18 other print subscribers.
The changes include using a new headline font, and moving the daily prayer – a pandering mainstay that has been published on the paper’s front page each day since 1974 – to the inside cover of Page 2.
Here’s how The Oklahoman’s publisher, Kelly Dyer Fry, glossed over the news:
Here at The Oklahoman, we’re accustomed to change. But we want to spare our readers the forces of change when possible. Most of our changes are behind the scenes but today’s newspaper has a new look. It’s not drastic, but you will notice a few tweaks.
First, the type face is the same in the stories, but the headline font is updated. Our last redesign was in 2008, so we were due.
If you are looking for the prayer at the bottom of Page 1, don’t despair, it has a new home on Page 2.
This is great news for Oklahoma journalism and a very long time coming. Newspapers are supposed to share real facts, news and information – not attempt to indoctrinate readers with philosophical musings that reinforce silly mythologies. That’s what the editorial page is for. I wonder if Gatehouse has big changes coming to that…
All news is still covered by our local Oklahoman staff. We still retain full editorial control.
Oh well, I guess we should take what we get. Someday our prayers will be answered.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see what, if any, fallback this will create in the holy roller community. I bet James Lankford is already working on a press release about how he’s “disappointed” in the decision. Perhaps the Oklahoma City Thunder will follow suit and move the pre-game prayer to the second quarter, right before the Midfirst Bank half-court shot contest.
…..are with the Oklahoman readers because they had been relying on that prayer to get them through that pile of tree carcasses.
The power of Christ compels You!
Goes on the editorial page where it shares space with the items paying homage to our oil overlords.
Yes,real facts. Real journalism. Something I wish channel 9 would do. Ogle and his 2cents should not be allowed. Journalist are to report not put their own opinions to sway the public to their way of thinking.
Yes!! I’m so glad none of the national news outlets allow their opinions influence their reporting.
Another of many changes lately and not for the better. Evidently there has been a drastic walkout of delivery personnel and delivery service is now sporadic at best. Plus, sections are sometimes edited down to 2 pages and inserted in a completely unknown location. Varies from week to week, day to day. Not to mention the typos & mispelling. Pitiful excuse for a newspaper.
Frankly, I’m glad Satan is in charge of The Oklahoman now. He’s pro-union, for a higher minimum wage, and Medicare for all. Thank God.
You forgot to include Rose and Sophia in your 18 other print suscribers. Rose will always forgive you and take you back immedately for leaving her out with a simple apology, but Sophia will give you the Sicilian Evil Eye curse and it will take the equivilant of moving a mountain or a quick trip to Shady Pines to get back in her good graces!!!
It’s sad that a tiny prayer listed at the bottom of the page caused you so much anguish. Oh the humanity!!
Wait, you never read it anyway, right?
Those that pray the loudest and in the most public of places are the ones you most have to watch out for. They need followers. They need your money.
Of all the petty crap you choose to waste time on and you go after prayer. This lost ogle experiment has gotten very childish and boring. If you don’t have something clever and funny to say or news you think is under reported then take a break. Andy Roony
Careful, everybody. If we piss off the Christians and get them to thinking they’re being persecuted (in a place where no professed atheist could ever win state or national election) they might just up and kill the shit outta all of us.
Pray to what ? Pray to whom ? and does this effect how their articles are written ? does it keep them telling the real facts ? and truth ? just asking .
“I bet James Lankford is already working on a press release about how he’s “disappointed” in the decision.”
I bet you’ve already said more about it than he will.
Hey there’s 19 of us. First I didn’t even notice it was missing. But I did notice the city list of recently departed is now in large print for us oldsters. Gives us a chance to see who is still in the geriatric dating pool.
Around the 1st of December (2018) I was billed $455 for a 1 year subscription of the The Oklahoman.
As a child I was taught from a very early age not only the importance of of reading…but also the importance of reading our local newspaper. We had no tv (who could afford a tv?)and our only source for current national or international news was a nightly 15 minute radio news program hosted by Gabriel Heater(sp?).
But $455 for a one year subscription of The Oklahoman…no bloody way.
$455…for a newspaper that regularly prints 3 day old articles gleaned from internet sources as “news.”
Rates are $12.00/month for print and digital. Must’ve been an error. If you’re interested in keeping it, you should probably contact them.
https://secure.oklahoman.com/store
Called them twice…no error. Perhaps there is an additional charge for rural delivery?
In any event…I am duuunnn with the whole group.
Must be a slow day at TLO when all Patrick has to gripe about is a prayer. Make fun of how all the Christians might react, Most of the reactions I see are from people who apparently don’t understand a thing about prayer or Christianity but choose to show their lack of understanding with a classless remark. People of faith do a lot of helping hand work and rarely get any credit. This is who you choose to mock and make fun of? Hank Williams Jr. said it best. “You’re the only one that you are screwing, when you put down what you don’t understand”.
Every time the new publisher speaks, she keeps saying OKC is getting the newspaper that is equal to the level of support they are getting from the community. What a dumb ass statement when your delivery service sucks, people are waiting on hold for 30 and 45 minutes at a time to talk to customer service and the product has typos and errors everyday. Check the visitor comments on their Facebook page, it’s imploding. Sad.