FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD WINNER

Competing against pr 2022 Carter Bradley First Amendment A for work that aimed to r ound transpar against professionals, the OU Daily was presented the 2022 Carter First Amendment Award,d to reset norms around transparency at OU and in Norman. Its winning entry included stories that:

Its winning entry included stories that: oudaily.com

Examined how the university handles records requests, including response times in comparison to other universities and resources available to the

Broke down data from the Nor man Police Department to show on a per capita basis, the city’s Black residents were three times more likely than their white neighbors to be contacted, arrested or have force used against them by the police.

Monitored the football team’s quarterback controversy via the jour nalism school windows near athletic department to institute a 72-hour national media blackout.