The story of a family newspaper

The first issue of the Tulsa Daily World appeared on the afternoon of Sept. 14, 1905. The banner across the top of the front page declared: “Tulsa, Chosen Home of Prosperity and Opportunity, is a Busy City in a Busy Universe.” The paper cost 5 cents per copy.

The Tulsa World has been soley owned by the Lorton family since 1917. Robert E. Lorton is chairman of the board of World Publishing Co. His son, Robert E. Lorton III, is publisher. The Tulsa World has been Tulsa’s only daily newspaper since the afternoon daily, the Tulsa Tribune, closed in 1992.

The second-largest newspaper in Oklahoma, the Tulsa World continues to be among the few independent, family-owned newspapers in the United States.

Located at 315 S. Boulder Ave., the nine-story building extends through the block to Main Street and covers the entire area between Third and Fourth streets. An entrance on the east side is located on Main Street.

Technological advances

The Tulsa World was the first newspaper in North America to install the state-of-the-art shaftless Wifag presses, capable of churning out 70,000 copies an hour. It also was the first major newspaper to switch to digital photography.

A $60 million expansion included the new presses, a visitors’ parking lot and power plant. The Tulsa World updated its computer software to the DTI and InDesign systems and has become a computer-to-plate operation. The Tulsa World is printed on 48-inch-wide paper.

Community involvement

The World has received many honors and awards for its reporting, design, photography, advertising and community involvement.

The newspaper raises hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for the Salvation Army’s holiday program. It also helps support United Way,

the Nature Conservancy, the Oklahoma Heritage Association, local performing arts, museums and many other civic and cultural organizations.

Founding sponsor of the Route 66 Marathon, Tulsa Run and FreeWheel bicycle tour, the World also has sponsored Mayfest and the Fourth of July fireworks display.

Awards

Included among the Tulsa World’s many awards*:

2007 - AP Division A Sweepstakes awards; General Excellence, first; Web site: tulsaworld.com, first; SPJ Best Web site: tulsaworld.com; SPJ Best Newspaper.

2006 - AP/Oklahoma News Executives Division A Sweepstakes award, General Excellence, first; SPJ Best Newspaper, first.

2005 - AP Division A Sweepstakes; General Excellence, first.

2004 - AP Division A Sweepstakes; SPJ Best Newspaper, first.

2003 - AP Division A Sweepstakes.

2002 - AP Sweepstakes in Photography.

2001 - AP Division A Sweepstakes; General Excellence, first.

2000 - AP Division A Sweepstakes in Writing.

1999 - AP Division A Sweepstakes; AP Sweepstakes in Photography.

1998 - AP Division A Sweepstakes; AP Sweepstakes in Photography, General Excellence, first.

1996 - AP Sweepstakes in Photography.

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Tulsa World’s Web site – tulsaworld.com

All of the content on the site is free. It is updated throughout the day with breaking news stories and online exclusive content, while also providing all the day’s local stories from the newspaper.

The tulsaworld.com archives are available for free from 1989 to the present.  The archives contain Tulsa World and Tulsa Tribune stories during that time. Users also can view an article from 2003 to present as it appeared in the print edition of the newspaper by clicking on the PDF button on top of the story. The web address or URL of all of the stories, slide shows and videos will never change.

Readers can comment on each story on tulsaworld.com, and the comments will be published instantly at the bottom of those stories. Registration is required to make comments online.

The online reader comments are just one element in the World’s social network, which allows users to create an online profile, screen name, avatar (photo that appears next to your screen name in comments) and upload photos, bookmarks and send personal messages to other registered users. Once you have an online account, you can also sign up to receive Email Newsletters (learn more below).

If you have questions about the site, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page at www.tulsaworld.com/faq.

If you need further assistance, contact Web Editor Jason Collington at jason.collington@tulsaworld.com or by calling (918) 581-8464.

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Tulsa World Email Newsletters

The 25 Email Newsletters come either daily or weekly. Breaking News Alerts are sent when significant news breaks.

The emails include a story’s headline and synopsis. Users can sign up for as many as they want for free.

Here are the Email Newsletters offered:

Breaking News – When significant news breaks.

Latest News – Details that day’s news and is sent daily at 4 p.m.

Business -- Delivered every morning, brings you all the Business stories in that day’s print edition.

Editorial -- Delivered every morning, brings you all the Tulsa World editorials in that day’s print edition.

Jay Cronley’s Columns -- Delivered weekly, brings you all three of Jay's columns in the print edition for the week.

Local -- Delivered every morning, brings you all the Local News stories in that day’s print edition.

Politics -- Delivered every morning, brings you all the stories in that day’s print edition pertaining to local and national political news.

State -- Delivered every morning, brings you all the stories in that day’s print edition about areas outside the Tulsa Metro area.)

Sports -- Delivered every morning, brings you all the Sports stories in that day’s print edition.)

Sports Columns -- Delivered weekly, brings you the columns for the week in the print edition from John Klein and Dave Sittler.

Sports - High School -- Delivered daily, brings you all the stories in that day’s print edition about high school sports, as well as the Friday night scoreboard during football season.

NFL -- Delivered daily during the NFL season, brings you all the NFL stories in that day’s print edition.

ORU Sports -- Delivered daily, brings you all the ORU stories in that day’s print edition.

OSU Sports -- Delivered daily, brings you all the OSU stories in that day’s print edition.

OU Sports -- Delivered daily, brings you all the OU stories in that day’s print edition.

TU Sports -- Delivered daily, brings you all the TU stories in that day’s print edition.

Dining Out -- Delivered weekly on Thursday, brings you all of critic Scott Cherry’s restaurant reviews from SPOT magazine.

Local Events -- Delivered weekly on Thursday, brings you links to local events that appear in the SPOT Calendar.

Movie Reviews -- Delivered weekly on Friday, brings you all the movie reviews in that day’s print edition.

Music -- Delivered weekly on Thursday, brings you all the music stories in that day’s print edition.

The Arts -- Delivered weekly on Thursday, brings you all the arts stories in that day’s print edition.

Food and Recipes -- Delivered weekly on Wednesday, brings you all the food and recipe stories in that day’s print edition.

Health -- Delivered weekly on Thursday, brings you all the health stories in that day’s print edition.

Home and Garden -- Delivered weekly on Saturday, brings you all the home and garden stories in that day’s print edition.

Jason Ashley Wright’s Column -- Delivered weekly on Tuesday, brings you links to Jason's style columns stories in that day’s print edition.

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