Oklahoma County sheriff's refusal to release jail-death records garners Black Hole recognition FOI and Opala AwardsoklahomafoiJune 1, 2018Ben Blackstock Award, Black Hole Award, Doug Wilson, Kay Boies, Marian Opala First Amendment Award, Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, P-D- Taylor, Sunshine AwardComment
EPA head Scott Pruitt deemed open records Black Hole while he served as Okla. attorney general FOI and Opala Awards, Night of SunshineoklahomafoiApril 7, 2017Black Hole Award, Blackstock Award, David McCullough, Frances Kersey, Joey Senat, Marian Opala First Amendment Award, Scott Pruitt, Sunshine AwardComment
FOI Oklahoma deems Norman a Black Hole for refusing to release records FOI and Opala AwardsoklahomafoiApril 3, 2016Ben Blackstock Award, Black Hole Award, City of Norman, Gary Jones, Karen Holp, Marian Opala First Amendment Award, Sunshine Award, Ziva BranstetterComment
FOI Oklahoma seeks nominations for First Amendment, freedom of information awards for 2015 FOI and Opala AwardsoklahomafoiFebruary 7, 2016Ben Blackstock Award, Black Hole Award, Marian Opala First Amendment Award, Sunshine AwardComment
FOI Oklahoma bestows Black Hole award on judge who closed courtroom, records of billionaire oil baron’s divorce trial FOI and Opala AwardsoklahomafoiMarch 16, 2015Ben Blackstock Award, Black Hole Award, Marian Opala First Amendment Award, Sunshine AwardComment
FOI Oklahoma seeks nominations for First Amendment, freedom of information awards for 2014 FOI and Opala Awards, Sunshine Week ConferenceoklahomafoiJanuary 15, 2015Ben Blackstock Award, Black Hole Award, Marian Opala First Amendment Award, Sunshine AwardComment
FOI Oklahoma deems Gov. Fallin's records policies a Black Hole for second year Sunshine Week ConferenceoklahomafoiMarch 14, 2014Black Hole, Blackstock Award, David Holt, Marian Opala First Amendment Award, Mary Fallin, Rita Geiger, Sunshine Award Comment
FOI Oklahoma seeks nominations for First Amendment, freedom of information awards for 2013 Sunshine Week ConferenceoklahomafoiJanuary 6, 2014Ben Blackstock Award, Black Hole Award, Marian Opala First Amendment Award, Sunshine Award
