“This news initiative is an exciting enterprise because it is recovering and restoring Tulsa’s legacy of local journalism and community engagement - with the added vibrance of diverse voices... With Gary Lee at the helm, the reporting is sure to be balanced and objective journalism that informs and engages readers.”

“Most of the time, ethnic communities have no voice to represent them. I am excited that this new initiative will give a voice to the voiceless. It will be a big responsibility, but we will accomplish the task with hard work.”

"Strong local journalism is not only vital to our democracy, but it knits the fabric of our community together. The stories we tell each other and the ones we don't define how we view our community. If we want our city to live up to our ideals, we need to support robust journalism that is well-resourced, comprehensive and objective."

"I wish local news would be more comprehensive. It just highlights a few events and doesn't give a broader view of what is really happening in the community."

"I wish the local news would be more proactive about exposing corruption in local government and cover more stories involving marginalized people, the kind of things that usually get swept under the rug."

"Hire more journalists to cover the many stories about our city that are currently not being told."

"Tulsa is more diverse [than people realize]… not just race, gender, socioeconomic status, but also life experiences, political positions, and faith expressions… we do a disservice when we blanket over that."

"If we were to have our community portrayed in a better light, then more people might be willing to invest in our community."

"I wish the local news would give more information to us in order to know where to go if we had a problem."

"We need more access to information about what's going on in the community regarding everything: childcare, housing, voting. We just need a way to get information, unbiased information."