Know it forums: Where Oklahomans help Oklahomans
A little more than one year ago, we launched our first ‘know it’ topic. We had two full pages of coverage about cancer, plus an extensive online piece under the new ‘know it’ brand on NewsOK.com.
The goal? To use the power and resources of our journalists to gather all the information we could on a topic that greatly affects us — essentially, to define that topic as it relates to Oklahomans. We found personal stories, showcased videos and organized a massive list of resources for visitors that wanted to find everything in one simple spot.
Thirteen months later, we have 28 ‘know it’ topics and plans for many more. We have won a handful of journalistic awards for the project, including the prestigious SPJ Sigma Delta Chi winner for Public Service in Online Journalism.
I can guarantee that we will continue to grow this ‘know it’ plan and continue with our mission of providing a resource for Oklahomans who need targeted information on specific subjects.
And part of that planned growth is a community conversation — a place where Oklahomans can go to share thoughts, ask questions or provide solutions. We want our audience to have a voice in defining these topics. We want Oklahomans to have a safe place to connect with other Oklahomans.
We want the interactive message boards on the ‘know it’ topics to be a place where Oklahomans help Oklahomans.
As of this week, we now have all 28 message boards active and open for our visitors to participate. You can have conversations on any of our wide variety of ‘know it’ topics, ranging from Addiction to Pets, from Mental Health to Youth Sports, from Parenting to Gardening, from Religion and Spirituality to Giving and Volunteering, or from Retirement to Travel.
Read the articles. Browse the blogs. Watch the videos. Use the resources. Take advantage of the pages that affect your life as much as you can.
Then, we encourage you to join conversation – where Oklahomans help Oklahomans.
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I would very much appreciate clarification re: why it has to cost approximately $240,000 for a person with atrial fibrillation to have a simple, short, non-invasive, and usually permanent ablation at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City (Heart Rhythm Institue) – and up to $171,000 at Oklahoma Cardiology Associates, but only approximately $23,685 (less than 1/10th) at the Texas Cardiac Arrthymia Institute, which is considered by many people who have atrial fibrillation the most technologically-advanced institution in the world for people who have atrial fibrillation and approximately the same amount in other heart hospitals in Texas? This is a simple and short out-patient procedure (unless you live in Oklahoma. Every hospital interviewed uses the same wonderful state-of-the-art equipment from Biosense-Webster and similar, amazing robotic systems. Thank you for any insight.