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About Brittany Harlow

Director and Lead Journalist at VNN. Writer. World traveler. Soccer player.

First “Oklahoma Survivor’s Act” case filed in Tulsa County

Written By: Rachael Schuit and Brittany Harlow (OKLAHOMA) After years of work and countless hours put in by numerous criminal justice advocates, the Oklahoma Survivor’s Act (OSA) finally went into effect this month. Senate Bill 1835, signed by Governor Kevin Stitt in May, allows courts to issue lower sentences to survivors whose crimes relate to

By |2024-09-17T04:04:15+00:00September 1st, 2024|Crime|Comments Off on First “Oklahoma Survivor’s Act” case filed in Tulsa County

Sculpture celebrating Irish connection unveiled in Choctaw Nation

(CHOCTAW NATION) The unbreakable bond between the Choctaw Nation and Ireland reached a new milestone this August. Two events celebrated the unveiling of the Eternal Heart sculpture, honoring the longstanding connection between Ireland and the Choctaw Nation. On August 29, the Choctaw Cultural Center held a celebration for attendees to enjoy music from RUNA, a

By |2024-09-17T04:18:43+00:00August 30th, 2024|Indigenous|Comments Off on Sculpture celebrating Irish connection unveiled in Choctaw Nation

Indigenous Roots: Natural pathways between history and today

This is a VNN Collaboration produced by VNN Oklahoma in partnership with Pursuit Films Written By: Rachael Schuit and Brittany Harlow Narrated By: Trista Vaughn (CHEROKEE NATION) Genes are the code of life. A continuous pathway of one living being to another, carrying what has been into what will be. Joe Ballard is a member

By |2024-09-17T04:12:49+00:00July 17th, 2024|Health, Indigenous|Comments Off on Indigenous Roots: Natural pathways between history and today

350,000 Records of American Indian History Made Public Through the Tulsa Public Library System

(MUSCOGEE NATION) Thanks to research, reporting and a generous donation from Verified News Network (VNN) Oklahoma, for the first time ever, an extensive digital collection of American Indian history is now available at no cost to the public through the Tulsa Public Library System. As of July 12, anyone with a TCCL library card can

By |2024-09-17T04:19:26+00:00July 14th, 2024|Indigenous|Comments Off on 350,000 Records of American Indian History Made Public Through the Tulsa Public Library System

Parenting in the Muscogee Language

Parenting in the Muscogee Language In Honor of National Foster Care Month Verified News Network (VNN) Founders Kelly Tidwell (Muscogee and Cherokee) and Brittany Harlow foster through Muscogee Creek Nation Foster Care and Adoption. A recent foster care event included basic instruction of the Muscogee language. When asked what the best way was to

By |2024-05-07T18:43:58+00:00May 7th, 2024|VNN Media Library|Comments Off on Parenting in the Muscogee Language

The Stop Doing List

The "Stop Doing List" Why it’s okay to be a quitter Verified News Community, we are side by side for the long haul. That’s why I like to keep you in the loop with what we are doing behind the scenes at Verified News Network (VNN) and why. After all, we are building a better

By |2022-09-09T15:30:01+00:00September 9th, 2022|VNN Media Library|Comments Off on The Stop Doing List

VNN: An opportunity of growth for female and minority journalists

Diverse coverage begins with diverse journalists.  The narrow mainstream perspective didn’t happen by chance. It’s the product of a century of one dominant narrative- and it doesn’t appear that will change any time soon. At VNN, we don’t think it’s right that women and minorities only stand a fraction of a chance of advancement in

By |2023-05-08T01:58:36+00:00February 16th, 2022|VNN Media Library|Comments Off on VNN: An opportunity of growth for female and minority journalists

How To Get Involved

How To Get Involved Thank you for joining our Verified News Community We're going to be honest with you- we need you. Local community news needs you. And we know there are a few of you out there who need us, too. After all, that's why we exist. Here's a few ways we can help

By |2023-01-08T20:37:51+00:00November 10th, 2021|VNN Media Library|Comments Off on How To Get Involved

Social media scaries

Social media scaries We don’t need to sensationalize our content just to get attention.  But when it comes to the big box social media corporations, the reality IS scary. We can’t dial it down and risk our news community failing to grasp the gravity of the situation. The Social Dilemma team said it best: Big

By |2021-10-13T16:52:36+00:00October 13th, 2021|VNN Media Library|Comments Off on Social media scaries

How to verify news | Step 3

How to verify news Step 3: Grow Your News Body After you’ve learned how to vet sources (here) and evaluate content (here), it’s time to exercise those muscles by expanding your body of news. Diversify your content sources. We do this at VNN by providing content from a variety of contributors like journalists, non-profit news

By |2021-10-12T00:19:34+00:00October 12th, 2021|VNN Media Library|Comments Off on How to verify news | Step 3
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