
Jason Collington, the executive editor of the Tulsa World, writes about changes to its business coverage under Michael Dekker.
Collington writes, “Experienced reporter and then assistant city editor Michael Dekker, who has been in our newsroom since 2002 in his 38-year journalism career, took the lead in covering the important beat in this emerging era of our city’s history.
“He’s delivered comprehensive local business coverage with his cover stories in Sunday’s Business section in print and online, along with daily story assignments. He’s broken a number of stories and has become one of the most-read journalists in the newsroom since taking this job.
“When we made this move, we decided to focus on these topics: the local economy, local businesses doing extraordinary things, local innovation in industry, entrepreneurship, leadership, real estate, development, employment and the business of health care.”
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