Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News
Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Bennett Brinkman

Bennett Brinkman

is a journalism student within the Gaylord College of the University of Oklahoma who is expected to graduate in 2022. A native of Edmond, Oklahoma, he is currently part of Gaylord News in Washington D.C.

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President Joe Biden used his first address before a joint session of Congress Wednesday to tout an ambitious plan to reshape the American economy. (Photo courtesy U.S. Congress)

Oklahoma delegation reacts negatively to Biden’s joint session address

Bennett Brinkman and Joseph Tomlinson
April 29, 2021
Stephanie Bice reflects on tumultuous first 100 days

Stephanie Bice reflects on tumultuous first 100 days

Bennett Brinkman
April 23, 2021
Gaylord News launched the new podcast series Oklahomans of DC, which will highlight Oklahomans living and working in the U.S. capital. The series is hosted by Gaylord News reporter Bennett Brinkman. PHOTO: Bennett Brinkman/Gaylord News

Journalist expelled from Yemen discusses her travels on podcast

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
April 8, 2021
A blue sedan was rammed into a Capitol barricade on April 2. (PHOTO: Bennett Brinkman/Gaylord News)

Two hours of lockdown at the U.S. Capitol less than three months after riot

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
April 2, 2021
Gaylord News launched the new podcast series Oklahomans of DC, which will highlight Oklahomans living and working in the U.S. capital. The series is hosted by Gaylord News reporter Bennett Brinkman. PHOTO: Bennett Brinkman/Gaylord News

Gaylord News podcast reflects on life put “on pause” by the pandemic

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
March 31, 2021
The bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act officially passed in the U.S. House the night of March 17. New provisions specifically addressed Native American, immigrant and transgender women. (Brooklyn Wayland/Gaylord News)

House makes significant moves for women during Women’s History Month

Bennett Brinkman and Libbey Dean
March 18, 2021
Oklahoma National Guard Lieutenant Tomas Meget speaking about Inauguration Day preparations on January 19. (Skylar Tallal/ Gaylord News)

Capitol security measures scaled back, lawmakers concerned about National Guard, fencing

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
March 18, 2021
Gaylord News launched the new podcast series Oklahomans of DC, which will highlight Oklahomans living and working in the U.S. capital. The series is hosted by Gaylord News reporter Bennett Brinkman. PHOTO: Bennett Brinkman/Gaylord News

Gaylord News launches new podcast spotlighting Oklahomans living in Washington

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
March 16, 2021
Sen. Jim Inhofe talks Tuesday about fraud in the 2020 presidential election. (PHOTO: Bennett Brinkman/Gaylord News)

Inhofe breaks with Trump, Republicans over election fraud

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
March 2, 2021
Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks recently to the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. Photo by Senate Press Photographer

Stitt focuses on federal aid, McGirt and vaccine rollout in whirlwind trip to Washington

Bennett Brinkman and Libbey Dean
February 24, 2021
The statue of Will Rogers smiles down from his pedestal in the House connecting corridor on the second floor of the Capitol. (PHOTO: Architect of the Capitol/aoc.gov)

Will Rogers’ one-liners still relevant today

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
January 21, 2021

Oklahoma represented on inauguration stage as Biden calls for unity

Bennett Brinkman and Libbey Dean
January 21, 2021
BLM protestors hold flags up against the fence protecting the White House in Black Lives Matter Plaza. (By Skylar Tallal/Gaylord News)

MLK Day different with upcoming inauguration and BLM protests

Sarah Beth Guevara, Bennett Brinkman, and Joseph Tomlinson
January 18, 2021
A model of the novel coronavirus. Stigma associated with COVID-19 infection has affected how people manage their health and communicate with others. (Gaylord News)

Coronavirus stigma affects pandemic response

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
December 11, 2020
Kendra Horn speaks to supporters at the Tower Theater on shortly before midnight on Nov. 3. Bennett Brinkman/Gaylord News

“We’re not done yet” Kendra Horn announces in concession

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
November 4, 2020
Native American tribes in Oklahoma are working to increase participation in the census. (Gaylord News Photo)

Oklahoma in ‘final sprint’ before census deadline

Bennett Brinkman, Reporter
September 23, 2020
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