Oklahoman staffers on furlough this week

The coronavirus pandemic has hit many businesses hard, including media companies.

The parent company of The Oklahoman has instituted one-week, unpaid furloughs for all of its full-time employees each month from April through June.

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Here is a list of newsroom employees who are out this week:

OU beat sports writer Ryan Aber; sports columnist Jenni Carlson; watchdog reporter Nolan Clay; state government reporter Carmen Forman; faith editor Carla Hinton; preps sports writer Cameron Jourdan; health and breaking news reporter Adam Kemp; OKC development reporter Steve Lackmeyer; assistant photo editor Chris Landsberger; data manager Darla Lindauer; managing editor Don Mecoy; energy reporter Jack Money; multimedia editor Dave Morris; copy editor Felicia Murray; and assistant sports editor Darla Smith.