About Us

Hi. We’re The Pickup, a digital publication from This Land Press. 

We do subscriber-driven culture and community journalism for people who want to know Tulsa better. 

The Pickup is co-founded, written and edited by three Tulsans: Matt Carney, Alicia Chesser and Zack Reeves. You might know us from our work in local alt-weeklies of old like The Tulsa Voice and Urban Tulsa, the newsletters and social media channels at Root, and our bylines at many other publications across the region.  

The Pickup covers arts and culture, food, public affairs, opinions and Tulsa lore with a critical eye, local savvy and an irreverent point of view. We write to spark dialogue, pose provocative questions, push back against apathy and offer ways for readers to become more connected to Tulsa. 

In the tradition of This Land, we offer alternatives to mainstream narratives and on-the-ground perspectives on why this city is the way it is—and what might make it better for more people. 

The Pickup relies on subscriptions from readers like you to produce independent journalism about what happens here and why it matters, written by people who know and care about this city. Come hang out and know Tulsa better.