Dustin Reed Terry

About

Dustin is a serial media entrepreneur, investigative technologist, and civic advocate dedicated to government transparency, digital archives, and regional accountability journalism. Driven by deep ancestral ties to Oklahoma, he focuses his venture development on building lasting digital public infrastructure across the state. As the Founder and Director of OpenRecordsAct.com, he stewards an open-access, ad-free repository that permanently preserves and organizes documents released under the Oklahoma Open Records Act (§ 51 O.S. 24A), ensuring vital public records remain freely accessible to citizens, researchers, and watchdogs. A proven digital publisher, Dustin previously founded and successfully exited the investigative platform TheColdCases.com before launching hyper-local news and audience development assets including EastOklahoma.com and 918News.com. His entrepreneurial perspective is reinforced by a disciplined background in high-stakes operations: he is a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he managed technical assets in support of the elite F-117A Nighthawk stealth program. Across his portfolio, Dustin combines technical rigor with grassroots public-interest media. His commentary centers on state-level freedom of information frameworks, the modernization of local journalism, whistleblower anonymity, and treating digital real estate as a permanent public commons. Available for coverage, expert commentary, and panel discussions on FOIA/open records legislation, civic technology, hyper-local media entrepreneurship, and public-interest digital infrastructure. Links & Affiliations: Founder & Director: OpenRecordsAct.com (https://www.openrecordsact.com) Regional Platforms: EastOklahoma.com | 918News.com Past Ventures: TheColdCases.com (Acquired) Memberships: Military Veterans in Journalism (MVJ) Contact: dustin@eastoklahoma.com