Oklahoma's largest two newspapers announced they will share some news content, including some reporting and news gathering work, Tulsa Today reported Monday.

The Oklahoman and Tulsa World made the announcement Friday, and stated poor economic conditions led to their decision to share some news articles, photos and other content to better serve readers across the state, with less money.

The two newspapers have had to cut staffing levels, and the content-sharing plan is hoped to "make sure the level of coverage doesn't drop," Ed Kelley, editor of The Oklahoman, told Tulsa Today.

Content created by staff at The Oklahoman be available for Tulsa World to use in its print version and on its Web site, tulsaworld.com. Meanwhile, Tulsa World content will be available for The Oklahoman to use in its print version and on its Web site, NewsOK.com, according to Tulsa Today. The content, when used by the other paper, will be attributed to its content creator.

Both U.S. papers are independently owned, and will be careful to maintain their "separate voices on their editorial and opinion pages, as well as their individual approaches to gathering news," Kelly said, according to Tulsa Today.