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Reflecting on Campus Protest Coverage as Student Journalists
We — Paloma Chapa, Leila Chapa and Ella Daniel — began working in journalism relatively recently and have little experience…
Read More...Everyone Must Be Engaged
Homelessness is one of those issues that now seems insurmountable to many people. We have watched the housing crisis grow…
Read More...The Shifting Landscape of NM Politics Coverage in 2024
This week, I was pleased to host a roundtable discussion with Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold and freelance reporter…
Read More...Progressives Going After Incumbents in Hot Democratic Primaries
This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner. It’s a safe bet Democrats will barrel…
Read More...What Do You Want to Read?
I’m still trying to figure out exactly how to use this space, and I could use some help from readers.…
Read More...Food Waste and Justice
We all see it, and we all do it. In Albuquerque alone, people waste more than 112,000 tons of food…
Read More...No Replacement for Hard Data
“We have a lot of public safety issues that in my view still require immediate and dramatic attention.” That quote…
Read More...Understanding the State Land Commissioner’s Oil & Gas Holdout
If you aren’t completely familiar with the ins and outs of the New Mexico State Land Office, you have company.…
Read More...Four Years of COVID — and Counting
March 11 snuck up on me a bit this year. The date has been seared into my brain since 2020,…
Read More...U.S. Attorney Cracks a Window on APD Corruption Probe
Sunshine Week, the annual paean to those who carry the torch for government transparency, concludes tomorrow, and it’s fair to…
Read More...Spoken Word
I’ve been a fan of Patrick Lohmann’s journalism since I met him well over a decade ago. He did fine…
Read More...Attorney Tips FBI on APD DWI Corruption Case
He won’t say exactly when, but at some point a “young person” came to attorney Daymon Ely with a story…
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