Qualifications: Previous professional experience in news gathering required. Experience with AVID editing required. Candidate must be beyond the basics in shooting skills. The Farmington Bureau Chief must have strong news judgment and writing skills; ability to shoot, write and edit a news Read more
The Las Cruces Sun News laid off three journalists this week and the editor resigned. The EL Paso times also laid off four journalists. NMPolitics.net has details: Layoffs hit Las Cruces Sun-News again; top editor resigns Here’s a statement from SPJ Read more
In a continued effort to improve the state of journalism in New Mexico and West Texas—and to serve our members—the Rio Grande Chapter of SPJ is offering scholarships for two journalists to attend the IRE CAR bootcamp in Columbia, Missouri Read more
The Albuquerque Police Department public information office, which is resorting to more direct social media feeds and bypassing journalists in the process, this week called KOB TV “irresponsible” for obtaining video of a police crash and sharing the footage. The Read more
KOB-TV has a unique opportunity for a sales and marketing Account Executive. Candidates must exhibit a strong sales and marketing skill set. Minimum two years’ experience in sales, advertising, or media experience preferred. Knowledge of the local marketplace and ability to Read more
By: Heath Haussamen, SPJ Rio Grande board member Journalists from as far away as Albuquerque and El Paso attended Saturday’s training in Las Cruces to learn about their rights when encountering federal immigration enforcement agents. In all, 23 people from Read more