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
The Albuquerque Journal is currently hiring a general assignment reporter “with experience or interest in covering a national laboratory (Sandia National Laboratories) and an Air Force base (Kirtland Air Force Base).” Details at JournalismJobs.com
There are two ways a campus sexual assault can be investigated: 1) criminally and by police, which may lead to a trial in months or years down the line 2) administratively by a university, which could lead to a student Read more
By Heath Haussamen A recent tweet from U.S. Immigrants and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed that the agency had arrested an Arkansas man on “child sex tourism charges.” That arrest fit the narrative ICE spreads – that immigrants are criminals who Read more
The Society of Professional Journalists chose the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission for the 2016 Black Hole Award. The award draws attention to “government institutions or agencies for outright contempt of the public’s right to know.” SPJ Rio Grande board president Read more
The city of Santa Fe’s Public Records Custodian Bernadette Romero does a couple of things that make her stand out to SPJ Rio Grande. One, she’ll reach out to someone requesting a public record to help refine their request so Read more