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 Laura Paskus nominated the ISC this year: I’ve been a 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 they get what they’re looking for—and it’s not buried in Read more
Qualifications: KOB Eyewitness News 4 is seeking a dynamic Producer for our Newsroom! Two years’ experience and a college degree in journalism or related field plus computer skills are required. This position is for a news producer in a top 40 competitive news market. We’re looking for a producer with Read more
Qualifications: KOB News 4 is seeking an AM Executive Producer for our Newsroom! A leader who wants to dominate the morning news landscape in a fiercely competitive market. The right candidate will be someone who consumes news 24/7 and wants to be the content leader instead of a follower. This Read more
No one would respond, however. It wasn’t even a controversial story — the village ended up receiving the money they’d been counting on. I just wanted to know why the state had sent that letter and what might be going on with the budget or the grant funding.
Can U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents really seize and go through your phones and other devices at an international border crossing? What about at the U.S. Border Patrol inland checkpoints along roads in southern New Mexico and west Texas? Or at other locations within the 100-mile zone along the Read more