Having trouble finding good stories to tell? Do you know your community? And most importantly, does your community know you? If you need help, Ask a Mexican! No, really… come join the Rio Grande Chapter of SPJ for an interactive workshop that will include ¡Ask a Mexican! columnist/author/editor, Gustavo Arellano. Read more
Some exciting news for New Mexico today. Congrats to Trip Jennings and Heath Haussamen! The W. K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded $525,000 to New Mexico In Depth, a new organization whose goal is to foster, promote and publish journalism in the public interest. Two veteran journalists – Trip Jennings and Heath Haussamen Read more
Have a knack for stories that will mean a lot to parents and children? Can you go past what happens at a board meeting and relate the issues to the classroom? Can you navigate the tons of data that exists on education rankings, test scores and funding mechanisms (without using Read more
Writing Life into History Getting to the compelling details behind real characters and events What: Free panel discussion and Q and A with four non-fiction writers When: Tuesday, June 26, 6 p.m. Where: Collected Works, 202 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe On Tuesday, June 26, four great writers dish on how Read more
Inspired by this post on The Open Notebook about the spaces writers inhabit while they’re working, we couldn’t help but bug some Rio Grande Chapter members–and find out what their desks and offices look like, too. A series of photos from KOB-TV’s Peter St. Cyr and Gadi Schwartz: And more Read more