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Algernon D'Ammassa

Algernon is a local and statewide reporter for the Las Cruces Sun-News, reporting on local government and state politics, day-to-day coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico, plus occasional investigative and long-form pieces the past year about about economic development and its effects on community life. His “Desert Sage” column appears weekly in the Sun-News and other Gannett papers, and occasionally in USA Today.
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Features

SPJ Region 9: Face to Face and ‘virtual’

The grounds for optimism and humor are there, and they deserve pride of place in a truly virtual world — online and in person.

By Algernon D'Ammassa, 3 yearsMay 3, 2022 ago
Ethics Features

The Why of It: Straddling the zone between news and opinion

It is a situation I blundered into by chance. I landed my first job as a reporter at the Deming Headlight after several years as a columnist for the same paper. They let me continue writing the column, which later migrated (with me) to the Las Cruces Sun-News; but my editors and I managed my dual role with care.  

By Algernon D'Ammassa, 4 yearsMay 31, 2021 ago

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Journalists in New Mexico and West Texas: The SPJ Rio Grande Chapter exists to support you. What help do you need to do your job well? Email us at spjriogrande@gmail.com and give us feedback. Also, send job postings and announcements to that same email address.

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