Access Awards
NMFOG opens nominations for 2019 Dixon awards
The awards are given annually to people and groups that have made significant contributions to transparency in state or local government.
Access Ethics Member Showcase Programs and Events
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Each member of our panel will share one thing they want the audience to know about how they work, but no presentations; the majority of this event will be questions from the audience. Come with curiosity, and leave knowing more about how journalism in New Mexico gets done.
Access Statements
Statement from SPJ Rio Grande: APD’s public criticism of local news
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 local chapter of SPJ takes exception to this specific criticism Read more…
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Gray Skies: Big Black Squares
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 being suspended or expelled. People who’d been sexually assaulted at Read more…
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GRAY SKIES: IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST COME OUT OF THE SHADOWS
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 need to be deported – so the agency released details. Read more…
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Interstate Stream Commission Receives “Black Hole” Distinction From SPJ
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…