We’ve heard it all over the past few years: Journalists need to be Tweeting and Facebooking, writing SEO headlines and pivoting to video. Those are all valuable skills in the 21st century. But the most important tools for any reporter remain great reporting and strong writing. Join the Society of Read more…
Beloved WWII battlefield reporter Ernie Pyle will be honored in a free public event Thursday, August 3rd, at the New Mexico Veterans’ Memorial Park in Albuquerque. The Society of Professional Journalists Rio Grande Chapter, in collaboration with the University of New Mexico Communication and Journalism Department, are issuing the following Read more…
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 the region attended the training, which was sponsored by the Read more…
The SPJ Rio Grande chapter and City on the Edge podcast recently teamed up for on a live taping to kick off Sunshine Week. Journalists Julie Ann Grimm (Santa Fe Reporter), Laura Paskus (NM Political Report), Joey Peters (NM Political Report), and Jeff Proctor (New Mexico In Depth) joined the City Read more…
Like to bowl? Want to hang out with your colleagues and drink beer (or the non-alcoholic beverage of your choice)? Come to Lucky 66 Bowling in Los Ranchos, NM for the “Hacks versus Flacks” Bowling Extravaganza. The New Mexico Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has invited our Read more…