By Betsy Model, President-elect Established in 2005 and considered one of the most prestigious awards given for environmental journalism, the Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting is celebrating its fifth year and calling for entries. The Metcalf Institute at the University of Rhode Island is inviting all Society of Professional Read more…
By Betsy Model, President-elect You know, a funny thing happens when a snappy journalist who’s good with words is asked to write their own bio! Julie Ann Grimm stepped in and volunteered a month or so ago as our chapter’s interim Treasurer and now it’s official; Julie Ann was elected Read more…
By Betsy Model, President Elect Diversity – in people, in media type and in New Mexico locale – is part of what the SPJ New Mexico chapter is striving for and we’re thrilled to not only welcome a new member but one from radio broadcasting. A well-known voice in the Read more…
By John Ensslin, Region 9 Director Dear New Mexico SPJ members, I’m happy to report that the first election of our newly revived New Mexico chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has been completed. Here are the results. Betsy Model will be president of the new chapter. David L. Read more…
By David L. Brown As our new chapter comes to life, we now have an official logo, which was approved at the last board meeting. It was designed by yours truly in QuarkXPress, and is available in three versions: black-on-white, white-on-black, and yellow-on-black. I’m posting the yellow version here because Read more…
Betsy Model has done it again, producing one of her trademark “Fifteen Minutes With…” interview features. This time the subject is Luther Wilson, director of the University of New Mexico Press. To read it, go to the “Features” section on the sidebar where you can browse all the features, or Read more…