I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
NMI’s Gwyneth Doland will soon be presented with a highly coveted AltWeekly Award, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies announced yesterday.
Specifically, Doland — a veteran alternative weekly journalist — will win an award for Devour: A Locavore’s Guide to Santa Fe, a special issue of the Santa Fe Reporter that she created while special sections editor at the paper.She will share the award with SFR art director Larry Kohr and cover designer Angela Moore. Doland left the Santa Fe Reporter last year to join NMI. The AltWeekly Awards will be announced on June 26 in Tucson, Arizona.
Congrats, Gwyneth!
By the way, the Santa Fe Reporter (where I also once worked) leads the small paper division in announced winners, and will receive at least five awards in the 14th annual AltWeekly Awards. SFR staff writer Dave Maass will be honored for his “format buster” cover story about zombies, “Things to Do in Santa Fe When You’re Undead.”
