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.
Swing State of Mind, the Santa Fe Reporter’s election blog, will receive an AltWeekly Award from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies for “Dave Maass and staff.” This brings the amount of awards by the Santa Fe Reporter to six.
This includes an award by the New Mexico Independent’s own Gwyneth Doland.
Swing State of Mind is a finalist in the blog category for papers with circulations of 50,000 or less.
I saw Maass cover the Democratic National Convention (often sitting next to him) and was amazed at his seemingly nonstop posts, constant video updates and generally just being everywhere at once.
The AltWeekly Awards will be announced on June 26 in Tucson, Arizona.
