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.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents in a poll of users of local news websites—including The New Mexico Independent— say they are more satisfied with that site than with their local mainstream new source. The survey of 19 community news sites, conducted by the Reynolds Journalism Institute.
“In an era where satisfaction with traditional news media is fairly low, as seen in several recent reports such as a 2009 Sacred Heart University poll, this shows promise for these newcomers, most of which have only been publishing for fewer than five years,” a report on the poll results announced.
The survey also found:
