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.
If you’re reading this post on your phone, you’re part of a growing trend of how news is delivered.
The New York Times has a story today that tells us that “although almost 90 percent of households in the…
Thousands of people in Haiti — including the head of the United Nations mission — remained missing in the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday morning, a day after an earthquake ravaged this impoverished nation, the New York Times…
After campaigning against the measure on Twitter and Facebook, a Santa Fe think tank claims there are enough votes to stop the reimposition of the food tax from passing out of the New Mexico state Legislature. Think New Mexico…
Gov. Bill Richardson recently ordered five furlough days for state workers and said he wants to eliminate more than 1,000 vacant positions across state government as a response to New Mexico’s worsening financial situation. But next year’s budget likely…
A $5,000-per-ticket “national innovation conference,” hosted by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and attended by senators including New Mexico’s Jeff Bingaman, is being criticized by a consumer watchdog group that says it gives the appearance of “pay to play.”
“Senators should…
Hey, have you noticed that Gov. Bill Richardson is blogging less and tweeting more?
No? Me either.
But Dan Boyd of the Albuquerque Journal has got the scoop in a story in today’s paper.
Something that every politician says about using social media like Facebook is that it allows them to hear feedback from their state or district. But sometimes the commenters cross the line on the internet — as anyone who has followed…
Senator Tom Udall, D-Santa Fe, is now on the social media bandwagon, announcing that his office has created social media pages on multiple services to help connect with constituents.
Udall is now officially on Twitter at @SenatorTomUdall, has an…
With candidates increasingly getting people connected to their campaigns through the use of social media, it is no surprise to see the mayoral campaign of former New Mexico Senate President Pro Tem Richard Romero turn to an Albuquerque-based social network…
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez is pushing an idea to keep intoxicated people from driving when the bars close — in a nutshell, keep the bars open an extra hour serving food, soft drinks and coffee so that people can…
New Mexico Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez made some waves when he announced his gubernatorial exploratory committee to run for governor in 2010.
Ex-U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, an Albuquerque Republican, has now joined the social networking revolution on Facebook.
For many politicians, social media isn’t a top priority — but it is increasingly part of their communications strategies. That’s because it is a relatively easy and completely free way to reach a young, technologically-connected audience that may not watch the evening news or read the Albuquerque Journal.
As the New Mexico Business Weekly reports, earlier this week I was part of a panel of experts who spoke to the New Mexico Advertising Federation about social media.
