Zoom Conversation: Forgotten Figures in New Mexico’s History—Those Left Off Monuments & Statues
Join other NMPW members in an off-the-record Zoom Conversation on Friday, 5 Oct, from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m., as NMPW hosts a discussion on “Forgotten Figures in New Mexico’s History—Those Left Off Monuments & Statues.” State Historian Rob Martinez will provide his thoughts on noteworthy people from all cultural and ethnic segments of New Mexico’s […]
Zoom Conversation: Journalists Covering Criminal & Social Justice Issues
NMPW members are invited to participate in an off-the-record Zoom Conversation on Friday, 25 Sep, from 4:00- 4:45 p.m. NMPW will host two journalists covering criminal and social justice issues surrounding police reform and accountability. Joining us are Ryan Lowery from the Las Vegas Optic and Elise Kaplan, criminal justice reporter for the Albuquerque Journal. […]
Zoom Conversation with NM Congresswoman Torres Small Discusses COVID-19 Legislation
NMPW will host a Zoom Conversation with New Mexico Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. She will spend the first 15 minutes discussing the COVID-19 legislation that has passed the House of Representatives to mitigate the economic crisis. She will then take questions from our members for 15 […]
Las Cruces Press Women Sponsors COVID-19 and the Media Response II
Las Cruces Press Women is sponsoring a continuing Zoom conversation on how did governmental communications professionals provide critical public health information during the COVID-19 crisis? The event, COVID-19 and the Media Response II, takes place Monday, Aug 31, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. The discussion will be moderated by Damien Willis, lead reporter for the […]
Rudolfo Anaya: ¡Presente! A Tribute to New Mexico’s Literary Padrino
A panel of scholars and writers discuss the literary life and legacy of Rudolfo Anaya and his works. This online event is presented by the Santa Fe New Mexican and will be shown live on santafenewmexican.com Tuesday, at 1:00 pm MDT and made available also on Facebook. Educators are encouraged to share this presentation with students […]
Zoom Conversation: La Jornada Sculpture
New Mexico Press Women will host a Zoom Conversation, exclusively for members, on Monday, July 13, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. The topic will center on the controversies surrounding the La Jornada sculpture outside of the Albuquerque Museum. Joining us will be Sherri Brueggemann, who runs the Albuquerque Arts Board, Pamela Weese Powell, who is […]
Damien Willis Recognized as National Communicator of Achievement Nominee
Damien Willis of Las Cruces was recognized as a nominee for the 2020 Communicator of Achievement Award from the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW). This prestigious award has been given for 63 years. Willis was one of 10 nominees recognized during a virtual celebration held in lieu of events at the organization’s annual conference, […]
In Memory of George Floyd
New Mexico Press Women condemns the senseless and unjust murder of George Floyd and stands with the journalists who are covering the protests. Journalists report the news every day, even at the risk of their own safety. In the overheated atmosphere of this summer, when journalists rush to the scene of the action, they are […]
Online Panel Discussion: COVID-19 and the NM Media Response
How did journalists that usually report on other issues quickly pivot to report on the COVID-19 crisis competently and confidently? What are the stories they would have liked to tell? Join us on Monday, June 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for a NMPW and Las Cruces online video event, “COVID-19 and the NM […]
Northern New Mexico Chapter YouTube Program: The Virus & the Voters: Election 2020
Brian Sanderoff, who is president of Research and Polling, Inc. in Albuquerque, the pollster for the Albuquerque Journal, and a political analyst for KOAT-TV discuss the potential effects of the pandemic in a wide-ranging interview with Kathleen McCleery, a broadcast journalist with more than two decades experience with the PBS NewsHour. The 36-minute program “The […]