NFPW & NMPW Communications Contest Opens Oct. 1

The 2021 National Federation of Press Women and New Mexico Press Women Communications Contest is open on October 1. Click here for more information and to enter or log on to the NFPW website. The communications contest is a two-tiered contest open to anyone over the age of 18 regardless of age, gender, professional status […]

2021 Zia Book Award

The Zia Book Awards and Scholarships will be presented at noon on Saturday, March 13. The event is free and open to the public. The link for the Zoom awards session is given below: Zia Book Awards and Scholarship Presentation Event: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86903374596?pwd=dzNBb3dTWVVySS91andoREpBRlQ4dz09 If you need them: Meeting ID: 869 0337 4596, Passcode: […]

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 […]