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505omatic on Telling Stories, Hearing from Community in Santa Fe

By Myah Wilmarth | July 3, 2025

7.4.25 – The Santa Fe-based news collective 505omatic has garnered a strong digital following in its first year as an organization. Members tell Reporter Cailley…

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New KUNM General Manager on Proposed CPB Cuts

By Myah Wilmarth | July 3, 2025

7.4.25 – We continue our look at the state of local public media as Host Nash Jones sits down with the new general manager of…

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Small Public Radio Stations Brace for Loss of Federal Funding

By Myah Wilmarth | July 3, 2025

7.4.25 – In June, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to cut more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If the Senate…

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New ABQ Journal Executive Editor on the Newspaper’s Future

By Myah Wilmarth | July 3, 2025

7.4.25 – Late last year, Jay Newton-Small stepped in to lead the Albuquerque Journal following the ouster of former editor Patrick Etheridge, who was charged…

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Journalist Cailley Chella Joins New Mexico in Focus

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 20, 2025

6.20.25 – Multimedia journalist Cailley Chella is the newest reporter to join New Mexico in Focus. Nash interviews Cailley to hear more about her work…

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Student Documentary on Unit 731 Gets National Recognition

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 20, 2025

6.20.25 – Earlier this month, a group of students from the Albuquerque School of Excellence competed in the national documentary competition put on by National…

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New Head of ACLU of NM on Civil Liberties in 2025

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 20, 2025

6.20.25 – Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico, weighs in on a few specific cases his organization is working…

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“No Kings” Protest Draws Thousands in ABQ

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 20, 2025

6.20.25 – On Saturday, June 14, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Albuquerque’s North Valley to voice their anger and distrust of President Trump and his…

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Leon Howard Named New Head of ACLU of NM

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 20, 2025

6.20.25 – This week, we sit down with Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico to discuss his priorities as…

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ABQ Pride Celebrates Without Federal Support

By Myah Wilmarth | June 13, 2025

6.13.25 – June is Pride Month and this past weekend, Albuquerque held its annual parade down Route 66. In a year that’s seen a slew…

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New Head of NM MLK, Jr. Commission on Group’s Future

By Myah Wilmarth | June 13, 2025

6.13.25 – In March, the New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission named Dannelle Kirven as its new executive director. This week, Kirven stopped by…

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How NM Celebrates Juneteenth in 2025

By Myah Wilmarth | June 13, 2025

6.13.25 – New Mexicans have celebrated Juneteenth for decades – long before it became a state holiday in 2006 and a federal holiday in 2021.…