This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Matt Grubs talks to a panel of journalists about public access to government. As politicians increasingly pick which media outlets will have access\u2014or choose to bypass the media as much as possible\u2014what\u2019s the impact on the public? The group also discusses access to public data and how to make the best use out of the information the government gathers on behalf of its citizens.<\/p>\n
On Earth Day, NMiF photojournalist Robert McDermott traveled to Santa Fe, where a landlocked blue whale made out of recycled plastic highlights the toll humans are exacting on the planet\u2019s oceans.<\/p>\n
Gene Grant and the Line explore goings-on at the New Mexico\/Mexico border, including the arrest of a militia leader whose group is accused for unlawfully detaining migrants. The Line opinion panelists also look at the promise PNM has made to be carbon-free five years earlier than required, and the problems some schools face with changes to the Public Education Department\u2019s expanded K-5 Plus program.<\/p>\n
Host: <\/b>Gene Grant<\/p>\n
Correspondents:
\n<\/b>Matt Grubs
\nRobert McDermott<\/p>\n
Studio Guests:
\n<\/b>Marisa Demarco, reporter, KUNM
\nLaura Paskus, environmental journalist, NM Political Report
\nJeff Proctor, investigative reporter, New Mexico in Depth
\nJohn Roby, data journalist, Hoodline.com<\/p>\n
Line Panelists:
\n<\/b>Adrian Carver, executive director, Equality New Mexico
\nDan Foley, former NM House minority whip
\nStephanie Maez, executive director of ProgressNow New Mexico
\nKristelle Siarza, CEO, Siarza Social Digital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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