My first reporting that pushed government transparency involved uncovering violations of the state Open Meetings Act by the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education a dozen years ago. I’ve been fighting to shine more light on government ever since.
Journalism should also be transparent. In an era of shrinking newsroom budgets we have to think creatively about how to fund our work. Disclosing funding sources is critical to our credibility.
NMPolitics.net listed donors in the past.
The re-launched site will do the same. We’ll publish a list of individual contributors that, thus far, includes donations ranging from $3 to $1,000.
We’re also selling sponsorships for those who contribute $1,000 or more. Sponsorships will come with promotional benefits such as, at certain dollar amounts, ads and special pages labeled as sponsored advertising content.
When NMPolitics.net goes live around June 1, the site will also tell you who its sponsors are and how much they contributed. As has been the case in the past, sponsors and donors will have no control over editorial content.
The list of people and organizations that fund NMPolitics.net has always been ideologically and politically diverse. I’m working to ensure such diversity going forward.
It’s my belief that diversity of funding demonstrates a commitment to work that treats all people and groups fairly, work that bridges ideological divides.
I’m so grateful for everyone who is helping fund a nonpartisan news organization devoted to hard-hitting, fair exploration of politics and government that seeks to inform, engage and create community.
I need you to join that list! You can make a donation today.
If you want to discuss sponsoring NMPolitics.net at a level of $1,000 or more, email me or call me at 575.644.5129.
Thanks for your support!