Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.net
The sun about to rise over the Organ Mountains in Southern New Mexico.
A news organization that was once called one of the best state-based political blogs in the nation will relaunch Monday with a focus on doing journalism that fosters conversation and builds community.
NMPolitics.net is devoted to the same nonpartisan, hard-hitting, fair exploration of politics and government that you were used to before it shut down in 2012. In our new incarnation we’ll focus not only on informing, but also on engaging in a way that helps people become active participants in the conversation about our society.
In these polarized times, NMPolitics.net will operate from a belief that the best way forward is together – that we must do the hard work of listening and understanding each other so we can find solutions that work for as many people as possible. We view journalism as activism in the purest sense of the word: We should help all people become active participants in our society.
NMPolitics.net isn’t here to push people to advocate for a specific position on any policy. Instead, we try to help people from across the political and ideological spectrums be involved in the debate.
Through discussions on social media, our website, and beyond, and by involving New Mexicans and others in our reporting and commentary, NMPolitics.net seeks to give all people an entry point into the conversation about our society, challenge you to be involved, and value your participation.
We will question power and promote government transparency to help people have greater access to and influence over the system. We will hold ourselves to the same standard by disclosing our donors and giving you a voice in our journalism.
At NMPolitics.net, we choose to believe we can change a system that is the cause of so much cynicism if we come together. We choose hope.
Join our community! In addition to reading and discussing on our website, you can like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, sign up to receive our emails, make a donation, and become a sponsor.
NMPolitics.net is run by me, Heath Haussamen. You can email me here or connect with me on Facebook and Twitter.