{"id":121410,"date":"2016-01-28T14:58:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T21:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=121410"},"modified":"2016-01-28T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T21:58:35","slug":"nmpolitics-net-grabs-top-spot-on-google-news-our-continued-success-depends-on-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/01\/nmpolitics-net-grabs-top-spot-on-google-news-our-continued-success-depends-on-you\/","title":{"rendered":"NMPolitics.net grabs top spot on Google News. Our continued success depends on you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_121420\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-121420\" src=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GoogleNews1-771x392.jpg\" alt=\"Google News\" width=\"771\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GoogleNews1.jpg 771w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GoogleNews1-336x171.jpg 336w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GoogleNews1-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out that featured article highlighted in yellow on Google News&#8217; homepage alongside articles from the L.A. Times, NBC News and the Washington Post. That&#8217;s our story!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Google News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nmpolitics\/posts\/948750188494039\" target=\"_blank\">featured<\/a>\u00a0our <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/01\/nm-senators-weigh-in-after-police-killing-of-armed-groups-spokesman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday article<\/a>\u00a0about\u00a0New Mexico connections to the situation involving armed protesters at\u00a0a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>That meant people clicked on the story about\u00a014,000 times, making it the second most viewed post in NMPolitics.net&#8217;s history. That&#8217;s amazing! It exposed people across the nation to the work we&#8217;re doing and drew some new folks\u00a0into our online community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55852\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 336px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55852\" src=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Haussamen-Heath1-336x222.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Haussamen\" width=\"336\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Haussamen-Heath1-336x222.jpg 336w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Haussamen-Heath1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Haussamen-Heath1-771x510.jpg 771w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Haussamen-Heath1-1170x773.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Haussamen-Heath1.jpg 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heath Haussamen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was able to devote time to reporting and writing that article and moderating the lengthy and sometimes heated discussion it generated because NMPolitics.net is paying to run <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/01\/state-budget-pain-grows-worse-as-oil-price-slides\/\" target=\"_blank\">articles<\/a> from The Santa Fe New Mexican related to the current session of the <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/tag\/2016-legislative-session\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Mexico Legislature<\/a>. While most political and government reporters in the state are focused on the Roundhouse, that frees me up\u00a0to devote some time to other\u00a0important topics, including\u00a0the debate about public lands\u00a0in the West.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m grateful for the opportunity to present The New Mexican&#8217;s edgy and analytical coverage of the session to our community for discussion. And I&#8217;ll continue doing my own hard-hitting and thoughtful reporting and commentary on what&#8217;s happening at the Roundhouse. Earlier this week, I wrote\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/01\/martinez-needs-to-tell-the-truth-during-drivers-license-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\">a commentary<\/a> fact-checking Gov. Susana Martinez&#8217;s rhetoric related to\u00a0New Mexico&#8217;s driver&#8217;s licenses and the federal REAL ID Act.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"module align-left half type-aside\">\n<h3>Make a donation<\/h3>\n<p>Your donation of $100, $50, $25, or even $10 makes an immense difference. Or you can sign up to make automatic, monthly contributions to support our work. Help us fund this important work by <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>. Thank you!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>You can continue to expect unique news articles and commentaries from NMPolitics.net. By also\u00a0publishing\u00a0articles from The New Mexican and other quality news organizations &#8212; including\u00a0ProPublica, The Center for Public Integrity and The Texas Tribune &#8212; we&#8217;re trying to\u00a0create\u00a0a thoughtful, safe and productive space for you to discuss\u00a0local, state and national issues.<\/p>\n<p>NMPolitics.net needs\u00a0your help! We have\u00a0to cover the cost of running The New Mexican&#8217;s articles on top of our regular monthly expenses. Your donation of <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">$100, $50, $25, or even $10<\/a> makes an immense difference. You can also sign up to make <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">automatic, monthly contributions<\/a> to support our work.<\/p>\n<p>NMPolitics.net doesn&#8217;t exist without you reading about and discussing important issues in\u00a0our community. And we\u00a0can&#8217;t exist without your financial support. Please, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">make a donation today<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for all your support!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NMPolitics.net doesn&#8217;t exist without you reading about and discussing important issues in our community. And we can&#8217;t exist without your financial support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1192],"tags":[137],"class_list":["post-121410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","tag-news-about-this-site"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}