{"id":146831,"date":"2016-04-27T09:49:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T15:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=146831"},"modified":"2016-05-02T09:27:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T15:27:47","slug":"help-us-keep-doing-award-winning-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/04\/help-us-keep-doing-award-winning-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Help us keep doing award-winning work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, two journalistic organizations gave NMPolitics.net <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/04\/nmpolitics-net-wins-regional-journalism-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">several<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/04\/nmpolitics-net-wins-four-awards-in-state-journalism-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\">awards<\/a> last week. That&#8217;s big news\u00a0for our small operation! It&#8217;s\u00a0affirmation that what we&#8217;re doing matters, and we&#8217;re doing it well.<\/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\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heath Haussamen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We won awards for news, investigative, political and feature reporting;\u00a0commentary writing; and the strength of our website. These are all critical elements of the news organization and online community we&#8217;re building. We need your help to continue doing this work.<\/p>\n<p>Will you make a one-time donation of $25, $50, $100 or another amount today? You can also sign up to make automatic, monthly contributions to help sustain our work. <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to give<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0multi-state 2015\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospj.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/22\/top-of-the-rockies-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top of the Rockies contest<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; in which we were competing with journalists from\u00a0Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming &#8212; we won two awards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The article, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/10\/flawed-nm-campaign-reporting-system-needs-reform-many-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFlawed NM campaign reporting system needs reform, many say,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0won first place for\u00a0politics reporting in a category that included\u00a0newspapers with a print circulation of 10,000-29,999 and\u00a0several online-only media outlets.\u00a0\u201cA fine piece of reporting by Heath Haussamen of NMPolitics.net on the far-reaching problem of campaign financing abuses, with good reporting and analysis of the roots of the problem and possible solutions,\u201d the judge\u2019s comment stated.<\/li>\n<li>NMPolitics.net\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> won second place for general excellence, also in the category\u00a0that included\u00a0newspapers with a print circulation of 10,000-29,999 and online-only news organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We won four awards\u00a0in the state-level\u00a02015 <a href=\"http:\/\/newmexicopresswomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NMPW-Award-Winners-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">New Mexico Press Women<\/a>\u00a0competition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First place in the investigative reporting category for the article, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/08\/docs-may-reveal-potential-keller-conflict-on-state-fair-lease\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDocs may reveal potential Keller conflict on state fair lease.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>First place among online publications in the news reporting category\u00a0for the article, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/10\/dianna-duran-has-resigned\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDianna Duran resigns, pleads guilty to two felonies,\u201d<\/a>and the accompanying <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/10\/the-road-to-durans-resignation-a-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">timeline of events<\/a> leading up to Duran\u2019s\u00a0resignation. NMPolitics.net was the first to report the news last year that Duran, who stole money\u00a0from her campaign to\u00a0feed a gambling addiction, had resigned from her job as secretary of state. The scoop\u00a0was a big deal for us.<\/li>\n<li>Second place in the personal opinion columns category for my commentaries, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/07\/lets-put-onate-in-a-museum-with-the-confederate-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cLet\u2019s put O\u00f1ate in a museum with the Confederate flag,\u201d<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/10\/the-truth-about-gun-deaths-is-complex\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe truth about gun deaths is complex.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Third place among\u00a0online publications for feature reporting for the article, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/06\/political-labels-dont-tell-the-whole-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPolitical labels don\u2019t tell the whole story.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">NMPolitics.net operates on a shoestring budget. As editor and publisher, I\u2019m\u00a0the news organization\u2019s only staffer. We were\u00a0competing against newspapers and nonprofit news organizations with larger budgets and many staffers in these\u00a0contests,\u00a0and I\u2019m really pleased with the results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We depend on your donations! <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to give\u00a0today!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">NMPolitics.net is devoted to\u00a0hard-hitting, fair exploration of politics and government that seeks to <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">inform, engage and build community<\/a>. Thanks for helping us make it work! And thanks for supporting our efforts to produce award-winning journalism!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Two journalistic organizations gave NMPolitics.net several awards last week. It&#8217;s affirmation that what we&#8217;re doing matters, and we&#8217;re doing it well. 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