{"id":36007,"date":"2012-02-01T07:03:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T14:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=36007"},"modified":"2012-02-01T10:40:05","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T17:40:05","slug":"help-nmpolitics-net-hire-a-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2012\/02\/help-nmpolitics-net-hire-a-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Help NMPolitics.net hire a reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I intend to add another journalist with his or her own skills and passions to NMPolitics.net\u2019s reporting staff, but I need your help to make it happen. This year\u2019s fundraising drive begins today, and I\u2019m trying to raise $18,000. Donate today!<\/h4>\n

Gwyneth Doland has done a great job covering the current session of the N.M. Legislature for NMPolitics.net<\/a> with articles, video and webcasting.<\/p>\n

Her temporary position is ending at the conclusion of the session, and Gwyneth is heading to a different job<\/a>. But her work has added a new dimension to the site, and I want to keep that going.<\/p>\n

I intend to add another journalist with his or her own skills and passions to NMPolitics.net\u2019s reporting staff \u2013 someone who will provide coverage of politics and government on a regular basis. But I need your help to make it happen.<\/p>\n

NMPolitics.net\u2019s annual fundraising drive begins today. This year I\u2019ve set a goal of raising $18,000 (last year I raised $12,000<\/a>), and I\u2019m hoping to raise it by April 30. Click on one of the buttons on the right to make a donation.<\/p>\n

I know this is a significant increase in what I\u2019m asking you, NMPolitics.net\u2019s loyal readers, to pitch in to help keep this site going. But I\u2019m a firm believer in having a diversity of voices on the site. I\u2019ve been able to dramatically expand the commentary section<\/a> to include a plethora of viewpoints, but news coverage remains largely my responsibility.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time for NMPolitics.net to grow.<\/p>\n

Nearly 200,000 unique visitors came to NMPolitics.net in 2011. If even a small fraction of those \u2013 say, 5,000 \u2013 donated $10 apiece, we\u2019d blow this year\u2019s $18,000 fundraising goal out of the water.<\/p>\n

Asking you to become a partner<\/h3>\n

In 2011, the Las Cruces Sun-News and other New Mexico newspapers in that media chain joined the growing trend of making most or all content available online only to people who subscribe<\/a>. The Albuquerque Journal\u2019s content has been behind a paywall<\/a> for years.<\/p>\n

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I remain a firm believer in keeping this site\u2019s content free, and I have no plans to require you to pay to access it.<\/p>\n

What I\u2019m asking instead is that you become a partner in helping NMPolitics.net provide coverage that makes a difference in New Mexico, if you can afford to do so.<\/p>\n

The site\u2019s mission is, in the tradition of non-partisan journalism, to hold government and political leaders accountable through hard-hitting but fair reporting while also encouraging policy and political debate that promotes the common good.<\/p>\n

You can help NMPolitics.net expand its capacity to carry out that mission.<\/p>\n

Make a contribution today<\/h3>\n

You can give a one-time contribution in any amount, or you can sign up to have your credit or debit card automatically charged $10 or $20 each month with the ability to cancel at any time.<\/p>\n

Those who sign up for automatic contributions will receive a monthly newsletter containing exclusive analysis and interesting tidbits about what\u2019s happening in New Mexico and news about NMPolitics.net. Those who give a one-time contribution of at least $120 will also receive the monthly newsletter for a year.<\/p>\n

If you want to see a sample of the newsletter, e-mail me at heath@haussamen.com<\/a> and I\u2019ll send you the January edition.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re already signed up to make monthly donations, you don\u2019t have to do anything. Unless you cancel them, those contributions will continue automatically and so will the delivery of the newsletter to your inbox. If you receive the newsletter because of a one-time contribution you gave last year, you\u2019ll need to make another donation of at least $120 to continue receiving it.<\/p>\n

Your contribution will be publicly listed<\/a> along with others on NMPolitics.net, and it\u2019s not tax-deductible. Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to read NMPolitics.net\u2019s entire financial contributor policy.<\/p>\n

As it did last year<\/a>, if NMPolitics.net succeeds in reaching its fundraising goal, the publisher of this site, Haussamen Publications, will make donations of $250 apiece to two organizations that share NMPolitics.net\u2019s mission \u2013 the\u00a0N.M. Foundation for Open Government<\/a>\u00a0and New Mexico First<\/a>. The first fights for increased transparency in government, and the second leads the way in facilitating productive political and policy debate that promotes the common good.<\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019ll make a financial contribution to NMPolitics.net today. Click on one of the three buttons above to get started. As always, thank you for your support!<\/p>\n

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