The 2025 New Mexico Local News Matching Campaign demonstrates the power of community investment in local journalism, raising over $228,000 to support 22 newsrooms across the state.

Explore the 2025 Local News Ecosystem Report and New Mexico News Map—your new resource for understanding coverage gaps, community needs, and opportunities to strengthen local journalism statewide.

The New Mexico Local News Fund brought together dozens of residents, journalists, nonprofit leaders and policymakers June 26, 2025, for an important conversation on the challenges – and possible solutions – surrounding local news across the southern region of our state. The community discussion, hosted at the historic Fountain Theatre in Mesilla, also spotlighted the role of public media in serving Southern New Mexico, a largely rural, border region. The event ran from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and capped off with a mixer and appetizers.

The New Mexico Local News Fellowships and Internships program has announced its largest and most geographically diverse cohort yet, welcoming eight fellows and 11 interns for 2025-2026.

New Mexicans now have the opportunity to shape the future of local news and information in their communities by participating in the NM Community Information Needs Survey.

This policy brief gives reporters quick access to important concepts, laws, and procedures of elections in New Mexico.

This report offers a clear, accessible overview of the 2024 New Mexico Local News Matching Campaign, highlighting its impact, participants, and why local journalism matters more than ever.

Compiled by the New Mexico Local News Fund along with the Election Reformers Network to support accurate and insightful media coverage of New Mexico election matters.