The Santa Fe New Mexican
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Robin McKinney Martin |
| Publisher | Tom Cross |
| Editor | Phill Casaus |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 202 East Marcy Street. Santa Fe, NM 87501 United States |
| Circulation | 17,000 |
| Website | www |
The Santa Fe New Mexican or simply The New Mexican is a daily newspaper published in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dubbed "the West's oldest newspaper," its first issue was printed on November 28, 1849.[1]
Background
The New Mexican, founded in 1849 and one of the oldest newspapers west of the Mississippi, has had many owners (including [2]Frank Rand Jr.) and a storied history! It reads like a western novel, with plane crashes (Bronson M. Cutting[3]), drownings (Solomon Luna[4]) and lawsuits, it continues to make history, winning awards and providing Northern New Mexican (and digital subscribers) with the latest daily news from around the corner and around the world. Today, the owner of The New Mexican is Robin McKinney Martin, who acquired the paper from her father, Robert M. McKinney. Robert McKinney bought the paper in 1948 and while there was a period when Gannett Co. owned the paper in the late 1970s and early 1980s (read about the lawsuit where Mr. McKinney wrested the paper back from the corporate giant Gannett Co.), the paper has been in the McKinney family ever since. It is one of a dwindling number of independent, family owned local newspapers.
The downtown offices of The New Mexican are located at 202 East Marcy Street in Santa Fe. It wasn't always housed here (see photo [5]). The building was built in 1948 after the space the newspaper had occupied for years on Palace Avenue and Sheridan Streets in downtown Santa Fe became unavailable because of the government's need for space to support projects being developed at Los Alamos Laboratories. The Marcy Street building was completely renovated in 2007, after the press was moved to a new state-of-the-art printing facility on New Mexican Plaza in the Southwest Business Park. Built in 2004, the new 65,000 sq. ft. production building produces the daily New Mexican, its sister paper, the weekly Taos News and a variety of publications for companies and schools throughout New Mexico. The first Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper produced off the new KBA Comet press hit the streets on November 1, 2004. The New Mexican is one of 26 New York Times national printing sites.[6] The New Mexican is the largest commercial printer in New Mexico, printing a multitude of newspapers and other products. These are delivered throughout New Mexico and other states.
With such a long history, it is no surprise that many notable writers have written for The New Mexican. They include New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman, who served as executive editor in the early 1950s.[7] and many writers and authors. Recognized both locally and nationally for its writing, photography, advertising concepts, production quality and overall design, The New Mexican continues to innovate so that all members of the New Mexico community stay informed in an on-time manner. In 2020, staff members of the Santa Fe New Mexican won 14 first-place awards in the New Mexico Press Association’s Better Newspapers Contest. The winners, announced at an online event, included awards in news and sports coverage, columns, photography, advertising and special sections. The New Mexican competes in Daily Class 1, the category for the largest daily newspapers with circulations of 11,000 or more.
The New Mexican also owns, prints and distributes the Santa Fe Thrifty Nickel, publishes every Thursday for Northern New Mexico.
The New Mexican is a complete operation; writing and reporting, selling advertising, designing and laying out every publication, printing and delivering and serving our customers with subscriptions, both the printed and the on-line versions.
One of the largest employers in Santa Fe, The New Mexican currently has a staff of just under 150 employees in its two facilities. Accounting, advertising, accounting and the administrative offices are at the Marcy Street, Santa Fe location, while the Circulation and Production departments are at 1 New Mexican Plaza in Santa Fe.
Prices
The New Mexican prices are: Every day - $1.50. May be higher outside Santa Fe and adjacent counties.
Other papers
The Santa Fe New Mexican also owns the Santa Fe Thrifty Nickel. Robin Martin also owns the weekly Taos News.
See also
References
- ^ La Farge, Oliver (1959). Santa Fe : the autobiography of a southwestern town. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma. p. v.
- ^ "Frank Rand Jr., Sportsman, Published Santa Fe Paper". The New York Times. 1976-01-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "30 Aug 1912, Page 1 - El Paso Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "154712". econtent.unm.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ Van Syckle, Katie (August 5, 2018). "How You Got Your Paper Today". The New York Times. p. A2. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "Tony Hillerman: An Open Book". 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
External links
- SantaFeNewMexican.com - available to the public
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