The Santa Fe New Mexican, locally owned and independent, celebrated its 175th anniversary in November 2024.
Fast forward a year and The New Mexican, one of the oldest newspapers in the West, embarked on a new frontier — as operating partner of Searchlight New Mexico, a digital-only statewide investigative news nonprofit that was facing extinction.
This session at the Mega-Conference, titled “Why not both? When the math works for for-profit and nonprofit news collaborations,” focuses on lessons learned from this unique merger, the business side of public-service journalism, and what the future means for audience growth and product innovations.
Our presenters are Patrick Dorsey, publisher of The Santa Fe New Mexican, and Bill Church, executive editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican and executive director of Searchlight New Mexico.
Thanks to the Austin Marriott Downtown extending our hotel room cutoff date to Friday, March 13, members have extra time to make their reservations. But, don't let that deadline creep up on you. Reserve your hotel room right away.
We've also extended the deadline for our newspaper members to register at the early-bird rate through March 13, as well. Don't regret missing this important conference. Register to attend the Mega-Conference, March 30-April 1 in Austin.
