''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' or simply ''The New Mexican'' is a daily
newspaper
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published in
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...
. Dubbed "the West's oldest newspaper," its first issue was printed on November 28, 1849.
Background
The downtown offices for ''The New Mexican'' are located at 202 East Marcy Street in Santa Fe where the advertising, editorial, accounting and administration departments are located.
Its notable writers include ''New York Times'' bestselling author
Tony Hillerman
Anthony Grove Hillerman (May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008) was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Several of his work ...
, who served as executive editor in the early 1950s.
''The New Mexican'' built a new 65,000 sq. ft. production building which was completed in November 2004, located at One New Mexican Plaza in Santa Fe. The first ''Santa Fe New Mexican'' newspaper was printed on the new KBA Comet press on November 1, 2004. ''The New Mexican'' also prints the ''
Albuquerque Journal'' at this facility.
On May 20, 2011, ''The New Mexican'' purchased the assets of the ''Santa Fe Thrifty Nickel'' and took over ownership of the publication. ''The Thrifty Nickel'' publishes every Thursday for
Northern New Mexico
Northern New Mexico in cultural terms usually refers to the area of heavy-Spanish settlement in the north-central part of New Mexico. However, New Mexico state government also uses the term to mean the northwest and north central, but to exclude ...
.
On March 29, 2012, it was announced that ''The New Mexican'' had won first place in the color division of the Inland Press Association's Print Contest. There are over 1,200 newspapers in the IPA group. ''The New Mexican'' won the black and white division in 2011.
''The New Mexican'' is one of 26 ''New York Times'' national printing sites.
''The New Mexican'' is the largest commercial printer in New Mexico, printing several other newspapers and printed products. These are delivered throughout New Mexico and other states.
''The New Mexican'' was named 2015 "Daily Newspaper of the Year" (circulation under 30,000 category) by the Local Media Association, a national organization of television, newspaper and radio companies.
''The New Mexican'' was cited for "detailed reporting, evocative writing and strong photography that give a powerful sense of place to its coverage,” by judges from the
.
The paper was purchased by Robert M. McKinney, the late father of its current owner, in 1949. He sold it to
Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.[List of newspapers in New Mexico
This is a list of newspapers in New Mexico.
:''This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in New Mexico. For weekly newspapers, see List of newspapers in New Mexico.''
Newspapers of record
The three newspapers of record for New Me ...]
References
Newspapers published in New Mexico
Publications established in 1849
New Mexican
1849 establishments in New Mexico Territory
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