news releases
Traffic Alert: White Sands Missile Range US 380 Roadblock
March 18, 2024
NEW Inside NM! Episode #228 & #229
March 18, 2024
Traffic Report for the week of March 17 to 24, 2024.
March 15, 2024
Labor Market Information Publication Release
March 15, 2024
EDD awards LEDA assistance to Sánchez Farms
March 14, 2024
Reminder: Santa Fe Airport Terminal Expansion Sneak Peek
March 13, 2024
The draw application deadline is ONE WEEK AWAY!
March 13, 2024
Governor appoints two to State Game Commission
March 13, 2024
Rebecca Dow Files to Run for New Mexico House District 38
March 13, 2024
Research Project Hopes to Naturally Eradicate Siberian Elms
March 13, 2024
New Mexico fishing and stocking reports for March 12
March 13, 2024
Wildfire Preparedness is Year-Round
March 12, 2024
Series of Public Meetings for Border Highway Connector Study
March 12, 2024
In-Person Car Seat Inspection to be Held in Albuquerque
March 11, 2024
Employment News Release
March 11, 2024
Traffic Report for the week of March 10 to 17, 2024.
March 11, 2024
Governor appoints two to State Game CommissionÂ
March 7, 2024
City Lays Plan for Annual Easter Egg Hunt
March 7, 2024
Sierra Club Celebrates Governor’s Signing of Tax Package
March 6, 2024
Senior center Capital Outlay applications open for FY25
March 6, 2024
New Mexico fishing and stocking reports for March 5
March 5, 2024
Hyde Memorial State Park sled hill closed for the season
March 5, 2024
Pancho Villa State Park to Commemorate Camp Furlong Day
March 5, 2024
Ice fishing now closed at Lake Maloya and Lake Alice
March 4, 2024
Monastery Lake reopens for fishing March 5
March 4, 2024
March is Arbor Month in New Mexico
March 4, 2024
NEW Inside NM! Episode #227
March 3, 2024
Traffic Report for the week of March 3 to 10, 2024.
March 1, 2024
Governor signs affordable housing, infrastructure bills into lawÂ
February 29, 2024
Santa Fe Workers to See Living Wage Raise Beginning March 1, 2024Â
February 29, 2024
REMINDER- PUBLIC MEETING: I-25 Safety and Capacity Study
February 27, 2024
New Mexico fishing and stocking reports for February 27
February 27, 2024
EMNRD’s Harold Trujillo Named 2024 Engineer of The Year
February 26, 2024
Blue Bus Begins Fare-Free Service from Taos to Taos Ski Valley Feb. 29
February 26, 2024
DVS to Present First Quarterly Veterans’ Community Meeting of the Year
February 26, 2024
NEW Inside NM! Episode #226
February 26, 2024
Fog seal operations begin on NM 90
February 26, 2024
High Winds and Travel Advisory Issued for Southwest New Mexico
February 26, 2024
Game Commission to meet March 8
February 26, 2024
Traffic Report for the week of February 25 to March 3, 2024.
February 23, 2024
Community Invited to Reading, Reception with New City Poet Laureate
February 22, 2024
Governor issues statement on retirement of longtime Sen. Nancy Rodriguez
February 22, 2024
RPNM Gives Condolences to Loved Ones of Rowena Baca
February 22, 2024
RPNM’s Condolences for the Family and Friends of Ray Tavizon
February 21, 2024
Hearing Examiners issue Recommended Decision in NM Gas Co. LNG case
February 21, 2024
New Mexico fishing and stocking reports for February 20
February 21, 2024
Two Mile Pond Hydrological Study Update
February 21, 2024
Plaza Holiday Decoration Removal Begins February 26
February 20, 2024
February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month
February 20, 2024
Join Us for the City of Santa Fe 2024 COVID-19 Memorial Day
February 19, 2024
RPNM Statement on Presidents’ Day
February 19, 2024
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The Venerable Press Release Is Here to Stay
- by Tracy Wemett , MediaPost
Companies have often scorned press releases. In recent years, as social media has taken center stage, the decibel for their abolition has definitely grown louder. Popular grumbles we’ve heard include:
- Why do we need a press release when we have a blog?
- We can socialize announcements, so what’s the point of an official press release?
- Who reads them?
Let’s start with the last question first: readership.
The purpose of most press releases is to condense the facts and give critical takeaways for the media to digest. The trick is making it attractive enough for journalists to report on or to include in an article.
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