Mark Glaser

Nov 1, 2024 | medium.com | Mark Glaser

Mark Glaser·FollowPublished inNew Mexico Local News Fund·7 min read·--News outlets boosted memberships, produced events and received government fundingThe Cloudcroft Reader produced its first in-person event on fire risk, with presentations from top fire and insurance experts. Follow the link to see video from the event. In the fifth year of the New Mexico Local News Fund’s Accelerator program, we supported the businesses of 17 local newsrooms around the state.

Jun 3, 2024 | medium.com | Mark Glaser

A graphic illustration for UpLift Chronicles' about racism in the American media and justice system. Created by Samantha Carrillo. The fifth year of the grant program includes 17 news organizations, including many that have launched in the past couple yearsFor the first four years of the Local News Accelerator program, run by the New Mexico Local News Fund, we focused on helping many legacy news publishers: newspapers, community radio and public media.

May 10, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Mark Glaser

New York appellate court affirms lower court finding that state ethics commission is unconstitutionalOn Sept. 11, 2023, the Albany County Supreme Court issued a decision invalidating the statutory authority for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), examined in a prior GT Alert. As was expected, the State promptly obtained a stay of that court’s decision and sought an appeal.

Feb 8, 2024 | medium.com | Mark Glaser

Record fundraising for 20 newsrooms participating in the campaign last DecemberYou can teach an old dog new tricks. At least, that’s what we found out in our recent Matching Campaign last December, when many for-profit newspapers made the leap to ask their audiences to support them directly. Most of these commercial enterprises don’t think of themselves as charities and aren’t used to asking for donations.

Nov 14, 2023 | medium.com | Mark Glaser

News outlets increased grants, launched podcasts, and joined the new NM StoryShareIn the fourth year of the New Mexico Local News Fund’s Accelerator program, it felt like many publishers were able to move beyond surviving and toward thriving again.