Resources

Organizations and newsrooms doing related public-interest work.

We share these because a healthy public record depends on many hands. Links are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation in either direction.

Open records & press freedom

• New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) — New Mexico's nonpartisan open-government watchdog: help with IPRA, the Open Meetings Act, and sunshine laws.
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) — free legal resources and a hotline for journalists, including an Open Government Guide for New Mexico.
• National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) — national network of state open-government advocates.
• MuckRock — tools for filing, tracking, and sharing public-records requests.

Data & investigative journalism

• ProPublica — nonprofit investigative newsroom; also publishes open datasets and reporting tools.
• Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE / NICAR) — training and community for investigative and data journalists.
• The Markup — data-driven accountability reporting on technology and power.
• OpenSecrets — money-in-politics data at the federal level.
• FollowTheMoney — state-level campaign-finance and lobbying data.

Independent New Mexico newsrooms

• Source New Mexico — nonprofit reporting on state government and policy (States Newsroom).
• Searchlight New Mexico — nonprofit investigative and public-service journalism.
• New Mexico In Depth — independent nonprofit covering policy, government, and power.
• New Mexico Political Report — nonprofit politics and policy coverage.

Know a New Mexico newsroom or transparency resource we should add? Email research@nmimpactlab.org.