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A Letter from Sarah Noss
In an increasingly gray world, the Reporter is bright, fresh, funny and incisive.
A Letter from Ray Sandoval
The Santa Fe Reporter stands as a beacon of light in our community.
By Ray Sandoval
A Letter from Kathryn Nun
A Letter from Linda Serrato
“As we continue to emerge from the darkest days of the pandemic, the importance of the Santa Fe Reporter only grows.”
A Letter from Andy Lyman
“SFR isn’t giving up or backing down.”
By Andy Lyman
A Letter from William Melhado
“We stave off sleep to report the pieces of information that almost slipped through the cracks of the public eye”
A Letter from Rashad Mahmood
“Local news is the invisible glue that turns a group of people into a community.”
A Letter from Jason Walker
“We believe that only local journalism can best represent and support the views and ideas that mean the most to those who live here.”
A Letter from Anson Stevens-Bollen
“We not only entertain with our work...but more importantly we produce stories that truly help others.”
A Letter from Lisa Harris and Video Library
“I suspect our town does not understand how fragile its institutions are, because we still have them on an everyday basis.”
A Letter from Julia Goldberg
“The bond readers have with the ‘Reporter’ has driven my work for the entirety of my journalism career.”
A letter from Julie Ann Grimm
‘We love working hard to deliver news and culture journalism. Yet, that prospect remains a difficult one.’
Dear Friends
If we value acting locally, supporting the free press is our most vital action
By Zane Fischer
A letter from Leah Cantor
‘I get to discover and rediscover the city where I was born with every story that I write’
By Leah Cantor
Dear Friends
‘Choosing to support SFR was necessary to capture an audience that believes in the same things we do’
By Diego Munoz
Dear Friends
‘In times like this, it’s important to not take thoughtful journalism for granted’
By Santa Fe Reporter
A Letter from Israel Francisco Haros Lopez
“This is the power and importance of smaller presses that aren’t tied to big institutions.”
By Santa Fe Reporter
A Letter from Laura Paskus
When other newspapers were still giving equal voice to climate change deniers and the words “global warming” were never even uttered on commercial television stations, SFR consistently ran stories about how climate change was already affecting New Mexicans
By Laura Paskus
Is it worth giving up my naptime?
Local Instagram star stands for the Reporter
By Hayden the Cat
Keep on Keeping On
SFR remains committed to its mission: muckraking free journalism for all
Be a Business Friend
‘It is what we ... do for each other’
By Kyle Harwood
“Keep the Lights on”
Both in our newsroom and in the dark corners of business and government
By Jeff Proctor
‘Make us laugh. Push our buttons. Get after us.’
Andrea R Hanley on Friends of the Reporter
By Andrea R Hanley
Dear Friends
SFR Ad Director Anna Maggiore introduces first Business Friends
Art Town Deserves Arts Journalism
Alex De Vore and Friends of the Reporter
By Alex De Vore
Keep the ‘vibrant, persistent, soulful and connected alt weekly’
Jason Silverman and Friends of the Reporter
By Jason Silverman
Dear Friends
SFR unveils new model for community support for those who value journalism