Turmoil at The Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

Lou DiVizio starts the show with some headlines from around the state including a federal judge's ruling that the federal government violated environmental regulations by approving nuclear pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Then, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with a journalism professor and a criminal defense lawyer to consider what's next for the Albuquerque Journal, following the arrest and jailing of its executive editor after a misdemeanor shoplifting charge. First, Jeff asks UNM journalism professor and reporter Gwyneth Doland what sort of ethical conundrum has been created for the Journal's publisher and owner. Later, Jeff asks attorney Kelly Golightley to highlight the people who are typically charged for shoplifting and consider what a 10-day sentence means for the average person.

Host: Lou DiVizio

Segments:

Turmoil at ABQ Journal After Top Editor Jailed

Correspondent: Jeff Proctor

Guests:

Gwyneth Doland, University of New Mexico Professor and NMiF Correspondent

Kelly Golightley, Criminal Defense Lawyer

How Politicians and Journalists Discuss Retail Crime in NM

Correspondent: Jeff Proctor

Guests:

Gwyneth Doland, University of New Mexico Professor and NMiF Correspondent

Kelly Golightley, Criminal Defense Lawyer

For More Information:

Albuquerque Journal editor on leave after shoplifting charge in Rio Rancho – Albuquerque Journal