New Mexico Magazine
{{Short description|State magazine of New Mexico, launched in 1923, the first US state magazine}}
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| category = Regional magazine
| frequency = Monthly
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| founded = 1923
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| company = New Mexico Tourism Department
| country = United States
| based = Santa Fe, New Mexico
| language = English
| website = {{URL|http://www.nmmagazine.com}}
| issn = 0028-6249
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New Mexico Magazine was launched in 1923, and is the first state magazine founded in the United States.{{cite news |last=Gomez |first=Adrian |url= https://www.abqjournal.com/794027/new-mexicos-best-winners-of-arts-awards-announced.html |title=New Mexico's best: Winners of arts awards announced |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=June 17, 2016 |accessdate=August 26, 2020}} It is published monthly in print, online, and via an iOS app. Additionally, the magazine also maintains a store, selling New Mexico-related products.
Overview
Based in Santa Fe, the magazine got its start as New Mexico Highway Journal,{{cite news |last=Levin |first=Jennifer |url= https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/bold-type-new-mexico-magazine/article_5f2fa82e-faaa-5c08-ac9a-7d7e6c41b07b.html |title=Bold type: "New Mexico Magazine" |work=The Santa Fe New Mexican |date=September 23, 2016 |accessdate=August 26, 2020}} the official New Mexico Highway Department newsletter, but its mission expanded in the 1930s, when it began to run more feature stories of interest to New Mexico tourists. Today, reaching over 100,000 readers a month, the magazine covers a broad range of topics, including New Mexico's history, archaeology, culture, people, natural wonders, and tourist attractions.
Most of New Mexico's best-known authors, journalists, and photographers have contributed work to the magazine over the years. Tony Hillerman, Rudolfo Anaya, John Nichols, Ernie Pyle, John L. Sinclair and Erna Fergusson have all penned articles or essays. Edward Weston gave the magazine a collection of 33 original photographs in 1939, which the magazine subsequently donated to the Museum of New Mexico. Photographers whose works have since graced the pages of the magazine include Harvey Caplin, Paul Caponigro, Douglas Kent Hall, Miguel Gandert and Eliot Porter.
New Mexico Magazine is an enterprise fund of the New Mexico Tourism Department,{{cite news |last=Vitu |first=Teya |url= https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2020/02/10/new-mexico-magazine-publisher-edward-graves-embraces-new-frontier/4707384002/ |title='I was just in awe': New Mexico Magazine publisher jumps right in, embraces new frontier |work=Las Cruces Sun-News |date=February 10, 2020 |accessdate=August 26, 2020}} and functions without taxpayer funding.
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External links
- {{Official website|http://nmmagazine.com/}}
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Category:1923 establishments in New Mexico
Category:Local interest magazines published in the United States
Category:Monthly magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 1923
Category:Magazines published in New Mexico
Category:Mass media in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Category:Newsletters published in the United States
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