Post Publisher Carol A. Clark

Staff Report

At its annual convention Saturday at the Clyde Hotel in Albuquerque, the board and membership of the New Mexico Press Association (NMPA) elected Los Alamos Daily Post Owner/Publisher Carol A. Clark to the position of Chair of its Board of Directors.

Clark was first elected to serve on the state press board in 2022. She was elected President and also appointed to serve on the NMPA legal committee with former Board President Nick Seibel of the Silver City Daily Press and Board Member Donn Friedman of the Albuquerque Journal.

“The NMPA is an important resource and advocate for newspapers throughout New Mexico,” Clark said. “It has been a pleasure working with this organization, and I look forward to serving as its Board Chair.”

NMPA Board of Directors:

Frank Leto

First Vice Chair – Frank Leto, General Manager/Chief Revenue Officer for El Rito Media, which includes Alamogordo News, Artesia Daily Press, Carlsbad Current-Argus, Rio Grande Sun and Ruidoso News;

Patrick Dorsey

Second Vice Chair – Patrick Dorsey, Publisher of the Santa Fe New Mexican; and

Barbara Beck

Treasurer – Barbara Beck, Publisher of the Roswell Daily Record.

Donn Friedman

Donn Friedman – Board Member Donn Friedman, Albuquerque Journal 

Daniel Russell

Board Member Daniel Russell, Hobbs News-Sun

Shane Atkinson

Board Member Shane Atkinson, Taos News

In its 126th year, the NMPA exists to improve the quality of member newspapers, encourage high journalistic standards, promote journalism education and protect the rights of free speech for its members as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America.

NMPA is comprised of three organizations with different functions:

• New Mexico Press Association – Founded in 1901, the NMPA is the industry representative for member newspapers throughout the state. As the leading advocate, the association is on the front line when it comes to defending and protecting issues important not only to the industry, but for anyone who supports transparency in government. Every fall, NMPA members gather for an annual convention, which includes professional development workshops, guest speakers, and an award ceremony.
• New Mexico Press Service – The press service is the advertising arm of the press association. The organization helps clients place advertisements in the state’s newspapers through the Classified, 2X2 and Display ad networks. In addition, the service also has a Press Release Program to help clients write and place press releases with media outlets throughout the state.
• New Mexico Press Association Foundation – The Foundation’s mission is journalism education. As such, it holds the annual High School Journalism Workshop most summers. The workshop provides high school juniors and seniors to learn about the newspaper industry from professionals in the newspaper business.