NM 3rd Congressional District candidates offer contrasting views in broadcast debate

Preparing to debate on NMPBS: Ben Ray Luhan (L) and Michael Romero (R). Photo by Kevin Maestas / NM News Port
Preparing to debate on NMPBS: Ben Ray Luhan (L) and Michael Romero (R). Photo by Kevin Maestas / NM News Port

News Port partner New Mexico PBS is partnering with public media stations in New Mexico (KRWG, KENW, KANW and KUNM) to present “NMPBS Candidate Conversations” in some of the key 2016 races.

In this video that aired on NMPBS on October 13th, the candidates in the 3rd Congressional District race, incumbent Democrat Ben Ray Lujan and his challenger, Republican Michael Romero, met to answer journalists’ questions about issues in this important race.

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  • Michael Marcotte

    Hi, I'm the (first-ever) Professor of Practice in Journalism at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. So I'm very involved in helping students learn multimedia journalism. Before New Mexico, I was the 2012-2013 Reynolds Chair in Ethics of Entrepreneurial and Innovative Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno... and, before that, a 2011 Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. I'm also very active as a consultant, having spent over 25 years as a news director. My website is http://www.mikemarcotte.com or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/michvinmar

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By Michael Marcotte

Hi, I'm the (first-ever) Professor of Practice in Journalism at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. So I'm very involved in helping students learn multimedia journalism. Before New Mexico, I was the 2012-2013 Reynolds Chair in Ethics of Entrepreneurial and Innovative Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno... and, before that, a 2011 Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. I'm also very active as a consultant, having spent over 25 years as a news director. My website is http://www.mikemarcotte.com or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/michvinmar