Citizen Media Group

City Desk ABQ is a project of Citizen Media Group, a 501(c)3 organization.

Citizen Media Group is an IRS-recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (EIN 13-4302938) based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

We believe local democracy and civic engagement require a strong local press. To support this purpose, we support programs that develop and provide capacity for local journalists to report on the communities where they live.

What we do…

We host nonprofit news outlets providing critical local reporting in New Mexico communities. We have previously served as a fiscal sponsor for the nonprofit Compass NM news outlet. In 2024, we launched City Desk ABQ, a nonprofit daily digital outlet covering local news and community in Albuquerque.

We provide stipends for journalists and community storytellers for professional development and local news story development, especially student journalists and rising journalists in the first two years of their career.

Our Board

Hugo Pérez, Las Cruces.
Hugo is an associate professor of journalism at New Mexico State University.
Tierna Unruh-Enos, Albuquerque.
Tierna is a long-term New Mexico journalist having worked in media for KOAT TV, the Weekly Alibi and other publications. She is the COO of Ctrl+P Publishing.
Muhamed Abdel-Hack, Albuquerque.
Muhamed has worked in the business side of media and emerging industries across the country. He has worked to build revenue in media for Economist magazine and Ctrl+P Publishing and has also worked in sales for Tesla and in the local solar industry.

Our Team

Pat Davis, Publisher
pat@newmexico.news

More about us

Address: 317 Commercial St NE Box 2, ABQ, NM 87102

Support us

Contributions to CMG are tax-deductible for IRS purposes.

For more information on sponsorships or donations to support our work, contact Pat Davis at pat@newmexico.news