Bill Church on the Opportunity to Lead a News Organization in Santa Fe

By Jim Falk

Published December 30, 2024 at 6:30 PM MST

Bill Church, executive editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican. — Bill Church, executive editor of the *Santa Fe New Mexican*.

A few months after Bill Church took leadership of Santa Fe's paper of record, the veteran journalist fields questions on the final Forum episode of 2024.

Forum host Jim Falk and news reporter Rob Hochschild talk with the Santa Fe New Mexican's new Executive Editor, Bill Church. The conversation with Bill Church was recorded on December 17, and touched on a range of topics, including his future plans for the covering the city and state, the specter of SLAPP lawsuits, and the benefits of family-owned newspapering.

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