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The '''Deming Headlight''' is a [[newspaper]] in [[Deming, New Mexico]], United States. It was established in the 1880s.<ref name="ritch">William Gillet Ritch, Edgar Caypless, ''A Complete Business Directory of New Mexico, and Gazetteer of the Territory for 1882'', New Mexican Printing and Publishing Company, 1882, p. 82 [https://books.google.com/books?id=P0VOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82&dq=%22deming+headlight%22&hl=en&ei=V98iTsasHuTN0AGlpry_Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22deming%20headlight%22&f=false]</ref><ref name="sandoval">Richard C. Sandoval, Ree Sheck, ''Explore New Mexico: Insider's Guide: Getaways in the Land of Enchantment'', ''[[New Mexico Magazine]]'', 1989, p. 27 [https://books.google.com/books?id=b0oaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22deming+headlight%22&dq=%22deming+headlight%22&hl=en&ei=MeIiTrvrCoTm0QHvlIWmAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAzgo]</ref> In his autobiography, [[Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1859)|Miguel Antonio Otero]], the Governor of the [[New Mexico Territory]] from 1897 to 1906, described it as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] paper unfavourable to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref name="otero">Miguel Antonio Otero, ''My Nine Years as Governor of the Territory of New Mexico, 1897–1906'', [[Sustone Press]], 2007, p. 20 [https://books.google.com/books?id=FkhJxI1XDAwC&pg=PA20&dq=%22deming+headlight%22&hl=en&ei=5-AiTqfwGPCo0AHH9e2UAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBjge#v=onepage&q=%22deming%20headlight%22&f=false]</ref>
The '''Deming Headlight''' is a [[newspaper]] in [[Deming, New Mexico]], United States. It was established in the 1880s.<ref name="ritch">William Gillet Ritch, Edgar Caypless, ''A Complete Business Directory of New Mexico, and Gazetteer of the Territory for 1882'', New Mexican Printing and Publishing Company, 1882, p. 82 [https://books.google.com/books?id=P0VOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82&dq=%22deming+headlight%22&hl=en&ei=V98iTsasHuTN0AGlpry_Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22deming%20headlight%22&f=false]</ref><ref name="sandoval">Richard C. Sandoval, Ree Sheck, ''Explore New Mexico: Insider's Guide: Getaways in the Land of Enchantment'', ''[[New Mexico Magazine]]'', 1989, p. 27 [https://books.google.com/books?id=b0oaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22deming+headlight%22&dq=%22deming+headlight%22&hl=en&ei=MeIiTrvrCoTm0QHvlIWmAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAzgo]</ref> In his autobiography, [[Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1859)|Miguel Antonio Otero]], the Governor of the [[New Mexico Territory]] from 1897 to 1906, described it as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] paper unfavourable to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref name="otero">Miguel Antonio Otero, ''My Nine Years as Governor of the Territory of New Mexico, 1897–1906'', [[Sustone Press]], 2007, p. 20 [https://books.google.com/books?id=FkhJxI1XDAwC&pg=PA20&dq=%22deming+headlight%22&hl=en&ei=5-AiTqfwGPCo0AHH9e2UAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBjge#v=onepage&q=%22deming%20headlight%22&f=false]</ref>


The ''Headlight'' was owned by [[MediaNews Group]], and on its masthead is denoted "An edition of the ''[[Las Cruces Sun-News]]''". It was part of the Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Partnership between MediaNews and [[Gannett Company|Gannett]]. In 2015, Gannett acquired full ownership of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership.<ref>[http://www.talkingnewmedia.com/2015/06/01/gannett-acquires-complete-ownership-of-texas-new-mexico-newspaper-partnership-from-digital-first-media/ Gannett acquires complete ownership of Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Partnership from Digital First Media]</ref>
The ''Headlight'' was owned by [[MediaNews Group]], and on its masthead is denoted "An edition of the ''[[Las Cruces Sun-News]]''". It was part of the Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Partnership between MediaNews and [[Gannett Company|Gannett]]. In 2015, Gannett acquired full ownership of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership.<ref>[http://www.talkingnewmedia.com/2015/06/01/gannett-acquires-complete-ownership-of-texas-new-mexico-newspaper-partnership-from-digital-first-media/ Gannett acquires complete ownership of Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Partnership from Digital First Media]</ref>

This newspaper is a very censored paper in general. They tend to only write about the things that will make Deming seem better in the eyes of the people who live, and/or want to live here. For example, the 1999 middle school shooting, which had one fatality, was not reported by the Deming Headlight. Another instance is when the Deming police forced a man to have his anal cavity checked for drugs without his consent. The latest incident that the Deming Headlight failed to report was earlier this year when a sopohmore brought an unloaded gun to Deming High School.


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Revision as of 18:11, 13 December 2016

The Deming Headlight is a newspaper in Deming, New Mexico, United States. It was established in the 1880s.[1][2] In his autobiography, Miguel Antonio Otero, the Governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1897 to 1906, described it as a Democratic paper unfavourable to the Republican Party.[3]

The Headlight was owned by MediaNews Group, and on its masthead is denoted "An edition of the Las Cruces Sun-News". It was part of the Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Partnership between MediaNews and Gannett. In 2015, Gannett acquired full ownership of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership.[4]

This newspaper is a very censored paper in general. They tend to only write about the things that will make Deming seem better in the eyes of the people who live, and/or want to live here. For example, the 1999 middle school shooting, which had one fatality, was not reported by the Deming Headlight. Another instance is when the Deming police forced a man to have his anal cavity checked for drugs without his consent. The latest incident that the Deming Headlight failed to report was earlier this year when a sopohmore brought an unloaded gun to Deming High School.

References

  1. ^ William Gillet Ritch, Edgar Caypless, A Complete Business Directory of New Mexico, and Gazetteer of the Territory for 1882, New Mexican Printing and Publishing Company, 1882, p. 82 [1]
  2. ^ Richard C. Sandoval, Ree Sheck, Explore New Mexico: Insider's Guide: Getaways in the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico Magazine, 1989, p. 27 [2]
  3. ^ Miguel Antonio Otero, My Nine Years as Governor of the Territory of New Mexico, 1897–1906, Sustone Press, 2007, p. 20 [3]
  4. ^ Gannett acquires complete ownership of Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Partnership from Digital First Media