Downtown Albuquerque News

Downtown Albuquerque News, known as DAN, launched in the summer of 2019 as a deliberately simple antidote to the collapse of local journalism: a subscription-based email newsletter delivering highly relevant, hyperlocal news to residents of downtown Albuquerque for a modest monthly fee. The outlet covers city hall, local government, legislation, neighborhood development, and community life within a coverage zone of roughly 30,000 residents. DAN was founded by Peter Rice, a veteran journalist whose career spans community radio, NPR affiliates, the Albuquerque Tribune, and the Colorado Springs Gazette, among others. After stepping away from journalism to work as an electrician, video producer, and public relations professional, Rice returned to reporting with a conviction that the subscription email model represented a viable and scalable future for local news. The outlet has grown to over 600 subscribers and describes itself as sustainable and profitable, a rare combination in independent local journalism.