Centennial Sundays
In 2026, the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 is commemorating a legacy created 100 years ago when Thomas M. Pepperday purchased the newspaper. Part of this observance is a historical series that chronicles the Journal鈥檚 history and how it covered the major 鈥� and not-so-major 鈥� events of New Mexicans鈥� lives. These columns will appear every few Sundays on the back of the Opinion section, but we'll be posting them here as well so that you can easily find them and re-read your favorites at any time. Welcome to Centennial Sundays!
March 8, 2026: A family legacy 100 years and counting
The sa国际传媒官网网页入口 kicks off its commemoration of a legacy created 100 years ago when Thomas M. Pepperday purchased the newspaper.
March 30, 2026: C.T. Lang, Publisher, Civic Leader, Philanthropist
C. Thompson Lang guides the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Publishing Company through a period of rapid growth, during which the Journal becomes the largest and most widely read newspaper in the state.
April 5, 2026: Iconic structures rise, and violence erupts in the '60s and '70s
Seven years 鈥� from 1966 to 1972 鈥� were marked by modern wonders and civil unrest
April 19, 2026: The Tom Lang Era
The innovative risk-taker who transformed publishing
May 3, 2026: From a reporter's notebook to the front page
Printing the Journal in the early 鈥�70s involved hot lead, dedicated workers and an eye for detail
May 16, 2026: Journal editor Jerry Crawford was dedicated to 鈥榞etting it right鈥�
Jerry Crawford served as editor of the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 for nearly two decades, guiding the newspaper through major industry changes
May 17, 2026: Cigarette smoke and the clatter of typewriters
Tom Harmon reflects on his time in the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 newsroom.
May 17, 2026: Managing editor Frankie McCarty shattered barriers, had open-door policy
As the first woman hired to cover hard news at the Journal, in 1954, and one of the first women promoted to be a managing editor in the nation, McCarty had to open a lot of doors for herself.
