In the sea of things she learned from the recent settlement of her years long public records battle, former Daily Lobo Editor-in-Chief Lily Alexander has a message for student journalists: trust your instincts.
On Sept. 4, University of New Mexico agreed to settle a lawsuit that Alexander filed last March while working at the Daily Lobo, alleging that the UNM Police Department had violated the Inspection of Public Records Act.
After the settlement last month, the University provided Alexander with UNMPD’s weapons inventory with the weapons’ location redacted, and agreed to eventually pay $195,000 — $65,000 to Alexander, and $130,000 in attorney fees…