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Dossier · Who's Who
Heath Haussamen
Las Cruces independent journalist whose reporting on the project's agreements and water use leads local coverage of Project Jupiter.
At a glance
- Current role
- Independent journalist and news-site publisher[1]
- Category
- Journalist
- Jurisdiction
- Private sector (no public jurisdiction)
- Married to
- Sarah Silva (New Mexico state representative; Haussamen discloses the relationship in his Project Jupiter coverage, and CJR notes she supports the project)
- Businesses
- haussamen.com (independent news site, owner/operator) · NMPolitics.net (state politics news site, founder) · New Mexico In Depth (investigative news nonprofit, co-founder)
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 4 sources · 2 connections · 0 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP43
Key facts
- Reported that the final Project Jupiter agreements grew from 359 to 1,583 pages.[3]
- Reported that Project Jupiter would use more water than previously disclosed, the "potable" water story.[2]
- Founded the state politics site NMPolitics and co-founded the nonprofit New Mexico In Depth.[1]
- The Columbia Journalism Review profiled the reporting in a piece on AI data centers and diminished local news.[4]
- Discloses in the project coverage that Haussamen's spouse, a state representative, supports the project.[4]
The record
Lead independent journalist (haussamen.com; founded NMPolitics.net); broke the 359→1,583 pages + 'potable' stories; notes big firms target 'news deserts'. Disclosed his spouse Rep. Silva supports the project
Relationships · 2
In the Watch · 1
Sources · 4
- 1.official-biohaussamen.com — About page: bio, career, outlets founded, family ↗
- 2.newshaussamen.com — 'Project Jupiter will use more water than previously disclosed' (the 'potable' water story) ↗
- 3.newshaussamen.com — 'Final Project Jupiter agreements grew exponentially' (359 → 1,583 pages story) ↗
- 4.newsColumbia Journalism Review — 'AI Data Centers in the Land of Diminished Local News' (profiles Haussamen's Project Jupiter reporting; discloses spouse Sarah Silva) ↗
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