By Arthur Alpert I hope you read the latest post from my colleague, Denise Tessier. Focusing on an Americans for Prosperity essay targeting subsidies for wind power and a rebuttal letter to the Editor from a Las Cruces reader, she decried an unsavory Journal practice: “As we’ve often pointed out here at ABQJournalWatch,” Denise wrote, […]
Entries Tagged as 'regulation'
The Amazing Congruence
November 20th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Education, energy policy, environment, journalism, labor, regulation
Tags:ALEC·American Legislative Exchange Council·Americans for Prosperity·Arthur Alpert·Ashley Lopez·Center for Media and Democracy·David Koch·Denise Tessier·Donors Capital Fund·Florida Center for Investigative Reporting·Joe Montes·Koch brothers·Koch Industries·Paul Blumenthal·Politico·Progressive Media Project·Richard Fink·State Policy Network·Stephanie Simon·Teo Ballve·Thom Cole
Fossil Fuels Industry Coverage: No news if it’s bad news
April 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · economy, energy policy, environment, journalism, regulation, role of government
By Arthur Alpert Look for the Albuquerque Journal to run an Op Ed soon that extols the oil and gas industry for its outstanding safety record, in particular. How do I know this? I don’t. But the newspaper’s pattern makes it a sure thing. Where oil and gas are concerned, the editors consistently run opinion […]
Tags:Alberta·Arthur Alpert·CARE·Exxon Mobil pipeline leak·fossil fuel industry·Kenneth Brown·Keystone XL Pipeline·Marita K. Noon·Mark Mathis·oil and gas industry·Parkers Prairie·Steven Mufson·tar sands oil
You Can’t Buy This Kind of Publicity – and Credibility
January 21st, 2013 · 2 Comments · budget policy, economy, Education, energy policy, environment, NM Legislature, regulation, tax policy
By Denise Tessier You can’t pay for advertising this good, and thanks to the Albuquerque Journal, the conservative, roll back-regulation-thumping Rio Grande Foundation doesn’t have to take out ads. On Saturday, RGF hit pay dirt with a full-blown news story on the Business page about its “unique, 21-day report on the state’s regulatory environment and […]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Denise Tessier·Grover Norquist·Micha Gisser·Paul Gessing·Rio Grande Foundation·Thom Cole
Behind the Curve
August 24th, 2012 · 1 Comment · budget policy, economy, regulation, role of government
By Arthur Alpert I run as fast as I can but cannot keep up. Let me explain my routine. After spending a few hours shaping a piece on Albuquerque Journal management’s malfeasance, I save it and go about some other business. Tomorrow, I figure, I’ll double-check, proof and give it a final rewrite. But tomorrow […]
Tags:Associated Press·Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation·Peter Whoriskey·regulation·Robert Samuelson·Social Security·Stephen Ohlemacher
On the ALEC Front: A Review – With an Eye Toward 2014
January 6th, 2014 · 1 Comment · campaign finance reform, Education, energy policy, environment, NM Legislature, regulation, tax policy, voting rights
By Denise Tessier In 2013, more light than previously before was shined on the secretive yet highly influential 40-year-old corporatist lobbying organization known as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). That light came mostly from blogs, alternative media, journalist Bill Moyers and the British-owned Guardian newspaper, rather than by so-called “mainstream” news. The Albuquerque Journal […]
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