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Jon Barela, Garrey Carruthers, Miss Emily Litella and the Journal’s Silver Linings (Economics) Playbook

May 21st, 2013 · No Comments · budget policy, economy, journalism

By Arthur Alpert Don’t tell me the Albuquerque Journal is not wonderful in its fashion. Not journalistically, of course, but in its tireless efforts skew the news to fit its agenda. Only the other day, you may remember, I was pointing out how the editors kinda, sorta downplayed a Dan Boyd story that – because [...]

“Coverage of locally-produced arts is rapidly shrinking in a newspaper that purports to excel in its coverage of local activities”

May 8th, 2013 · 1 Comment · economy, journalism

By Arthur Alpert The Albuquerque Theatre Guild is upset about a new Albuquerque Journal policy that promises less attention to local plays and would move some of that attention from Fridays to Sundays. An ATG delegation met with Managing Editor Karen Moses and Venue editor Rene Kimball a few weeks ago. It learned that the [...]

Credibility of Austerity Economics in Freefall Everywhere Except at the Journal

May 1st, 2013 · 5 Comments · budget policy, economy, financial coverage, journalism

By Arthur Alpert Pity the poor politicians who edit the Albuquerque Journal. It won’t be easy adjusting the narrative to fit the oligarchy’s new strategy, but soon they’ll do just that. The newspaper’s narrative (or line or editorial agenda) matters because at the Journal, it dictates what gets published – syndicated opinion, Op Ed opinion [...]

Journal’s Free Market Fantasies Out of Sync with Real World Reporting

April 13th, 2013 · 2 Comments · economy, journalism, role of government

By Arthur Alpert I’m sure you have noticed the excellent work of Journal business reporter Kevin Robinson-Avila. The guy has been writing intelligently and lucidly since his arrival last June, mostly about technology, energy and venture capital. He’s solidified my grasp on how the system works. And I should have written an appreciation earlier. That [...]

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 [...]

Signs of Spring?

March 31st, 2013 · No Comments · budget policy, economy, journalism

By Arthur Alpert It’s warm again this morning, but as a wise New Mexican I won’t call the swamp cooler guy. It’s another false spring. A perpetual optimist, I keep scrutinizing the morning paper, too, for signs of an Albuquerque Journal spring. And recently a few greens sprouted. Did you notice the story headlined, “Parties [...]

It’s “See No Evil” When Covering Big Business

March 21st, 2013 · 2 Comments · economy, labor, role of government, tax policy

By Arthur Alpert (March 19) I made one big mistake and one small one, but I am glad. In correcting them, I’ll enlarge on the argument of my last post – that the Albuquerque Journal exempts corporate America from serious scrutiny – and refine the corollary, that the Journal is dedicated to denigrating government. Last [...]

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Isn’t it time for a Foundation for Open Corporate America?

March 15th, 2013 · 1 Comment · economy, journalism, open government, role of government

By Arthur Alpert Consider this pregnant juxtaposition. It’s Sunshine Week and today, March 15, the Albuquerque Journal has omitted any report on JP Morgan dysfunction, totally ignoring what N.Y. Times editors deemed the top story of the day and what Washington Post editors considered essential, too. This is intentional and deliberate. Probably the Journal will [...]

A Revealing Prism

March 4th, 2013 · 2 Comments · economy, financial coverage, journalism, labor, role of government, tax policy

By Arthur Alpert The Albuquerque Journal’s editorials on national issues are educational. • They reveal management’s political stance. • They identify the prism through which management views news. • They augur which stories, opinions and ideas the newspaper will publish and which will earn token appearances or none at all. Case in point – the [...]

Minimum Wage Update: Comforting the Comfortable

February 25th, 2013 · 1 Comment · economy, journalism, labor, NM Legislature

By Arthur Alpert How do I love thee, oh minimum wage debate? Let me count the ways. Well, no, let me enumerate, instead, just two reasons for my passion. First, minimum wage disputes are, at bottom, about distribution of power in the hierarchy. And understanding that the world is vertical (authoritarian), not horizontal (democratic) underlies [...]