By Arthur Alpert Remember that old Albuquerque Journal hand who told me I was too quick to finger management’s political commissars for what was wrong at the daily. My informant advised that a lot of mistakes could be laid at the door of young, inexperienced staffers. I’ve not forgotten and sometimes the Old Hand is […]
Entries Tagged as 'immigration'
Unflattering Comparison: The Journal’s Treatment of Immigration Story vs. That of Real Newspapers
August 4th, 2014 · No Comments · Congress, Fact Check, immigration, journalism
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Ashley Parker·Associated Press·Congress·Dan Balz·immigration·Jonathan Weisman·New York Times·Paul Kane·Washington Post
Inaccurate and Bigoted Editorial Evokes “The Paranoid Style”
July 21st, 2014 · 2 Comments · economy, environment, health care reform, immigration, inequality, journalism, regulation, role of government, tax policy
By Arthur Alpert Wow! What a July 4 editorial! I found it angry, bitter, twisted, deeply ignorant and inaccurate. That is to say, very satisfying. Let me explain. I have been reading the Albuquerque Journal closely for years but cannot figure out why it’s an insult to journalism. Why do the editors regularly violate its […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Benghazi·Guatemala·immigration·inequality·IRS·journalism·Richard Hofstader·The Paranoid Style in American Politics
Balancing Act
August 23rd, 2013 · 1 Comment · economy, immigration, role of government, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert How ridiculous is journalistic balance? Well, back in my TV days, we would conjure up a documentary on air pollution; the first half would explain scientifically how it poisons living things while the other 50 percent argued that dirty air is good for us. Hey, it was perfectly balanced. Balance has lots […]
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The Associated Press Gets the Point
April 3rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · immigration, journalism, Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier Just yesterday (April 2), I saw this message (in three different languages) on the T-shirt of a young woman in Albuquerque: There’s no such thing as an illegal human. What she wore was making an excellent point. Today’s Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the Associated Press has issued a directive to […]
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