By Denise Tessier One of the better features the Albuquerque Journal instituted in recent years, in my view, is the reporter’s “Politics Notebook” that appears with bylines by Sean Olson, Dan McKay, Dan Boyd or Michael Coleman. Similarly, during the legislative session, John Robertson’s daily “At the Roundhouse” blog, reprinted in the paper Journal, provided [...]
Entries from April 30th, 2010
Politics and Church Tax Exemptions
April 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Allen Weh·Calvary Church·Dan McKay·John Robertson·Michael Coleman·Political Notebook·Sean Olson
Malcolm X And The Power Of Strategic Exaggeration
April 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Let me be perfectly clear – it isn’t the Albuquerque Journal’s fault that I am feeling ancient these days. No, the emotion began, logically enough, when I celebrated a birthday two weeks ago. True, birthdays are better than the alternative, but I cannot believe my age. My discomfort deepened Sunday when friends [...]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico·Malcolm X·WABC-TV
Half A Headline?
April 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
By Tracy Dingmann Usually it’s my colleague Arthur Alpert who catches the often-telling differences between how the Journal edits Associated Press stories and headlines, compared to how other papers run them. This time I’m going to take a crack at it. So check this out: The Journal ran an Associated Press story about the new [...]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Arthur Alpert·health care reform·The Associated Press
Buying The Blue Cross Line
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · health care reform
By Arthur Alpert Identifying the Albuquerque Journal’s journalistic failures is easy. Figuring out why they happen, not so much. Perhaps you can help me understand why Winthrop Quigley’s story on Blue Cross last Saturday was mislabeled. With his deep knowledge of the health insurance industry, Quigley explained the company’s argument for raising premiums on its [...]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico·Winthrop Quigley
Two Sides to the Story, and the Business of Promotion (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing)
April 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier Reading the New Mexico Independent’s Friday story about the annual Gathering of Nations Powwow reminded me of the days when Albuquerque’s two daily newspapers sometimes delivered very different takes on a given topic. In this case, the two takes come from the online Independent and the coverage found in the daily Albuquerque [...]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Gathering of Nations·Litefoot·Marjorie Childress·New Mexico Independent·Russell Means·Tom Bee
Pickles, Politics and the Journal Hip-Hop
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Rick Nathanson’s Journal feature on pickles yesterday had me salivating for the crunchy, sour treat found in excellent Jewish delis. Also, I found myself in a pickle – for the newspaper’s Wednesday, April 21 issue reminded me how fascinating the Journal remains despite management’s misuse of it. Take Dan McKay’s front-page story [...]
Tags:Amy Goodman·Cato Institute·corporatism·Dan McKay·John Trever·organized labor·Rick Nathanson·Rio Grande Foundation·Thom Cole·unions
Corrections
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Tracy Dingmann The Journal had a whopping six corrections listed on Page 2 yesterday, ranging from the truly cringeworthy: “A politics notebook item published in Saturday’s paper incorrectly described former Sen. Pete Domenici as D-N.M. He is a Republican; it should have said R-N.M.” to the mundane: “In Monday’s Health section, an incorrect time [...]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Association of Commerce and Industry·Better Choices New Mexico·Beverlee McClure
Journal Has A Soft Spot for Local Ultra-Conservatives
April 20th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
By Tracy Dingmann Journal readers should probably tote a scorecard when they peruse the paper’s editorial page these days – because they really need one to keep track of all the local ultra-conservative writers and groups that have found such a cozy and welcoming home there. Here’s the latest example: On April 19, the Journal [...]
Tags:Citizens Alliance for Responsible Energy·Expelled·Jim Scarantino·Marita Noon·Mark Mathis·New Mexico Liberty·New Mexico Rail Runner·Paul Gessing·Rio Grande Foundation
Loneliness and the Culture of ‘No’
April 19th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier Washington Post reporter and prize-winning witness to culture Hank Steuver walked among tea partiers on Menaul Boulevard last week – up one side of the street and then down the other — and came up with an observation that likely would “tee off” the mad partiers even more: Many appear to be [...]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Albuquerque Tribune·Hank Stuever·New Mexico Press Women·tea party movement·Tinsel
Does A Bad Headline Wreck A Good Story?
April 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert As I was saying just the other day, the Albuquerque Journal writes headlines that misrepresent the stories beneath. In my example, I attributed a bad headline to journalistic ignorance. Sadly, the big, bold headline on the top of the Journal’s front page today appears to conflate ignorance with bias. It reads: “Golden [...]
