By Arthur Alpert The Albuquerque Journal’s trespasses against journalism come so fast and furious there’s no keeping up. It requires that I identify and comment on issues every single day. It’s too much, I get confused trying to figure out what to tackle first, fail to cope and feel guilty. When will I get around, […]
Entries Tagged as 'ABQ Free Press'
Pity for the Commissars
April 29th, 2016 · No Comments · journalism
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Christmas Surprises
December 23rd, 2015 · 1 Comment · journalism, Koch brothers
By Arthur Alpert I cannot be trusted. Last time, Dec. 10, in a post where I suggested the Albuquerque Journal has promoted Gov. Martinez into the “sacred cow” status Pete Domenici once occupied, I promised I would deal next with the daily’s “sourness, narrow-mindedness and ban on ideas the richest do not endorse.” Ah, but […]
Tags:ABQ Free Press·Arthur Alpert·Gov. Susana Martinez·Heath Haussamen·Joe Monahan·Mark Oswald·Thom Cole
‘New’ Media Making Newsworthy In-Roads
May 1st, 2015 · No Comments · environment, journalism
By Denise Tessier For the second time in as many days, this morning’s Albuquerque Journal carried a front-page story that had been covered first by other New Mexico media. In “DA Fears for her safety after charging APD officers,” the Journal directly quoted District Attorney Kari Brandenburg’s comments that had been published in last week’s […]
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The Stories That Cannot Exist
January 17th, 2015 · 1 Comment · campaign finance reform, Congress, economy, financial coverage, health care reform, journalism, regulation
By Arthur Alpert All hail Nick Estes’ Op Ed column in the January 9 issue of the Albuquerque Journal. We won’t see its like for a long time. Under the rubric, “Yes, we DO know how to fix the economy”, Estes took syndicated columnist Robert Samuelson to task for writing the reverse. Estes explained: “The […]
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On Losing Tesla: Blame the Unions
September 19th, 2014 · 2 Comments · budget policy, economy, journalism, labor, tax policy
By Denise Tessier In the days since Tesla announced its decision to locate its $2 billion “mega” battery factory in Nevada, a number of stories have pondered New Mexico’s “loss.” In the ABQ Free Press, reporter Peter St. Cyr talked to politicians, business leaders and “free market advocates” and came up with a list of […]
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