By Denise Tessier “Outside groups wrote sick leave bill” was the headline on the front page of the Albuquerque Journal Wednesday (July 8). Now, that’s a shocker. I’m sorry to say I’m resorting to sarcasm here. The Journal, which has yet to acknowledge – let alone publish anything of substance about the influence a truly […]
Entries Tagged as 'Dan McKay'
Journal Lets Focus of Coverage Be Led by GOP
July 9th, 2015 · 3 Comments · climate change, energy policy, environment, labor, regulation, role of government, Uncategorized
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque City Council·Albuquerque Journal·ALEC·Brad Winter·Carla Sonntag·Communication Workers of America·Dan McKay·Denise Tessier·Fair Workweek Act·Isaac Benton·Klarissa Peña·New Mexico Business Coalition·New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty·OLÉ·Rey Garduño
The Journal’s Bad Habit of Politically Motivated Headlines
October 12th, 2014 · 3 Comments · journalism
By Arthur Alpert As I was musing the other day about my last post here, there came to mind, unbidden, a 1940s era radio show called “Can You Top This?” where comedians tried to out-funny each other. No matter how long I monitor the Albuquerque Journal, I’ll never find anything to top the arrogance, self-indulgence […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Dan McKay·Debbie O'Malley·editorials·headlines·James Monteleone·journalism·Leon Panetta·Michael Coleman·middle east·Simon Kubiak·war
On the Anti-Abortion Front: A Review and Look Forward
January 10th, 2014 · 1 Comment · role of government
By Denise Tessier Valencia County Commissioners this week voted down a proposed ordinance that would have banned abortions in unincorporated parts of that county after 20 weeks of pregnancy. From Valencia County News-Bulletin reporter Julia M. Dendinger’s report that ran Thursday (Jan. 9) on the front page of its sister publication, the Albuquerque Journal: Chairman […]
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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 […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Dan McKay·Deborah Baker·Employment Policies Institute·Micahel Saltsman·minimum wage·National Federation of Independent Business·Samuel Bowles
Hazy Headlines
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Headlines only seem simple. In fact, they do a lot – identifying stories and, often, getting to their essence, sometimes persuading us to read, alerting us to the story’s relative importance, conveying excitement and entertaining, too. Headline writers accomplish all of that with three basic tools words, fonts and letter size – […]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Dan Boyd·Dan McKay·Mayor Richard Berry
Politics and Church Tax Exemptions
April 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
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 […]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Allen Weh·Calvary Church·Dan McKay·John Robertson·Michael Coleman·Political Notebook·Sean Olson
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 […]
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