By Arthur Alpert At the Albuquerque Journal, as in Alice’s Wonderland, the “journalism” becomes “curiouser and curiouser.” I refer to the coverage of the saga involving the Governor’s ousting of 15 behavioral health contractors who were replaced by 12 Arizona companies. The Journal reported the latest chapter Jan. 29, when new Attorney General Hector Balderas […]
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Alice in Wonderland Coverage of Controversial Health Audit
February 9th, 2015 · No Comments · journalism, Uncategorized
Tags:Arthur Alpert·behavioral health audit·Gary King·Hector Balderas·Medicaid fraud·NM In Depth·Tripp Jennings
Why Endorse?
November 3rd, 2014 · 2 Comments · journalism
By Denise Tessier Could the Albuquerque Journal’s endorsement of Susana Martinez for governor actually cut the number of votes she gets? Or does the paper’s endorsement give her a boost? For that matter, does a Journal endorsement (or lack thereof) affect the chances of approval for any of the dozens of candidates, State Constitutional amendments, […]
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Headline Spin Reveals Undeniable Favoritism
August 16th, 2014 · 4 Comments · Education, Fact Check, journalism, open government, state government, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Here’s what Rasmussen Reports, the national polling firm, said Thursday, July 24: “A new statewide telephone survey of Likely New Mexico Voters finds Martinez and King each with 43% support. Seven percent (7%) like some other candidate, and another seven percent (7%) are undecided.” Big surprise, huh? Many New Mexicans, given Governor […]
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Journal Comment Lacking on Net Neutrality; Public Can Weigh In Until Midnight
July 15th, 2014 · 1 Comment · journalism, regulation
By Denise Tessier Considering the importance of the internet both in the workplace and at home, it’s a shame the Albuquerque Journal didn’t have the time and resources to cover properly Federal Communications Commissioner Tom Wheeler’s visit to Albuquerque earlier this summer. Under Wheeler, a former cable-industry lobbyist, the FCC is proposing rules on net […]
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Journal “Making Do” Without an Environment Writer
June 14th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier In this case, it was better late than never. And admittedly, once it ran, it was a good story, given full play at the top of the front page on the week’s highest circulation day, spilling over onto a near-full page inside. But the Journal was behind other local media in running […]
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