By Denise Tessier Those who lamented the departure of Leslie Linthicum as UpFront columnist for the Albuquerque Journal can take heart with the newspaper’s hiring of former Albuquerque Tribune writer Ollie Reed Jr. The development also is heartening when one considers that this month marked the departure of Journal science writer John Fleck, another UpFront […]
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Good News on the Journal Front
February 22nd, 2015 · 1 Comment · Education, environment, journalism, Uncategorized
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Albuquerque Tribune·Denise Tessier·Hart Schwarz·Jess Alford·John Fleck·Joline Gutierrez Krueger·Journal UpFront·Leslie Linthicum·Max Evans·Mike Hamman·Ollie Reed Jr.·Trail Tales·water resources
Former Journal Staffer Weighs In on What He Sees as a Diversion From Gila Dam Issue
January 19th, 2015 · 1 Comment · environment, journalism, open government, state government
By Denise Tessier Today’s Albuquerque Journal Op Ed Page contained an opinion piece that could have fit in nicely here at ABQJournalWatch as a post. So, I bring attention to it, noting that its author, Bill Hume, is uniquely qualified to write this piece about the Journal’s coverage of the Gila River “diversion” project. “Central […]
Tags:"ghost river"·ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 2004·Bill Hume·Denise Tessier·Gila River·Gila River diversion dam·Gila Wilderness·John Fleck·Laura Paskus·N.M. Interstate Stream Commission·Norman Gaume
Piecemeal Treatment on a Story of Toxic Proportions
December 11th, 2014 · 1 Comment · energy policy, environment, journalism, role of government
By Denise Tessier Catching up after three weeks away from both a computer and New Mexico news, one story jumped out among the many I’d missed. It wasn’t in the Albuquerque Journal, but the Weekly Alibi. Written by University of New Mexico Professor David Correia, the Nov. 27 Alibi piece was headlined “Welcome to Albuquerque, […]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Citizen Action·Dave McCoy·David Correia·Denise Tessier·Eric Nuttall·Floyd Vasquez·John Fleck·Matt Reichbach·Morning Word·New Mexico Environment Department·New Mexico in Focus·New Mexico Mercury·New Mexico Telegram·Peter St. Cyr·Roger Snodgrass·Sandia Mixed Waste Landfill·Santa Fe Reporter·V. B. Price·Weekly Alibi·Willard Hunt
Linthicum’s Leaving Not Reason Enough for Readers to Follow
August 25th, 2014 · 4 Comments · journalism
By Denise Tessier Recently, when talking about the Albuquerque Journal, an acquaintance said, “The only reason I read the Journal is Leslie Linthicum.” When pressed, this person acknowledged other excellent writers who work at the Journal – Win Quigley and Joline Gutierrez Krueger came up for mention. My acquaintance couldn’t argue with the journalistic value […]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Arthur Alpert·Associated Press·Denise Tessier·Duke City Fix·John Fleck·Johnny Mango·Lauren Villagran·Leslie Linthicum·Op-Ed pages·Thom Cole·UpFront·Winthrop Quigley
Casual Insult Elicits Defense From Reporter’s Colleagues, Apology from Director of Think Tank
July 28th, 2014 · 2 Comments · journalism, state government, tax policy
By Denise Tessier Paid libertarian Paul Gessing set off a Twitter run of comments last week when he tweeted the question: What’s worse, the economic return on NM film industry or reporting on new study? The point of the tweet was to direct Twitter followers to Gessing’s essay “New Study confirms film subsidies are a […]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Adrian Gomez·Albuquerque Journal·Bill Richardson·Dan Boyd·Denise Tessier·Gov. Susana Martinez·Gwyneth Doland·John Fleck·Jon Hendry·Mike Gallagher·New Mexico film incentives·New Mexico Press Women·New Mexico State University·Paul Gessing·Rio Grande Foundation
WIPP: Reconsidering the ‘Impossible’
April 1st, 2014 · 1 Comment · environment
By Denise Tessier Before the leak, a radiation incident at WIPP was considered virtually impossible. . . That’s a line from the Journal’s March 27 editorial in which the Albuquerque Journal revealed a collective change of heart about the infallibility of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, the only existing repository for the nation’s […]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·City of Carlsbad·Dale Janway·Denise Tessier·Don Hancock·Ernest Hardin·John Fleck·Lauren Villagran·New Mexico Mercury·New Mexico radiation leak·nuclear waste disposal·Rep. Steve Pearce·Robert Hayes·Robert Neill·Ryan Flynn·V. B. Price·WIPP
Public Journal Bashing…and Other Bad News
January 16th, 2014 · 5 Comments · environment, journalism, NM Legislature
By Denise Tessier Albuquerque attorney and former city councilor Michael Cadigan took to facebook last week to announce that he has “finally taken the plunge” and dropped his subscription to the Albuquerque Journal. From his post: . . . As a news junkie, it was tough, but I finally cancelled my subscription to the Albuquerque […]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Arthur Alpert·climate change·conservation scorecard·Conservation Voters New Mexico·Denise Tessier·Diane Denish·environmental news coverage·fracking·Gov. Susana Martinez·James Monteleone·Joe Monahan·John Fleck·Journal North·Kari Brandenburg·Las Vegas Optic·Margaret Sullivan·Mayor Richard Berry·Michael Cadigan·Robert McNeill·Santa Fe New Mexican·The New York Times·Tom Zoellner·UpFront
Gushing About Oil, But Not Environmental Rallies. . . Plus, A Sincere Thank You
December 13th, 2013 · 1 Comment · energy policy, environment, financial coverage, journalism
By Denise Tessier Because I’ve already called out the Albuquerque Journal for blatantly boostering the oil and gas industry, there’s no need to devote a whole post to that topic. But a brief mention is warranted because the Nov. 25 Business Outlook cover story and headline were almost a repeat of what prompted my post […]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Climate Coalition·Albuquerque Journal·climate change·Denise Tessier·environmental rallies·Food Freedom Movement·fracking·headlines·John Fleck·Joy Ansley·KOB-TV·Las Cruces Sun-News·March Against Monsanto·methane emissions·minimum wage·Mountain View Telegraph·New Mexico Compass·New Mexico Food and Water Watch·oil and gas·Permian Basin·Rally at the Rio·San Juan Basin·The (Edgewood) Independent·Tom Solomon
Non-journalistic Criteria Drive Climate Change Coverage
November 7th, 2013 · 2 Comments · energy policy, environment, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert What if someone new took the helm at the Albuquerque Journal? My colleague Denise Tessier posed that question here Nov. 1 and I have been unable to escape it since, mostly because answers insist on springing, unbidden, to mind. If, for example, a professional journalist steered that ship, rather than the political […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·climate change·climate change denial·Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change·John Fleck