By Denise Tessier The Albuquerque Journal finally ran a “For the Record” Friday (March 8) correcting two mistakes that were made in its editorial of a full week before (March 1). The editorial’s topic: support for confirmation of Hanna Skandera. The correction says the editorial, “Skandera has earned New Mexico’s support,” was wrong in saying [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Leslie Linthicum'
Setting the Record Straight on Hanna Skandera
March 8th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Education, NM Legislature, Uncategorized
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Albuquerque Public Schools·Albuquerque Teachers Federation·Cal Thomas·charter schools·Denise Tessier·education reform·Florida education plan·Gov. Susana Martinez·Hanna Skandera·Hayley Heinz·Jeb Bush·Leslie Linthicum·National Education Association of New Mexico·Paul Gessing·Rep. Mimi Stewart·Rio Grande Foundation·Sharon Morgan·virtual schools
Two Journals
January 14th, 2013 · 3 Comments · campaign finance reform, energy policy, environment, journalism, NM Legislature, tax policy
By Arthur Alpert (January 10) Here we are, 10, 11 days into 2013 and I haven’t written a word about the Albuquerque Journals. Yes, Journals. Plural. If all this Journal-watching has clarified anything, it’s that there exist two newspapers in one body, a variation on the old Steve Martin movie. The local staff does professional [...]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Gov. Susana Martinez·Leslie Linthicum·Thom Cole
Flashes of Wit Give Relief from Negativity
January 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Who knew that John Fleck had a sense of humor? Perhaps his friends and family, but not me, not until I read his Upfront column headlined “The Locksley Factor, Plus Tasty Bratwurst” Tuesday, Jan. 3. A riff on the presumed correlation between losing football teams and high student GPAs, it was slyly [...]
Tags:American Action Forum·Leslie Linthicum·Mike Locksley·Robert Samuelson·Thomas Molitor
Resignation Editorial a Rush to Judgment
October 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier I’m not sure which is more problematic: that the Journal in its Sunday lead editorial called for Third Judicial District Judge Michael Murphy to resign, or that the editorial began with a quote from N.M. Supreme Court Justice Charles Daniels as some sort of justification for the editorial position. Just because you [...]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Colleen Heild·Gov. Bill Richardson·Heath Haussamen·Jerome Block Jr.·Jessica A. Perez·Judge Alan Malott·Judge Lisa Schultz·Judge Michael Murphy·Judge Robert E. Robles·judiciary·Justice Charles Daniels·Leslie Linthicum·Matt Chandler·Mike Gallagher·public corruption·Randi McGuinn·Theresa M. Duncan·Vincent Ward
A Call for Clarity
October 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier Every so often, a word gets dropped from a story in the Albuquerque Journal. It makes the reader pause, but usually, one can surmise what the dropped word was and continue reading. Frankly, I’ve always marveled — even when I was working in the midst of it — at the way talented [...]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·cervical cancer vaccine·Joline Gutierrez Krueger·Leslie Linthicum·Pap test·Thom Cole·UpFront
Where Is Media Advocacy as the U.S. Postal Service – and Rural America – Come Under Siege?
October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier Why isn’t local media, including the Albuquerque Journal, championing preservation of the U.S. Postal Service? Aside from it being an American institution that predates nationhood (founded 1775), aside from it being synonymous with the origin and history of most U.S. towns, aside from the delivery service it provides less expensively than private [...]
Tags:"solvency authority"·ABQ Journal Watch·Albuquerque Journal·Allison Kilkenny·Harry Moskos·HR 1351·HR 2309·Leslie Linthicum·post office closures·postal unions·Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)·rural air subsidies·rural healthcare access·rural Internet access·rural New Mexico·teachers union·The Independent·U.S. Postal Service·unions
Taking Note
September 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Let’s take note of two worthwhile Journal pieces. John Fleck’s story about upcoming WIPP layoffs (Thursday, Sept. 22, C1) lucidly tracked federal budget cuts down to contractors and, eventually, their workers. It wasn’t Fleck’s job to carry the story further, but it stands to reason that 65 fewer WIPP employees buying stuff [...]
Tags:John Fleck·Leslie Linthicum·Waste Isolation Pilot Project·WIPP
Rare Symmetry
June 21st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier Most of us by now have received forwarded emails about this upcoming calendar event: This year, July will have five Fridays, five Saturdays and five Sundays, an anomaly that reportedly occurs just once every 823 years. I can’t vouch for the report’s accuracy in terms of occurrence, but was reminded of it when [...]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Anthony Weiner·Leslie Linthicum·Michael Wiener
Move Over, Rodney Dangerfield: Gary Johnson Gets No Respect
June 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier For Rodney Dangerfield, it was a punch line. Nowadays, Gary Johnson is the guy getting no respect – and it’s no joke. Back in April, when Journal Washington correspondent Michael Coleman reported on former Gov. Gary Johnson’s announcement he would run for president, Leslie Linthicum humorously theorized on the possibilities of a [...]
Tags:ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Gary Johnson·GOP presidential debates·Leslie Linthicum·Michael Coleman·Sean Olson
