By Arthur Alpert Editors must work around the staff to distort local reality so it fits the Albuquerque Journal’s agenda. It’s a snap, however, when the issue is national. Witness the current campaign to persuade readers the federal government shutdown represents a split between Democrats and Republicans, the parties are almost equally to blame and […]
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False Equivalency in the Government Shutdown Story, Journal Style
October 7th, 2013 · 3 Comments · budget policy, economy, health care reform, journalism, role of government, tax policy, Uncategorized
Tags:Americans for Prosperity·Arthur Alpert·Associated Press·Charles Bagington·Club for Growth·David Espo·FreedomWorks·government shutdown·Heritage Action·James Fallows·Koch brothers·Robert Samuelson·Ruben Navarrette·Stephen Ohlemacher
Behind the Curve
August 24th, 2012 · 1 Comment · budget policy, economy, regulation, role of government
By Arthur Alpert I run as fast as I can but cannot keep up. Let me explain my routine. After spending a few hours shaping a piece on Albuquerque Journal management’s malfeasance, I save it and go about some other business. Tomorrow, I figure, I’ll double-check, proof and give it a final rewrite. But tomorrow […]
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Erase and Ignore: When the facts don't fit the "fact check" narrative
September 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert According to Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., “Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society,” but the Albuquerque Journal disagrees. In its narrative – the story that emerges from Journal editorials, Op Ed essays and its manipulated news pages – management argues that taxes are bad and (more specifically) the “haves” […]
Tags:Associated Press·Charles Krauthammer·Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr·Stephen Ohlemacher·Tax Policy Center