By Arthur Alpert Respectable newspapers build walls to ensure a separation between the owners’ political opinions and the news operation. That is why, to take a current example, nobody is much surprised when the N.Y. Times (establishment liberal) breaks the story that Hillary Clinton (establishment liberal) used a private email server. A newspaper lacking such […]
Entries Tagged as 'The New York Times'
The Iran Nuclear Deal: True Believers Practicing Pseudo-journalism
August 26th, 2015 · 1 Comment · Fact Check, foreign policy, journalism, Uncategorized
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More National Attention for New Mexico Police
November 10th, 2014 · 5 Comments · regulation, role of government
By Denise Tessier (November 10, 2014) In newsroom vernacular, the New York Times “scooped” papers in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces with its report on overzealous police departments and civil forfeiture laws, which ran in the Times Sunday (Nov. 9). It would be hoped that the local papers do some follow-up on this one, […]
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Journal Publishes Misleading Voice of ‘Reason’
October 23rd, 2014 · 1 Comment · environment, journalism
By Denise Tessier Last month, the day after about 400 people marched in Albuquerque and hundreds of thousands marched worldwide to demand action on climate change, the Albuquerque Journal ran a relevant but industry-slanted piece that was soon after debunked by one of the paper’s own readers and nationally discredited by the watchdog site, Media […]
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Cooking the Books, or Just a Kooky Column?
April 21st, 2014 · 1 Comment · financial coverage, health care reform, journalism
By Denise Tessier “Cooking the books” is a sizzling charge against anyone. The Albuquerque Journal, via a column by Bloomberg News columnist Megan McArdle, levied that claim Friday against the president. (“Census books cooked to boost Obamacare? ” April 18) The style of the column was off-putting enough. McArdle referred to herself with the word […]
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More Flailing Against Obamacare, and Related Backdoor Attacks on the IRS
April 14th, 2014 · No Comments · campaign finance reform, health care reform, tax policy
By Denise Tessier When the health care enrollment deadline of March 31 passed with more than 7 million people signed up nationwide – “beating expectations” as the Associated Press put it – the Albuquerque Journal put the news inside , deciding the front-page story should be “NM lags on health care sign-ups.” The latter, more […]
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Contrary to the Journal’s Contention, Keystone XL Decision Should NOT Be Easy
March 18th, 2014 · No Comments · energy policy
By Denise Tessier On Feb. 27, while I was away from New Mexico, the Albuquerque Journal ran an editorial whose headline summarized the leading daily’s official position: “Keystone XL approval should be easy decision.” In terms of laying out the Journal’s position, it was a well-written editorial. But its premise is arguable. Approval of the […]
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Off Track Coverage and ‘Grandstanding’
February 24th, 2014 · 2 Comments · environment, NM Legislature
By Denise Tessier Gov. Susana Martinez and the state helicopter were in the Albuquerque Journal last week (Feb. 21), but not Amtrak trains. Missing from the state’s leading newspaper was a story about what New Mexico plans to do about a proposed partnership with Colorado, Kansas, Amtrak and track owner Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway […]
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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 […]
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