By Arthur Alpert How wrong can I be? I figured my post on the Hostess bankruptcy (Nov. 27) would be a one-shot, but that underestimated the story’s shelf life. Also, I failed to realize how ardently the Albuquerque Journal would use Hostess to promote its political agenda. Therefore, here’s an update on Twinkies and journalistic [...]
Entries Tagged as 'unions'
Calling for the Bludgeons: Union-bashing Corporate Lobbyist Finds Easy Access to Journal OpEd Page
December 6th, 2012 · 1 Comment · journalism, labor
Tags:60 Minutes·ADA·American Beverage Institute·Americans with Disabilities Act·Arthur Alpert·Big Tobacco·Center for Union Facts·Dr. Evil·George Will·Holman W. Jenkins Jr.·Hostess·labor·MADD·minimum wage·Morley Safer·Mothers Against Drunk Driving·Newt Gingrich·Phillip Morris·Rick Berman·unions·Wall Street Journal
There’s No Excuse for Journal’s One-sided Account of Hostess Liquidation
November 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment · economy, Fact Check, financial coverage, journalism, labor, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert This post begins as a tale of two headlines. It will end with an unfunny joke. The Albuquerque Journal headline on the Business Page Saturday, November 17, told us: “Workers’ Strike Proves Fatal to Hostess” The Wall Street Journal headline on the front page that same day read: “Twinkie Maker Hostess To [...]
Tags:Argus Hamilton·Arthur Alpert·Associated Press·bankruptcy·Daily Kos·Frank Hurt·Hostess·Hostess Brands Inc.·Laura Clawson·New York Times·organized labor·Twinkies·unions·Wall Street Journal
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
Journal Readers Jump on Column by Right-Wing Economists
July 25th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier Headlined, “Only Hope Is Undoing Obama’s Mess,” the guest column covered nearly a quarter of the Op-Ed page of the Albuquerque Journal Wednesday, July 20. Its subhead: “GOP must articulate to voters that we can’t take four more years.” It was no surprise that the column’s authors were Kenneth Brown and Micha [...]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·Albuquerque Journal·Darren White·economic policies·Kenneth Brown·Micha Gisser·Rio Grande Foundation·unions
Pickles, Politics and the Journal Hip-Hop
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Rick Nathanson’s Journal feature on pickles yesterday had me salivating for the crunchy, sour treat found in excellent Jewish delis. Also, I found myself in a pickle – for the newspaper’s Wednesday, April 21 issue reminded me how fascinating the Journal remains despite management’s misuse of it. Take Dan McKay’s front-page story [...]
Tags:Amy Goodman·Cato Institute·corporatism·Dan McKay·John Trever·organized labor·Rick Nathanson·Rio Grande Foundation·Thom Cole·unions
