By Denise Tessier On a slower news day, this story might have been – should have been – on the front page of the Albuquerque Journal: Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Wall Street Journal'
The Tactics of Offense and Defense: How the Journal Reshapes Healthcare News
May 15th, 2013 · No Comments · health care reform, journalism, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert What’s a saving grace? Well, an online dictionary says it’s “a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature.” I was grappling with the question, you see, of whether – where healthcare reporting is concerned – Winthrop Quigley is the Albuquerque Journal’s saving grace. The answer is no, but […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Associated Press·Deane Waldman·health care·Jon Kamp·Medicare Advantage·New Mexico Health Care Exchange·Obamacare·Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar·Sandhya Somashekhar·Sarah Kliff·Sidonie Squier·Steven Brill·Tom Murphy·Wall Street Journal·Winthrop Quigley
Credibility of Austerity Economics in Freefall Everywhere Except at the Journal
May 1st, 2013 · 5 Comments · budget policy, economy, financial coverage, journalism
By Arthur Alpert Pity the poor politicians who edit the Albuquerque Journal. It won’t be easy adjusting the narrative to fit the oligarchy’s new strategy, but soon they’ll do just that. The newspaper’s narrative (or line or editorial agenda) matters because at the Journal, it dictates what gets published – syndicated opinion, Op Ed opinion […]
Tags:American Enterprise Institute·Arthur Alpert·austerity·Carmen Reinhart·deficit crisis·Financial Times·John H. Makin·Ken Rogoff·Paul Krugman·Reinhart-Rogoff·Wall Street Journal
Plundering Employee Pensions and Promoting Plutocracy
December 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · economy, financial coverage, journalism, labor
By Arthur Alpert Boomers, I have read, feel nostalgic about Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and other Hostess company snacks. Me, I’m too old to partake of either the food or sentiment. So I’m perpetrating this third post on the Albuquerque Journal’s misreporting of Hostess’ dissolution only because there’s a new development that teaches us more about […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·bankruptcy·employee pension funds·George Will·Hostess Brands Inc.·Koch brothers·organized labor·Twinkies·Wall Street Journal
Calling for the Bludgeons: Union-bashing Corporate Lobbyist Finds Easy Access to Journal OpEd Page
December 6th, 2012 · 1 Comment · journalism, labor
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 […]
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
Another Case of Selective Scrutiny
July 16th, 2012 · No Comments · economy, financial coverage, journalism, tax policy
By Arthur Alpert I get lots of information from the Albuquerque Journal’s daily business page and Business Outlook, as well as an occasional smile. Mostly, I learn from the beat reporters what Albuquerque and New Mexico businesses are doing and how businessmen view the economy and their markets. There are also items on job moves, […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Crossroads GPS·Karl Rove·Minda McGonagle·National Federation of Independent Business·NFIB·Wall Street Journal·Washington Post
More Skewing the News by Omission
March 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert Welcome to another installment in our series, “Skewing the News by Omission” (link, link), wherein we add a few new stories to the list of those the Albuquerque Journal finds unprintable. Let’s do that through the eyes of a hypothetical reader who trusts the editors. We’ll call him or her the Poor […]
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Return to Form
November 4th, 2011 · No Comments · health care reform
By Arthur Alpert Well, it certainly didn’t take long for the Albuquerque Journal to return to form. Last week I applauded the newspaper’s October 27 issue, which lacked twisted headlines and contained the kind of information its editors usually ignore. It was like reading a Journal from another dimension. But only a day later, the […]
Tags:Associated Press·healthcare reform·Louise Radnofsky·Medicare·Medicare Part D·News and Analysis·Wall Street Journal
