Author Archives: ABQ Journal Watch

By Arthur Alpert
Remember “Groundhog Day”, where Bill Murray had to relive day after day after day? I sure do.
You see, in a post here Monday, I demonstrated how the Albuquerque Journal uses its front page to promote its editorial agenda, despite p… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
For those who relished the final installment of Downton Abbey Sunday night, here’s a way to extend the pleasure a bit while still doing your homework on today’s energy questions: Read “What Downton Abbey Can Teach Us About the F… Continue reading →

By Arthur Alpert
Can life get any better?
My Giants win the Super Bowl. Jeremy Lin makes the Knicks watchable again. And Wednesday, Feb. 16, the Albuquerque Journal demonstrates how far it is willing go – the price it will pay – to promote it… Continue reading →

By Arthur Alpert
If you visit this site regularly, you know the Albuquerque Journal decides which stories to print and which to pretend didn’t happen based on its editorial agenda, not journalistic criteria.
So you weren’t surprised by Denise Tes… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
Maybe you’re reading it here first. Or, maybe you already read it — in The Nation.
But here’s the news: With the Senate’s 20-9 vote Saturday (Feb. 11), both houses of the New Mexico State Legislature have now passed me… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
To follow up on the Jan. 20  ABQJournalWatch post about President Obama’s Keystone XL pipeline decision:
The Albuquerque Journal (as predicted), criticized the president for rejecting the pipeline permit.  But its Jan. 21 editoria… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
Those who read ABQJournalWatch’s sister Web site, Clearly New Mexico, know that the state House of Representatives has voted to ask Congress to send the states a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Citizens United Supre… Continue reading →

By Arthur Alpert
“What a country!”
Comedian Yakov Smirnoff used that trademark line to punctuate his routines.
He meant the U.S. is heavenly, unlike his native Russia.
Frequently, on finishing breakfast and the Albuquerque Journal, I find myself th… Continue reading →

By Arthur Alpert
Here, as promised, is a case study on how the Albuquerque Journal uses its news operation to promote its editorial agenda.
Last Wednesday, Occupy Santa Fe demonstrators disrupted a dinner event of the American Legislative Exchange Cou… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
This past weekend, a friend in Colorado lamented the thinness of the Monday Denver Post, saying she was considering limiting her daily subscription to Sundays. But then, she’d miss out on the Post’s weekly cultural events suppleme… Continue reading →