By Denise Tessier During the just-completed campaign cycle that seemed like it would never end, a nationally syndicated editorial cartoon appeared in the Albuquerque Journal depicting two googley-eyed fact-checkers, bound in straight-jackets, sitting in a padded cell. Even the most seasoned political reporters no doubt related to that cartoon image. For despite valiant effort, fact-checking [...]
Entries Tagged as 'James Monteleone'
Attention Must Be Paid: Journal's Coverage of McCleskey Email Story Is Praiseworthy
June 19th, 2012 · No Comments · journalism, open government
By Arthur Alpert Stop the presses! The Journal is digging into a story that cuts against its editorial agenda. That’s the fact and (as Willy Loman’s wife insisted) attention must be paid. To be specific, Dan Boyd reported June 13 that the Public Education Department (PED) culled a list of non-union teachers for the Governor’s [...]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Colleen Heild·Dan Boyd·emailgate·Gov. Susana Martinez·Hanna Skandera·James Monteleone·Jay McCleskey·PED·Thom Cole
Mr. Monteleone Gets the Facts
March 27th, 2012 · No Comments · energy policy, Fact Check, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert How shall I critique thee, oh, Albuquerque Journal? Let me count the ways. Shall I discourse on the AP Fact Check you haven’t published, which definitively rebuts your narrative on drilling and gas prices? Yes, absolutely, but not today. Shall I report the latest move by CATO Institute, the “free market think [...]
Tags:AP Fact Check·Arthur Alpert·Cato Institute·Crossroads GPS·FactCheck.org·gas prices·James Monteleone·Jay Rosen·oil drilling

Defending the Messenger
June 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier A reader of ABQJournalWatch.com sent us a tip this week saying: It is truly the end of ethical journalism when rumors, conspiracy theories and misinformation posted by random people on the Internet are considered worthy of printing in the state’s largest newspaper. The reader was objecting to Albuquerque Journal reporter James Monteleone’s [...]
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