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1 year ago
in State GOP radio ad attacks Obama over ‘bitter’ remark on The New Mexico Independent
Looks like your supposedly truth-finding, resourceful reporting, etc., newspaper is already no better than the poor excuses for journalism that you promise to replace. Heath Haussamen is "assuming" that Wilson's ad is running in the Albuquerque TV market (see second paragraph of his news story below)? Not resourceful enough, I suppose to, say, call Wilson's office and find out exactly? Or check with one of the local TV stations, as embarrasing as that might be, to learn for sure what the market is? Journalism is filled with too many assumptions and not enough facts these days. You promised to be different. C'mon -- not even the Journal's reporters are that lazy. Or at least that's my assumption.
Your entry into the Albuquerque market is not auspicious. We've had enough of so-called reporters serving as a politican's stenographer, which is exactly what your reporter did here, regurgitating a politician's news release, no less (his editor is not blameless, either). The larger problem that any self-repecting newspaper should guard against are reporters too lazy to check out even a relatively innocuous piece of purported information from a candidate's handout (and then embarrass himself and his employer by confessing that he was lazy). That's bad enough. Why, then, should I accept the politician's (or anyone else's) veracity when the reporter is "reporting" on a more significant issue -- like alleged negative campaigning, for example? Here's hoping you eventually live up to your journalistic hype.
Sincerely,
Onceajournalist
Wilson hits back
By Heath Haussamen 04/29/2008
Heather Wilson began running the first television ad of her Senate campaign Friday, a spot that points out her GOP primary opponent’s negative campaigning and then hits him back.
A news release from the Wilson campaign said the ad is running “nearly statewide.” I’m assuming that means it’s in the Albuquerque television market, which includes all of the state except Doña Ana County. Here’s the ad:
Your entry into the Albuquerque market is not auspicious. We've had enough of so-called reporters serving as a politican's stenographer, which is exactly what your reporter did here, regurgitating a politician's news release, no less (his editor is not blameless, either). The larger problem that any self-repecting newspaper should guard against are reporters too lazy to check out even a relatively innocuous piece of purported information from a candidate's handout (and then embarrass himself and his employer by confessing that he was lazy). That's bad enough. Why, then, should I accept the politician's (or anyone else's) veracity when the reporter is "reporting" on a more significant issue -- like alleged negative campaigning, for example? Here's hoping you eventually live up to your journalistic hype.
Sincerely,
Onceajournalist
Wilson hits back
By Heath Haussamen 04/29/2008
Heather Wilson began running the first television ad of her Senate campaign Friday, a spot that points out her GOP primary opponent’s negative campaigning and then hits him back.
A news release from the Wilson campaign said the ad is running “nearly statewide.” I’m assuming that means it’s in the Albuquerque television market, which includes all of the state except Doña Ana County. Here’s the ad:
1 year ago
in State GOP radio ad attacks Obama over âbitterâ remark on The New Mexico Independent
Looks like your supposedly truth-finding, resourceful reporting, etc., newspaper is already no better than the poor excuses for journalism that you promise to replace. Heath Haussamen is "assuming" that Wilson's ad is running in the Albuquerque TV market (see second paragraph of his news story below)? Not resourceful enough, I suppose to, say, call Wilson's office and find out exactly? Or check with one of the local TV stations, as embarrasing as that might be, to learn for sure what the market is? Journalism is filled with too many assumptions and not enough facts these days. You promised to be different. C'mon -- not even the Journal's reporters are that lazy. Or at least that's my assumption.
Your entry into the Albuquerque market is not auspicious. We've had enough of so-called reporters serving as a politican's stenographer, which is exactly what your reporter did here, regurgitating a politician's news release, no less (his editor is not blameless, either). The larger problem that any self-repecting newspaper should guard against are reporters too lazy to check out even a relatively innocuous piece of purported information from a candidate's handout (and then embarrass himself and his employer by confessing that he was lazy). That's bad enough. Why, then, should I accept the politician's (or anyone else's) veracity when the reporter is "reporting" on a more significant issue -- like alleged negative campaigning, for example? Here's hoping you eventually live up to your journalistic hype.
Sincerely,
Onceajournalist
Wilson hits back
By Heath Haussamen 04/29/2008
Heather Wilson began running the first television ad of her Senate campaign Friday, a spot that points out her GOP primary opponentâs negative campaigning and then hits him back.
A news release from the Wilson campaign said the ad is running ânearly statewide.â Iâm assuming that means itâs in the Albuquerque television market, which includes all of the state except Doña Ana County. Hereâs the ad:
Your entry into the Albuquerque market is not auspicious. We've had enough of so-called reporters serving as a politican's stenographer, which is exactly what your reporter did here, regurgitating a politician's news release, no less (his editor is not blameless, either). The larger problem that any self-repecting newspaper should guard against are reporters too lazy to check out even a relatively innocuous piece of purported information from a candidate's handout (and then embarrass himself and his employer by confessing that he was lazy). That's bad enough. Why, then, should I accept the politician's (or anyone else's) veracity when the reporter is "reporting" on a more significant issue -- like alleged negative campaigning, for example? Here's hoping you eventually live up to your journalistic hype.
Sincerely,
Onceajournalist
Wilson hits back
By Heath Haussamen 04/29/2008
Heather Wilson began running the first television ad of her Senate campaign Friday, a spot that points out her GOP primary opponentâs negative campaigning and then hits him back.
A news release from the Wilson campaign said the ad is running ânearly statewide.â Iâm assuming that means itâs in the Albuquerque television market, which includes all of the state except Doña Ana County. Hereâs the ad:
