Advertisements As readers may have noted, former El Paso Times editor, Robert Moore launched his El Paso Matters news site on Monday. Moore has been raising money for his venture since about April of 2019 through the El Paso Community Foundation. The business model that Moore is using is based on the idea that rather […]
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Opinion: Ethics In El Paso Journalism
Advertisements As a frequent writer about the political scene in El Paso I have observed two issues that, in my opinion, are serious ethical lapses in journalistic integrity in El Paso’s news media. The news media is supposed to be the vehicle that informs the voter about the community’s public policy agenda so that the […]
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Did Carlos Gallinar Buy News Coverage From Bob Moore
Advertisements The online publication El Paso Matters was launched in February by former El Paso Times editor, Bob Moore. According to the Matters website, it holds itself to the “standards of editorial independence by the Institute for Nonprofit News.” The Institute for Nonprofit News asks that its members separate the decision to report on news […]
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The News Is Dead in El Paso
Advertisements The news media is under fire across the nation. Some call it propaganda outlets while others label it “fake news”. Journalists decry the erosion of their jobs because of the internet. While “fake news” has become the term most often used about the news media when complaining about it, for El Paso it is […]
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Political Whisper Campaigns – El Paso’s Political “Attack Dog”
Advertisements There are several “dirty tricks” that voters should be on the lookout for during the elections. Early voting for the 2022 Primaries started on Monday and runs through February 25, 2022. Election Day for the Primary is March 1. Because El Paso has historically elected Democrats, it is likely that the winner of the […]
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The Community Problem Of Media Censorship
Advertisements El Paso is the second most expensive large city in the nation for property taxes, according to Roofstock, an Oakland-based online rental property marketplace. According to Roofstock, El Pasoans pay an effective property tax rate of 2.13%, second only to Milwaukee. Roofstock used Census Bureau data to reach its conclusions. [1] Historical preservationist Max […]
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Bob Moore And The 2022 Elections
Advertisements Last year El Paso Politics published several articles about the rise of El Paso Hispanic’s political engagement in the 1990’s and the creation of a leadership group designed to empower Latinos more politically. As readers may have observed, El Paso Hispanics, although most of the population, wield little political power in the community because […]
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El Paso Political Power – How An Arena Shows Hispanics Yielding to Anglo Minority
Advertisements It is that time of year when we look to close out the year and make plans for the new year. For the last three weeks of the year, we will be taking an in depth look at how Hispanics wield political power in El Paso. We will use the sports arena to demonstrate […]
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Who Speaks For El Paso, The Economic Voices
Advertisements As El Paso Politics has reported previously, the El Paso narrative is primarily written by the Anglo minority of the community. Individuals like the former owners of Cinco Puntos – the Byrds and Bob Moore of El Paso Matters and formerly of the El Paso Times along with freelancer Debbie Nathan sets the tone […]
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Censorship in El Paso: The Debbie Nathan Factor
Advertisements Author’s note: this article begins a series exploring who writes El Paso’s narrative, where we explore how censorship controls what the community hears. Debbie Nathan is a journalist who has written for several outlets, including The El Paso Times, Newspaper Tree and most recently the El Paso Matters. She is one of the moderators […]
