Media

Best Of Buyer Beware

by Thadeus Greenson on August 27, 2019 at 1:04PM

It has come to our attention that someone is making the rounds, calling winners of our Best of Humboldt contest and trying to sell them pricey plaques celebrating the victory. We want you all to know that someone is not us.

HSU Enters Interim Agreement to Farm Out KHSU Management

by Thadeus Greenson on August 9, 2019 at 9:25AM

Humboldt State University has entered into an interim agreement with Capital Public Radio in Sacramento to provide “programming assistance” to KHSU-FM, which was controversially gutted by the university back in April. “The agreement allows KHSU to continue airing national and state programming as the university considers various approaches KHSU’s future,” states a university press release.

EPD Identifies Juvenile Responsible for Hate Group Fliers, Says no Immediate Threat of Violence

by Thadeus Greenson on July 11, 2019 at 3:35PM

“From that, we don’t believe there is a present direct physical threat to the community,” Watson said. “Obviously, we’re deeply concerned about the hate speech and the fear that can create in the community and this will remain an open investigation and we’ll continue to monitor what’s taking place with this group and this individual.

KHSU Hit by Cyber Attack

by Thadeus Greenson on July 10, 2019 at 12:29PM

Media Advisory Update: KHSU Targeted in Ransomware Attack   KHSU’s recent computer problems are the result of a ransomware attack. The incident disabled most of the station’s programming systems and all storage servers, which didn’t house sensitive information.

HSU Professor's Book Nabs Prestigious International Award

by Thadeus Greenson on June 30, 2019 at 11:47AM

We are Dancing for You: Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-age Ceremonies was named the Best First Book in Native American and Indigenous Studies on Friday night at the conference, which draws more than 1,000 scholars working in the fields of Native American and Indigenous studies throughout the world. If Risling Baldy’s book sounds familiar, it should.

Journal Named a Finalist for two National Awards

by Thadeus Greenson on June 17, 2019 at 10:44AM

The premise of the issue was pretty simple: helping you better navigate the media landscape we all live in. Relying on pieces from a talented group of freelancers and our own editorial staffers, the issue included pieces aimed at explaining how we decide what to cover, why there are so many advertisements in the paper, why we write about weed so much, how activists can better utilize the media, why Facebook is evil and how to discern whether the news you’re reading is, in fact, fact-based.

The New Yorker Does Humboldt

by Thadeus Greenson on May 20, 2019 at 12:42PM

“Garberville, the supply hub of southern Humboldt County, is perched on the south fork of the Eel River. The town’s main street, Redwood Drive, can be walked in five minutes.

NCJ Snags a Dozen Awards at Statewide Journalism Contest

by Thadeus Greenson on May 7, 2019 at 12:08PM

Second Place for Coverage of Local Government for assistant editor Kimberly Wear’s coverage of Arcata’s decision to remove the statue of President William McKinley from the center of the plaza. “Wear brings great voice to this series of stories about the controversy an old statue of a former president brought to Arcata, California,” a judge wrote.