A while back, in the May 3, 2007 issue to be exact, the Journal formerly known as The North Coast ran a column by in-house media critic Marcy Burstner aka Media Maven, in which she berated The Eureka Reporter, The Times-Standard and her own NCJ for their weak dope stories. (No mention of The Arcata Eye's then-recent stories, though. Did she miss them? Or decide they were beyond criticism?)
(Hmmm... As we re-read, we're noticing some inconsistencies, such as MM accusing the ER of missing the "Legalize Pot Now!" protest when, in fact, they covered it. And how can she be sure she has "the cleanest urine in Humboldt County?" Doesn't she need at least two sources to confirm that? But we digress.)
She offers starter questions for reporters interested in doing a more comprehensive dope story: "How much more do people pay in rent because indoor growers pump up prices? How much money does PG&E pocket because of all the electricity consumed? How much are indoor growers adding to global warming because of all that hydroponic lighting? How does a conscientious grower do it right?"
This week, as things are wont to do in small towns, The Journal gets somewhat incestuous – this week's (guest) Town Dandy answers at least some of those questions posed by Burstner three months ago. Meanwhile, this week's MM column highlights Humboldt's high school reporters, plus Burstner's own (and here interests overlap again) Lumberjackians. But we applaud her kudos to the kids and look forward to The Journal's upcoming feature, The Children are Our Future.
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Didn't the T-S do a story several months ago about the impact of dope growers on the rental? I think Fat Guy Durant wrote it,
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