Media Council Hawaiʻi

This past summer, the Department of Defense published it's new instruction manual for waging war, the Department of Defense Law of War...

The Law in its majestic equality forbids the rich and poor alike, to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread. -...

While state lawmakers have been working to undermine journalism here in Hawaii by weakening legislation to enact a shield law to protect...

This is a historic day in the life of the Internet in America. Media Council Hawaii applauds the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

Though you've probably seen it, given yesterday's announcement from the FCC we wanted to share this; John Oliver brilliantly and...

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one. A. J. Liebling Oahu Publications to buy 2 Hawaii Island daily papers By...

Here's a link to the Hawaii Supreme Court's ruling in Oahu Publications v. Ahn. It's an important case that everyone, including reporters...

Are the media losing the fight to cover the news in the face of escalating efforts by government and private companies to limit access to...

By Chris Conybeare, President, MCH On April 21, 2014, Burma journalist and democracy advocate, U Win Tin died at age 85. He was arrested...

In March, Media Council Hawaii and Common Cause Hawaii released their study, "Media, Money & Democracy: Political Campaign Advertising...

Few reporters seemed to think it was important enough to even mention, and the Associated Press mentions it only in passing in the third...

Here's a great piece by Jon Oliver

The House Appropriations subcommittee voted to block disclosure of political TV ad buyers online, The Hill's Erik Wasson and Brendan...

"Don't Charge Your Dinner Bill to the City" A discussion on ethics at Honolulu Hale with Chuck Totto of the City & County of Honolulu...

Today, Brian Stelter has an interesting article in the New York Times today that highlights the pitfalls of new content among shared...

The FreePress' Save the Internet initiative covered a new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) today and shared the...

Thanks to Civil Beat, Kanu Hawaii, Common Cause Hawaii and the League of Women Voters Hawaii for another informative evening! Last night...

Today, the New York Times reported that the FCC is following it'd due diligence by fining broadcasters without properly kept public...

Last night, shortly after their show on HPR, Ryan Ozawa and Burt Lum, lead the first Sunlight Foundation Hawaii Chapter meet-up. The...

Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps wrote an outlook today on the FCC's future that's a bit more optimistic than he was at the end of...