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The Sleeping Watchdogs
Few reporters seemed to think it was important enough to even mention, and the Associated Press mentions it only in passing in the third...
Gerald Kato
Aug 31, 20142 min read


Problems Implementing Public Files Online
Today, the New York Times reported that the FCC is following it'd due diligence by fining broadcasters without properly kept public...
Media Council Hawaii
May 16, 20121 min read
Shift Change in Hawaii Media
Over the last month, Hawaii's media has seen quite the shift change in staffers. Will this mean new jobs will open up? Or does it fit a...
Media Council Hawaii
Mar 23, 20121 min read
SuperPAC Spending Will Inundate Citizens, Warns Tim Karr of FreePress
Tim Karr, Senior Strategy Director at FreePress, published a comprehensive report yesterday on campaign Ad spending entitled Citizens...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 27, 20123 min read
NPR's Neal Conan To Join Panel on Hawaii Journalistic Ethics, Feb. 28th
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation host, Neal Conan will sit with MCH Board member, and Associate Professor of Journalism at UH...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 26, 20121 min read


Free Press Launches 'Who's Hiding Behind That Ad?'
"If you flip on your local television station and watch for an hour or so, you’re likely to see at least one: a political ad that attacks...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 6, 20122 min read
NewsMorphosis Redux: August 25, 2011
Remarks by Chris Conybeare Whether the reporting and commentary by Hawaii's news media is properly reaching and informing the public I've...
Media Council Hawaii
Aug 28, 20113 min read
Public Accessibility to the Legislative Process
In a February 9th article, Civil Beat reporters Lynne Nakagawa and Sara Lin, a good question was raised; On opening day of the Hawaii...
Media Council Hawaii
Feb 12, 20112 min read
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