Media Council Hawaiʻi

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...

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...

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...

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...

Just as the sun was rising in Hawaii, Brian Stelter of The New York Times, broke the news with his report. The FCC has approved a plan...

Via savethenews.org

At left, are two maps of Hawaii television stations. The first shows all stations in the state, while the second has only stations where...

This American Life has an in-depth episode up on money in politics from last week provides a window into this commonly misunderstood part...

The Campaign Legal Center urged their membership in a release today to support an amendment to require disclosure of groups buying...

Today at the New York Times' Media Decoder Blog, Brian Stelter's post acknowledged a new focus to get TV stations to open up their...

On Monday, Media Council Hawaii filed QR 2010 Comments with the FCC. The document is cosigned by the Benton Foundation, Common Cause,...

Last week, the Columbia Journalism Review published Steven Waldman's piece, "Local TV News, Meet the Internet." Waldman, the lead author...

"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...

MCH has filed an application for review by the FCC of the Media Bureau's Black Friday decision which stated that Raycom did not violate...

MCH President, Chris Coneybeare wrote the following commentary, originally published at The Hawaii Independent on December 9th, 2011. On...