Media Council Hawaiʻi

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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

Media Council Hawaii, along with 16 other community organizations are appealing to the state legislature on SB 2858. In her OpEd at Civil...

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Hawaii chapter, Media Council Hawaii and other organizations will present a screening...

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

To close Sunshine Week, Hawaii’s oldest continuously active press club, the Big Island Press Club, announced Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie...