Be still my geeky heart. If I had a bucket list, I would have crossed off a big entry yesterday, as I was a guest on “FourCast,” a show on Leo Laporte’s TWiT network. I was honored to be on the show alongside local developer Brian Dote, talking with hosts Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Media'
Featured on FourCast
May 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Media, Technology, The Web
Tags: Podcasting·twit
Social Media Tsunami Coverage
March 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Media, Social Media, The Web
Once again, social media played a key role in reporting and distributing information during a crisis. In the wake of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Japan, communities around the Pacific Rim braced themselves for the inevitable tsunami waves. In Hawaii, the “#hitsunami” hashtag aggregated thousands of posts from news media, government officials, and everyday citizens. [...]
‘Toy Story’ Epilogue Goes Hawaiian
March 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Media, Pop Culture
Last year’s Oscar-nominated animation blockbuster “Toy Story 3″ was emphatically described as the final chapter of the adventures of Buzz, Woody, and friends. But from Entertainment Weekly comes word of a new short film in which fans get one more glimpse of what became of these beloved characters after their curtain call. “Toy Story: Hawaiian [...]
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Journalist Shield Law Extension Advances
February 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Government, Media, Politics
The House Judiciary Committee today unanimously voted to advance a bill that would remove the sunset provision in Hawaii’s so-called “Journalist Shield Law,” otherwise known as Act 210 (HB2557) from the 2008 Legislative session. The law gives the press (“journalists and newscasters”) some protections against being forced to reveal sources or unpublished information gathered in [...]
Tags: journalism·Media·shieldlaw
Shawn Ching Returns to TV News
January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Media, People, Television
After more than two years out of the public eye, Shawn Ching is returning to the news business. Hawaii News Now announced that he will join Stephanie Lum at the anchor desk for its 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts. “Having Shawn join Hawaii News Now is a game-changing moment for us and solidifies our [...]
Tags: hawaiinewsnow·kitv·shawnching·tv
ONA Parachute Training
January 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Events, Media, The Web, Video
The Online News Association was founded in 1999, and I signed up pretty early in its history, full of ideas for Islenews.com (which became HawaiiNews.com which is now HawaiiStar.com). My dream of building a robust grassroots local news site is still just a dream, but fortunately, the ONA has soldiered on. Today, the group is [...]
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Candidate Cries Foul Over Twitter Posts
October 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Media, People, Politics, Social Media
The race for Hawaii governor between Democrat and former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie and Republican Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona has been a contentious one. A stream of dueling press releases has dominated the headlines, political ads have blanketed the airwaves, and hordes of signwavers have lined nearly every street. But the latest battle in the [...]
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Abercrombie & Schatz and Fast Fashion
September 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Media, Politics, Social Media, The Web
To island democratic voters, “Abercrombie & Schatz” sounds like the ticket to a brighter future for Hawaii. But for many people, “Abercrombie & Schatz” also sounds like a clothing line. On Saturday night, as it became obvious that former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie was going to trounce former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann to clinch the [...]
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Data Request Denied, Now Plan B
September 2nd, 2010 · 50 Comments · Government, Media, Technology, The Web
I had a nice conversation this afternoon with Marie Laderta, director of the state Department of Human Resources Development, in response to my request to secure the same data her office prepared for Civil Beat (and which Civil Beat hid behind its paywall). She was professional, articulate, and demonstrated that she understood the background and [...]
Tags: access·civilbeat·data·government·information·publicdata
Sorting Out the “LOST” DVDs
August 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Lost, Media, Television
Today brings the much-anticipated release of “LOST: Season Six” on DVD (or Blu-Ray), and “LOST: The Complete Collection” on DVD (or Blu-Ray). Meanwhile, as in years past, retailer Best Buy is also touting “Exclusive Bonus Footage” in its Season Six DVD and Season Six Blu-Ray sets. The question is, which bonus discs and goodies come [...]
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