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 The law gives the press (“journalists and newscasters”) some protections against being forced to reveal sources or unpublished information gathered in [...]
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Journalist Shield Law Extension Advances
February 22nd, 2011 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Blogs, Government, Media, Politics
Tags: journalism·Media·shieldlaw
Civil Beat Puts Public Data Behind the Paywall
August 19th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 27 Comments · Blogs, Media, Politics, The Web
The headline proclaims, “Civil Beat Shares Hawaii State Employee Salaries“ — but there’s a catch: you have to pay to get full access to the information. To be sure, there’s a reasonable and deep debate to be had over whether the names and salaries of government employees should be public in the first place. I was [...]
Tags: access·civilbeat·journalism·Media·paywalls·publicdata·publicinformation
Peer News Outlines Local Focus
January 21st, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 4 Comments · Hawaii, Media, The Web
This morning, Pierre Omidyar‘s local news startup Peer News hosted a conference call with journalists to provide an update on their venture, which was first announced in November. Among the key announcements made was that John Temple was coming aboard as editor, and that they were planning to launch by April or May. The company will [...]
Tags: civilbeat·journalism·Media·news·omidyar·peernews·temple
The Hawaii Independent Steps Up
December 10th, 2009 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Media, People, The Web
While the mainstream, corporate media is still struggling to find its footing in the digital age, grassroots online news initiatives everywhere are putting down roots. Citizen journalism and independent media are near and dear to my heart, so I’m always interested when a new venture is launched here in the islands. The Hawaii Independent is [...]
Tags: blogs·journalism·Media·news
Media Council Opposes TV Merger
August 20th, 2009 by Ryan Ozawa · 3 Comments · Business, Hawaii, Media, Television
When the people who cover the news become the news, it’s often difficult to separate the story from the storytellers. On Tuesday, Alabama-based Raycom Media announced that television news operations at KGMB, KHNL and KFVE will be consolidated under a “shared services agreement.” After simultaneous 9 a.m. meetings at all three stations, the joint press [...]
Tags: Media·merger·ownership·Television
Honolulu Power Outage Covered Online
December 26th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · 2 Comments · Events, Hawaii, Media, Television, The Web
At about 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, a lightning storm over Honolulu apparently knocked out electricity for almost the entire island of O’ahu. As people from Waikiki to Kaneohe were plunged into darkness, those that still had battery operated gadgets gathered and shared information online to determine the extent of the blackout. Of course, [...]
Tags: blackout·Hawaii·honolulu·kgmb·Media·outage·power·twitter
Ben Gutierrez Ousted at KITV
December 16th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · 28 Comments · Hawaii, Media, Television
Local ABC affiliate KITV announced this afternoon that newcomer Amber-Lynn Hyden would take over morning weather anchor duties. But for all the glowing praise KITV News Director Tod Pritchard heaped upon the former flight attendant, not a word was said about her predecessor: veteran morning weather anchor Ben Gutierrez. Presumably, fresh-faced Hyden is a considerably [...]
Tags: bengutierrez·kitv·Media·news·Television·tv·weather
Hawaii Mulls Journalism Shield Law
March 25th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Hawaii, Media, Politics, The Web
From the irrepressible Malia Zimmerman, editor of Hawaii Reporter, a call for testimony in support of HB 2557 HD1, which limits “compelled disclosure of sources or unpublished information” for journalists — otherwise known as a “journalism shield law.” HB 2557 HD1 “relating to evidence” will be heard this Thursday in the Senate Judiciary Committee beginning [...]
Ron Mizutani Quits Hawaiian Telcom
January 28th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · 3 Comments · Business, Media, People
Ron Mizutani has resigned as spokesman for Hawaiian Telcom, less than a week after the company laid off about 60 managers and only six months after taking the job. He joined Hawaiian Telcom in August, giving up his high-profile role as a news anchor for KHON and halting a 20-year career in journalism. Only a [...]
Tags: Hawaii·hawaiiantelcom·khon·Media·mizutani·news·ronmizutani·telecom
Diane Ako Launches ‘Inspiring Moms’
October 23rd, 2007 by Ryan Ozawa · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Media, People
Diane Ako, popular KHNL news anchor and reporter, has penned an essay on motherhood for HawaiiMoms.com, a “discussion site” run by The Honolulu Advertiser. “I was warned that having a baby would throw my life into a delicious uproar, but I couldn’t envision it until that day actually arrived, Day was night. Up was down. [...]
