Category Archives: News
SuperPAC Transparency Bill Hearing in House Today, 2 p.m.
Today at 2 pm. in Capitol Room 325, the state House Committee on the Judiciary (JUD) will be hearing testimony on important campaign finance bills. HB 2376 – TRANSPARENCY FOR INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES - This bill will change campaign reporting requirements … Continue reading
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 Inundated. In it, Karr features current projections for campaign spending and the over-sized influence this money is having on the Federal Communications Commission and local media outlets, particularly on television. … Continue reading
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 Manoa, Gerald Kato for a panel discussion on journalistic ethics, at 7:00 p.m. on Feb. 28th in … Continue reading
NYT Public Editor’s Truth Question Baits Response from Journalists
“Should the Times Be a Truth Vigilante?” is the heading and central question Arthur Brisbane, Public Editor of The New York Times asks in his column today, that has since sparked a number of responses from reporters and editors alike. … Continue reading
Internships & Fellowships for Journalists and Future-of-News Thinkers
Over the last week, a number of intern and fellowship opportunities have been announced (via Twitter and elsewhere) from some of North America’s best journalism outlets and institutions. If you’re interested in heading to the East Coast, get busy! Most of the … Continue reading
FreePress 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 a candidate for public office. If you live in a ‘battleground state,’ you’ll … Continue reading