Two Virtual Job Fairs Scheduled for Saturday, March 27th & Monday, March 29th The award-winning MauiTime, Maui's locally owned newspaper serving the island for the past quarter-century, temporarily shuttered its doors last summer due to the pandemic. “It's great to be planning our relaunch,” says paper founder Tommy Russo. "Our biggest need is to hire the … [Read more...] about MauiTime Hiring for Expanded Re-Launch
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MauiTime stands with publications in reaffirming the importance of freedom of the press
I’ll admit it: I started reading MauiTime because it was free. I didn’t first pick up the paper for the great writing, engaging storytelling, characteristic voice, insightful jabs, or even important news. I picked the paper up because it was free, and because it was there. I didn’t open my first MauiTime for the journalism, but it is the reason I kept opening them. And now, 21 … [Read more...] about MauiTime stands with publications in reaffirming the importance of freedom of the press
Former Maui News Reporter Ron Youngblood dies at age 73
Former Maui News reporter Ron Youngblood died on Monday at the age of 73. Youngblood was something of a utility player at the News for 25 years–reporter, columnist, editorial writer, letters-to-the-editor editor, event reviewer and voice of the paper on Hawaii Public Radio. When Youngblood retired in 2009, the News reported that he "averaged writing about 320 editorials a year … [Read more...] about Former Maui News Reporter Ron Youngblood dies at age 73
If The Hawaii Legislature Continues To Screw Up HB622, Then The State Reporter Shield Law Should Just Die
For the last five years, journalists and those who provide them information have enjoyed one of the strongest legal protections in the nation. Of the 40 or so states in the U.S. that have so-called Shield Laws, Hawaii had one of the best–it said writers and reporters for newspapers, magazines, online news sites and blogs could do their work without having to worry that … [Read more...] about If The Hawaii Legislature Continues To Screw Up HB622, Then The State Reporter Shield Law Should Just Die
Hawaii Reporter Shield Law Clings To Life While MauiTime Editor Writes New Book Of Journalism Stories
REPORTER SHIELD LAW STILL BARELY ALIVE Damn, the state Senate Judiciary and Labor (JDL) Committee is really dragging out the discussion on HB622, a new bill dealing with Hawaii’s Reporter Shield Law. First the bill sat for a few weeks in the committee while journalists around the state sweated over the possibility that it would die there, which in turn would allow the shield … [Read more...] about Hawaii Reporter Shield Law Clings To Life While MauiTime Editor Writes New Book Of Journalism Stories