Posted: January 14, 2019 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Events, Japanese, Newspaper History |
“Words in Motion: Sharing Writing and Cultural Perspectives E Ho`olauna Kākou”
Tuesday, January 22, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Building 7, Room 521, Honolulu Campus, 874 Dillingham Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96817
Come learn about the rich cultural heritage of Hawaii’s only Japanese-language weekday newspaper, the Hawaii Hochi. Share in the discovery of publishing trends through the years. And, meet the staff responsible for this newspaper’s success.
Brenda Coston, (808) 847-9803, bmcoston@hawaii.edu
Event Sponsor: Language Arts, Honolulu Community College
Posted: August 2, 2017 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Articles, Authors, Day in History, Events, Kingdom of Hawaii, Public Figures, Royalty, Teasers | Tags: Kaiulani |
Today in history — August 2, 1921 — a fire burned the late Princess Kaiulani’s home–Ainahau. An automatic gas heater next to a former kitchen ignited the fire. Film producer W. F. Adrich and his wife Peggy were residing in the Waikiki house, previously a hotel.
While the house is gone today, the location still honors Princess Kaiulani with the stone bench she sat on with writer Robert Louis Stevenson, a small triangular park, a bronze statue of her in the park, and the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel.
Read more about the house in “Ainahau, Historic Old Landmark, Is Burned.”
“Ainahau, Historic Old Landmark, Is Burned”
The Garden Island, Aug. 9, 1921, P. 8
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015411/1921-08-09/ed-1/seq-8/
Posted: May 5, 2017 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Events |
Looking to the Future: Rebuilding Public Trust in the Media
George Chaplin Fellowship in Distinguished Journalism Address featuring Elizabeth Jensen
May 8, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Manoa Grand Ballroom, 2454 S. Beretania St.
Trust in the media has steeply declined in the past several decades, even as surveys show that the public believes democracy requires the press to keep government institutions honest. Thanks in part to social media, news consumers are increasingly retreating into their own partisan political bubbles, while a flood of fake news muddles the national debate. Solutions may be at hand, however, as new research identifies elements that go into making media that the public finds trustworthy.
As NPR’s Ombudsman/Public Editor, Elizabeth Jensen serves as the public’s representative, bringing transparency to matters of journalism and ethics. Over her three decades in the field, Jensen has reported on journalistic decision-making, mergers and acquisitions, content, institutional transformations, the media-politics nexus, and advertising for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and numerous others.
Jensen’s Chaplin address marks the 50th year of EWC media programs, which began with the Jefferson Fellowships program for journalists in 1967. The George Chaplin Fellowship in Distinguished Journalism was established in 1986 to honor the leadership and ideals of longtime Honolulu Advertiser Editor-in-chief George Chaplin.
Reception to follow. No host cocktails. Aloha attire.
Free and open to the public. Limited seating.
R.S.V.P. (808) 944-7111 / ewcinfo@EastWestCenter.org
Validated parking will be available for $6 in the JCCH parking structure.
Event Sponsors
East-West Center and Hawaii Public Radio
More Information
(808) 944-7111, EWCInfo@eastwestcenter.org
Posted: April 15, 2017 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Articles, Day in History, Deaths, Events, Mainland US Newspapers, Teasers, Topics in Chronicling America, U.S. History |
Today in history — April 15, 1912 — “Iceberg straight ahead!”, exclaimed a sailor on the RMS Titanic, the infamous cruise ship. Regardless of whether the quote from the movie Titanic was actually said, the sailors on the real RMS Titanic did spot an iceberg while sailing on the North Atlantic Ocean at 11:40 p.m.
Ironically, had the ship continued its course and hit the iceberg, the ship would have stayed afloat. However, the sailors instead tried to dodge the iceberg by turning the ship. But because it was sailing too quickly, the ship hit the iceberg, its fatal blow.
The more-than-2,000 passengers felt the “thud,” which made coffee and tea in the dining halls spill on tablecloths, stain women’s dresses, and interrupted conversations. However, the sailors did not alert the passengers. Feeling safe, they continued to enjoy their parties and went to bed after.
However, hours later, the passengers woke up to a sinking ship filling with water. To save themselves, they wore life vests, ran, swam for their lives in freezing seawater, and evacuated into lifeboats while hearing the calm, soothing music of a string quartet.
But the British passenger liner did not have enough lifeboats because planners thought the ship was too strong to sink. And after the ship sank, many of the lifeboats still had room for more passengers, but alas, the ship was not evacuated early enough. Thus, more than 1,300 people died early April 15, 1912. Read more about one of the worst maritime disasters of history in “Sinking of the Titanic”!
“Sinking of the Titanic”
http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/titanicsinking.html
Posted: April 7, 2017 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Events, Teasers |
The Transition to Digital Journalism
Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Seminar Room, Sullivan Center for Innovation and Learning, Iolani School
563 Kamoku Street, Honolulu, HI 96826
Guest speaker: Gabe Johnson
senior video journalist and senior producer, The Wall Street Journal
former editor and senior video journalist, The New York Times
Digital technology is altering the way journalists are doing their jobs — from producing video and slideshows, to capturing stories on mobile devices and using them to interact on social and media networks. Gabe will address the rapidly changing field of journalism as it faces a future that is increasingly viewed on a screen rather than in print, and share his views and expertise on today’s array of digital technologies.
Our time together with Gabe Johnson will include these topics:
- understanding today’s digital technologies, and why and how to use them
- identifying newsworthy stories
- exploring methods of capturing stories using digital media
- tackling the challenging process of fact-checking
- Q & A with Gabe
Event includes light pupus and refreshments
TO REGISTER for this FREE workshop, RSVP by Monday, April 17, 2017: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-transition-to-digital-journalism-tickets-33238010785?aff=es2
For more information about the event, please contact Laurie Chang, `Iolani School Newsroom adviser, at lchang@iolani.org
Links to Gabe’s website and some of his works:
Website: http://cargocollective.com/gabejohnson
Trump and the Russian Hacks: a Timeline http://on.wsj.com/2jkMZjn
An example of what you can do without ever leaving your desk. 7 min.
Tainted Meat: the Sickening of Stephanie Smith
https://www.nytimes.com/video/health/1247464978948/tainted-meat.html
Part of Pulitzer prize-winning project. 10 min
Posted: March 14, 2017 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Events |
Hawaii journalists Bob Jones and Denby Fawcett covered Vietnam War for The Honolulu Advertiser, and now you can see what they saw:
“Vietnam: The War and the People,” photography exhibition
Lama Library, Kapiolani Community College
Library Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday to 4 p.m.
Posted: December 27, 2016 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Articles, Day in History, Deaths, Events, Kalakaua, News, Newspaper History, Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Royalty, Teasers, U.S. History |
This week in history — December 26, 1908 — Hawaii’s “sugar king,” Claus Spreckels, died after a brief illness. As one of the ten richest Americans, Spreckels dominated the sugar industries on the U.S. West Coast and in Hawaii from mid-1800s until his death. In Hawaii, he owned a plantation town, Spreckelsville, Maui; and incorporated Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (HC&S).
Today, the name “Matson” is synonymous with Hawaii’s shipping industry–a lifeline for the world’s most isolated population center. In its early years, Spreckels financed William Matson’s ships for his new shipping company.
Spreckels gave loans and bribes to King Kalakaua and cabinet members. In return, Spreckels got land and water rights. The water rights for the Northeast Maui streams included complete ownership and control over the water. He irrigated the water to Spreckelsville plantation.
Read more about the “sugar king” in “Hardy Pioneer and Benefactor of State Died.”
“Hardy Pioneer and Benefactor of State Died”
The San Francisco call, Dec. 27, 1908, Page 18
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1908-12-27/ed-1/seq-18/
Posted: September 11, 2016 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Articles, Day in History, Events, government, Teasers, U.S. History |
Today in history — September 11, 1897 — Native Hawaiians initiated a petition drive against the U.S. annexation of Hawaii. Through October 2, 1897, 21,269 native Hawaiians, or the majority of the 39,000 on the census, signed the “Petition Against Annexation.”
Read more about it in Native Hawaiians Petition Against U.S. Annexation.
Native Hawaiians Petition Against U.S. Annexation
https://hdnpblog.wordpress.com/historical-articles/native-hawaiians-petition-against-u-s-annexation-2/
Posted: July 26, 2016 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Events, Newspaper History, Search, Topics in Chronicling America |
Chronicling America will expand its date scope from 1836-1922 to 1690-1963, and newspaper pages with these dates will be included.
Chronicling America will not offer Hawaii newspaper pages before 1836 or after 1963 in the near future, but eventually may do so contingent on funding (donations can be made here).
The University of Hawaii at Manoa Library offers additional Hawaii newspaper titles online at eVols and ScholarSpace, UH Manoa’s institutional repositories. Hawaii newspaper categories include community/alternative, Filipino-language, Portuguese-language, and English-language (mirroring the Chronicling America collection). Titles include Roach, Ka Leo O Hawaii, and Hawaii Mainichi.
Anything published before 1923 is in the public domain. From 1923 to 1963, materials fell into the public domain if their publishers did not renew their copyrights.
Chronicling America is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program, a partnership between National Endowment for the Humanities, the Library of Congress, thirty-nine state partners, and one territorial partner. Over 11 million newspaper pages are freely available to the public.
For more information, read “Expanding Our Current Scope.”
Expanding Our Current Scope
http://www.neh.gov/news/expanding-our-current-scope-ndnp
Posted: July 19, 2016 | Author: Alice Kim | Filed under: Articles, Day in History, Deaths, Events, News, Public Figures, Teasers, Topics in Chronicling America, U.S. History |
This month in history–July 9, 1850–U.S. President Zachary Taylor died of a stomach-related illness. The Southern Press (Washington, DC) described the former major general: “His splendid military achievements won the admiration of his countrymen,– his simplicity of character a large measure of their confidence.”
Read more about the twelfth U.S. President in “Death of President Taylor.”
“Death of President Taylor”
The Southern press, July 10, 1850, Image 2
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014764/1850-07-10/ed-1/seq-2/
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