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The Honolulu Community Media Council (HCMC) was established in 1970 and is the oldest of the five volunteer media councils that exist in the United States. The Council is composed of individuals from the community and the media and is a non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental independent group, which seeks to improve public access to information, strengthen public support for First Amendment rights and freedoms, broaden public understanding of the role of the media, and promote accurate and fair journalism in Hawaii. Please use the links below or the navigation buttons to the left to visit all sections that are of interest to you and come back soon as we are updating our site on a regular basis:
RECENT NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS:
In Hawai`i, "shield" typically describes a type of volcano with large shallow sloping sides that resemble a Hawaiian warrior's shield. Now the word stands to gain additional meaning, as the 50th state has become the 36th with a shield law for journalists. And Hawai`i is the 1st state to endorse a measure specifically extending protections to nontraditional news disseminators like bloggers. Read the full story and to see more photos - click here.
On Friday June 27, leading U.S. and Asian Journalists shared their insights from the East-West Center's Senior Journalists Seminar with a luncheon audience at the Hawai`i Imin Conference Center. To read story and to photos - click here.
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