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The Honolulu Community-Media Council, SPJ, and perhaps others are sponsoring an upcoming panel on this important issue, which is likely to come up during the 2008 legislative session. The Media Council sent out just sent out the following notice: Confidential sources are important to journalism. Should Hawaii join the majority of states with shield laws [...]

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I’ve misplaced the note someone sent several days ago complaining about the failure of local media to regularly utilize the web to enhance reporting, such as failing to provide links to documents that are referenced in a story. This morning’s Advertiser serves up a good example with a non-byline story regarding a federal law suit [...]

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