Creating a multimedia business. The host for this episode is Kathleen Lee. The guest for this episode is Jeff Hawe. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating opportunities for reflection and introspection in people’s lives – particularly their careers, talented individuals have made the shift from employees to business owners within the last year. Jeff Hawe, founder […]
Trump’s Attacks against the Times (Community Matters)
The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Brett Oppegaard. Brett Oppegaard, Chair of the Journalism Program at UH Manoa, helps us understand Trump’s Attacks against the Times; How have his attacks affected the media. We discuss the recent revelations about the attacks Trump made on the Times, the […]
David Whitcomb – a man to write about (Community Matters)
The man and his biographer. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Ken Howe and David Whitcomb. Ken Howe, a journalist, is writing a biography of David Whitcomb. He will help us understand why David Whitcomb is a man to write about, and the approach that he as […]
KHON2 Anchor Gina Mangieri (Beyond The Lines)
Beyond Journalism. The host for this episode is Rusty Komori. The guest for this episode is Gina Mangieri. We talk with Gina about her very popular “always investigating“ segments and why she is a highly respected, successful journalist and TV anchor. Gina also shares insights about being a business owner opening up and expanding the […]
Gaslighting (Community Matters)
What can the press do when the president is lying to or about them. Is the press doing too little or too much in reacting to those lies. Are his lies and distractions distracting or reordering the news priorities the press should rather be following. Given the way his behavior provokes the press into covering […]
Is Facebook News News, Fake News or Something Else (Community Matters)
Jay Fidell and Julien Gorbach, Professor at the Journalism Program in the UH School of Communications, discuss the news about Facebook, Russia, Active Measures, disinformation, and other questionable sources of news – the problem, the solution, or just one of many, and the recent article and videos on the subject in the New York Times. […]
Report From The Front: Donald Trump’s War on the Press (ThinkTech on OC16)
New Episode Sunday at 10:30pm HST Jay Fidell and Tim Appicella provide an editorial on President Trump’s War Against the Press, in response to a Star-Advertiser’s August 15th article about the decline in civic engagement. They highlight the need and responsibility of the press in American society, the need and the rights of the individual […]
Thought Wars: Objectivity in the Age of Trump (Community Matters)
Do our politics match objective reality on the problems we actually face? In this episode of Community Matters, Jay is joined by Julien Grobach to talk about the corrosive effect that derogating the press is having on society. What can journalist do to combat this? The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest […]
The Journalists Frame of Mind: Conscience and Courage (Community Matters)
Is journalism under attack? TV and Radio Journalist Chris Vandercook, formerly with the Conversation on HPR joins Jay Fidell in the ThinkTech Studio to talk about what its like to be a journalist during a time when the current presidential administration is demonizing them. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for […]
Update on the War on the Press (Community Matters)
Is the press an enemy of the state? In this episode of Community Matters, Jay is joined by Brett Oppegaard to talk about the continued war on the press. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Brett Oppegaard. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am […]