A few weeks before the midterm elections, I took my 6-year-old daughter to Texas for fall break. She was struck by the size of everything from the Fletcher’s Original Corny Dogs at the state fair to the enormous elevated highway interchanges in Dallas. I was struck by all the Talarico signs adorning the yards of […]
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Election Day In Hawai‘i: Behind The Scenes Of Civil Beat’s Coverage
After writing more than 400 stories and sorting through hundreds of candidate questionnaires, our big day is here. Turnout seems low, but there are important ballot measures and national results will also matter. We’ll be tracking it all.
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How We’re Thinking About AI At Civil Beat
From typewriters onward, newsrooms have benefited from technological advances. Artificial intelligence, however, offers particular challenges.
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Civil Beat’s Artificial Intelligence Policy
Our newsroom is observing the evolution of AI with curiosity — and caution.
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Civil Beat Wins National Award For Community Impact
Asian American Journalists Assn. judges said the nonprofit news site has “consistently demonstrated what it means for a newsroom to serve its local population.”
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Civil Beat Loses A Colleague And Friend
Kim Gamel was a veteran journalist, former longtime foreign correspondent and Civil Beat editor since 2020.
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Civil Beat Wins National Nonprofit News Award For Fireworks Coverage
Judges called the coverage “a compelling example of journalism serving both accountability and the public good.”
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Civil Beat Is Training The Next Generation Of Journalists
Summertime means a new crop of Civil Beat interns.
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Civil Beat Reporter Wins National Award For Swimming Lessons Coverage
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under 15 in Hawaiʻi. Megan Tagami’s story revealed how little is being done to help children get the life-saving lessons they need.