Stories from Journalism
Explore stories about people, activities, and classes in the Journalism program.
SCI Bylines: Stories by Students Published in Spring, 2026
SCI students are regularly published in local media. Here’s a collection of stories from the Spring 2026 semester. Civil Beat Hawaiʻi Business Magazine Hawaiʻi Public Radio Honolulu Star-Advertiser
SCI in the News, Spring 2026
Recent external news articles showcasing School of Communication and Information programs, students, and alumni. UH News College of Social Sciences
Yuko Murase Joins the Journalism Program as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Yuko Murase, a journalist with more than 15 years of experience at The Mainichi Shimbun, a major Japanese daily newspaper, joins the academic community as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar whose work brings together journalism, education, and an international perspective. Writing in both English and Japanese, …
Journalism Student Kye Kukahiko Awarded Inaugural Robert Kekaula Scholarship
Kye Kukahiko, a first-year journalism student in the School of Communication and Information, is the inaugural recipient of the Robert Kekaula Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Student Scholarship. Kukahiko was one of nine collegiate scholarship recipients recognized by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) at …
SCI Summer 2025 Roundup
While summer offered a break from campus, SCI students & faculty continued learning through experiences beyond the classroom. SCI Faculty — On the Move This Fall SCI in the News
Janice S. Gin Honored for Decades of Paving the Way for Asian American Journalists
Janice S. Gin, an adjunct professor in the Journalism program, has been named a 2025 ICON by The Very Asian Foundation. This prestigious award, presented earlier this month at the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) convention, recognizes Gin’s trailblazing career and contributions to journalism. For …
SCI Bylines: Stories by Students and Faculty Published in Spring, 2025
SCI students and faculty are regularly published in local media. Here’s a collection of stories from the Spring 2025 semester. Civil Beat – UH Beat This unique collaboration between the UH Journalism capstone class and Honolulu Civil Beat expands local coverage of statehouse news during …
SCI in the News, Spring 2025
Recent external news articles showcasing School of Communication and Information programs, students, and alumni. UH News Civil Beat Hawaiʻi Business Magazine
SCI’s Second Annual Open House Tackles Misinformation In Science
By: Suah Cho The School of Communication and Information held its second Open House on April 11, highlighting the impact of misinformation today. The event showcased workshops and presentations designed to help attendees recognize and counter the spread of misleading content both online and offline. …
Photojournalism Students Meet Honolulu Mayor for Exclusive Reporting Experience
By: Suah Cho Students in the Journalism Program’s Photojournalism class at the School of Communication and Information capped off their semester with a unique opportunity: an exclusive meet-and-greet with Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi at Honolulu Hale. Guided by veteran photojournalist Dennis Oda, the fall course …
The Mānoa Mirror Awarded a National Journalism Grant for Fostering Student-Focused Local Reporting
The Mānoa Mirror, the online student news publication of the Journalism Program at UH Mānoa, has received a national grant for its commitment to addressing the critical need for enhanced local news coverage in Hawai‘i. In October, Press Forward, a nationwide philanthropic initiative aimed at …
SCI Summer Roundup
It was a busy summer for the School of Communication and Information, as students put their skills into action and faculty prepared for new leadership roles. SCI Faculty — On the move Dr. Colin Moore will be serving as Journalism Program Director. Dr. Krystna Aune …
Journalism Adds Two Tenure-track Faculty Members
With booming enrollment, including a tripling of majors during the past four years, the Journalism Program is adding capacity by hiring two senior, full-time faculty members: Youjeong Kim and John Temple. “University of Hawai’i at Mānoa is recognizing the fundamental societal need for Journalism, as …
SCI in the News, Spring 2024
Recent external news articles showcasing the School of Communication and Information and its Programs. News from the College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa Outstanding on so many levels In addition to honors and accolades, Amee Hiʻilawe Neves will look back at her UH Mānoa years, …
Dow Jones News Fund Chooses Journalism Major Tori DeJournett for Prestigious Summer Internship, Including National-level Training and a Turn at Hawaiʻi Public Radio
Graduating senior Journalism major Tori DeJournett is one of only 86 college students chosen nationwide this summer to serve in a paid Dow Jones News Fund internship. DeJournett is among the 13 of those interns who also will attend complementary digital-media training at the Walter …
Journalism Program Earns University-wide Accolades for Innovation and Assessment
“Innovation and Entrepreneurship” is the name of the capstone class in the Journalism program at UH Mānoa, setting up expectations that the course also has been delivering. That class, JOUR 481, taught by Program Director Brett Oppegaard, has been chosen once again to represent the …
Spotlight on the School of Communication and Information at the Successful Inaugural Open House
The School of Communication and Information held its very first Open House on April 5 with over a hundred engaged attendees made up of alumni, community stakeholders, faculty, and students. The open house aimed at showcasing the new School’s work around the core mission of …
The Mānoa Mirror Adds Two New Sources of News to Hawaiʻiʻs Media Landscape, Fueled by the Work of Journalism Majors
Much more local news is circulating in the state this semester due to a new project in the Journalism Program at UH called The Mānoa Mirror. The Mirror includes both a website and an Instagram channel that publishes stories, photos, videos, podcasts and other types …
From the Frontlines of the “War” to Save the World’s Rhinos
Professor Julien Gorbach offers a preview of what a foreign correspondence course (JOUR 459) will prepare you to do. Aloha! This is a dispatch from a research camp in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, “deep in the bush,” as people here would say. Just beyond …