Presstime in Paradise : : The Life and Times of The Honolulu Advertiser, 1856-1995 /

Presstime in Paradise : : The Life and Times of The Honolulu Advertiser, 1856-1995 / / George Chaplin.

Since it first rolled off the presses in 1856, The Honolulu Advertiser has been an important force in reporting and shaping the news of Honolulu and, secondarily, the Hawaiian Islands. Established as The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, a four-page weekly, it was the first enduring non-government owne...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
VerfasserIn:
Chaplin, George,
MitwirkendeR:
Tuttle, Daniel W.,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2022]
©1998
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (412 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I 1856-1880
  • 1 A "Reliable Domestic Newspaper" Is Born
  • 2 "New Type, a New Press, a New Building"
  • 3 "Going to Sea without a Passport"
  • 4 "We Shall Not Flinch from the Issue"
  • 5 Amid the Press Battles, a Shocker
  • 6 Praise and Presses, Letters and Lava
  • 7 "No Opening Offered" for Mark Twain
  • 8 "Scheme to Crush the Advertiser"
  • 9 "Press Has All the Freedom It Could Desire"
  • Part II 1880-1898
  • 10 "To Be Invariably Loyal to His Majesty"
  • 11 "Laws of U.S. Are Good Enough for Hawaii"
  • Part III 1898-1931
  • 12 An "Itching for Printer's Ink"
  • 13 From Streetcars to Volcanoes
  • 14 Laborers "Cannot Run These Islands"
  • 15 "Blood Calls for Blood"
  • 16 "Talking through the Air"
  • 17 "Where America and Asia Meet"
  • Part IV 1931-1961
  • 18 A Son Inherits the Publishership
  • 19 Race, Murder, and the Press
  • 20 Editorial Policy Gets "Help" from the Big Five
  • 21 Research Fueled by "'Nippin' and 'Sippin'"
  • 22 "If That's Anti-Japanese, Make the Most of It"
  • 23 "Something's Going on out at Pearl"
  • 24 The Battle to Salvage Circulation
  • 25 A Blend of Photographers, Editors, and Managers
  • 26 Fighting "Communism" and Farrington
  • 27 An About-Face on Statehood
  • 28 Sherman to Heloise: Gossip and Hints
  • 29 Advertiser's Dilemma: Hope versus Reality
  • 30 From War Service to Family Paper
  • 31 Can a Reporter Protect a Source?
  • 32 A New Hand on the Editorial Helm
  • 33 The Saga of Sammy Amalu
  • 34 An All-Out Try to Rescue the Paper
  • Part V 1961-1995
  • 35 Twigg-Smith Takes Over as Publisher
  • 36 Staff Talents Cover a Wide Spectrum
  • 37 A Policy Shift from Conservatism
  • 38 A Joint "Op," a Strike, and a Would-be Buyer
  • 39 Historic Stamps, Art, and Journalism
  • 40 Right-to-Print Hits Official Snag
  • 41 Neighbor Islands Make News Too
  • 42 Technology Brings a Host of Changes
  • 43 Mayor Fasi's Battle with the Press
  • 44 A New Publisher and a New Mood
  • 45 Nearly a Century Ends in a Sale
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • George Chaplin: Journalist and Community Leader

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