{"id":206508,"date":"2024-11-15T16:01:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T02:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=206508"},"modified":"2024-11-15T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T02:01:31","slug":"press-forward-donation-manoa-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/15\/press-forward-donation-manoa-mirror\/","title":{"rendered":"$50K<\/abbr> national grant allows The M\u0101noa Mirror to expand local news coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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M\u0101noa Mirror<\/em> student reporters, led by Professor Brett Oppegaard, get together a game plan for covering the day\u2019s legislative activities at the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Capitol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A $50,000 donation to The M\u0101noa Mirror<\/em><\/a> will enable the student-driven and community-centered online newsroom at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa to hire its first paid student and professional staff members. Prior to this, all the student contributions to The Mirror<\/em> have been voluntary, supported by UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa journalism<\/a> professors.<\/p>\n

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Student Emma Caires, covering East-West Center\u2019s Women of Impact event honoring President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands on October 25.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The donation was made by Press Forward<\/a>, a national initiative that aims to address long standing inequalities in journalism coverage and practice in the U.S. by supporting small, local newsrooms that provide original reporting in underserved communities.<\/p>\n

“The rapid loss of local media sources in the United States is a huge threat to democracy,” said Hye-ryeon Lee, chair of the School of Communication and Information<\/a> (SCI<\/abbr>), which houses the journalism program. “The award from Press Forward will strengthen The M\u0101noa Mirror<\/em> so that we can better contribute to expanding the news ecosystem in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and also serve as an important resource to train our students to become conscientious and trustworthy journalists necessary for democracy.”<\/p>\n

Founded in 2023 within the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa journalism program, The Mirror<\/em> aims to teach journalism students how to create impactful local journalism. The free, online and mobile-accessible program enables students to write about a variety of stories that before The Mirror<\/em> likely would have gone untold, and collaborate with professional media organizations to enhance the quality of local news coverage.<\/p>\n

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Students Summer Steinsrud, Lili Hurd, Alyssa Salcedo and adjunct professor Annalisa Burgos gather interviews and pictures after a tour of the Malacañan Palace during a reporting trip to Manila, Philippines in June 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Support for The Mirror<\/em> signifies our belief that college news services can provide a vital source of information for communities,” said Marika Lynch, a spokesperson for Press Forward. “We\u2019ve seen this across the country. In areas rural and urban, where few news sources exist, colleges and universities can play an essential role in meeting local information needs. We\u2019re thrilled The M\u0101noa Mirror<\/em> can help fulfill this role in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

SCI<\/abbr> is housed in UH<\/abbr> Manoa\u2019s College of Social Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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