University of Hawaii at Manoa, Journalism Program

Lifetime Achievement for Keever

"Manoa Professor Beverly Ann Deepe Keever received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Professional Journalists [SPJ], Hawaii Chapter on July 11.

Keever, who retired in July after 29 years of teaching journalism students, spent seven years as a correspondent during the Vietnam War for Newsweek, the New York Hearld Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor and the London Daily and Sunday Express.

In 2004, she published News Zero: The New York Times and The Bomb, an in-depth look at how The New York Times covered and covered up the dangers of nuclear testing. Keever co-edited U.S. News Coverage of Racial Minorities: A Sourcebook, 1934-1996 and has written numerous other articles for academic and professional publications."

Source: http://www.hawaii.edu/newatuh/2008/0721/index.php?story=3

Journalism 402 students learn about production of The Hawaii Herald and its Japanese language newspaper, Hawaii Hochi, on a field trip led by a one of our graduates, Gwen Battad Ishikawa, managing editor of Hawaii Herald. From left: Kacie Miura, professor Ann Auman, Naia Watson (behind), Naleo Ko, Matt Marzi (behind), Brooke Hutchins and Rachel Manuel.

Important Information

The cycle of courses for starting a journalism major begins in the Fall Semester, as that is the only time the required foundations course (JOUR 301) is offered. The next course in the sequence, JOUR 302, is only offered in the Spring Semester. These two courses form the required foundation for the second year, senior-level courses. With rare exceptions, transfer students, regardless of previous journalism coursework taken elsewhere, must qualify for admittance to the major and complete the entire cycle of UHM Journalism courses.

On Deadline

We're excited about the UH Today website produced by journalism students. The site contains news written, reported and produced by students in our program. Students apply their print, broadcast and online skills to news reporting projects geared toward training them to become professional journalists.

In the News

Professor Beverly Keever has received the College of Social Sciences Award for Excellence in Application for 2007-2008. She won the award for her book News Zero, which peels off "the shroud of secrecy covering the devastating impact of U.S. Pacific nuclear weapons tests on the Pacific Islanders" and for her "tireless endeavors to promote open government in Hawaii," Dean Dick Dubanoski has announced.

Professors Ann Auman and Jonathan Lillie published an assessment of our new journalism curriculum program: ìAn Evaluation of Team-teaching Models in a Media Convergence Curriculumî in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, Winter 2008, pp. 360-375.

A useful "Online Resources for Hawaii's Residents: A Selected Directory to State, Local, Federal and Non-Profit Websites," compiled by journalism alum Diane Nakashima, who is now the Manoa Catalog specialist. Officially named Ka`analike Mana`o (Sharing of Ideas), the directory provides online resources on a wide range of topics such as education, arts, recreation, health and medicine, the elderly and the family. Click here (PDF) for more info.

Oogling The Ipod

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Journalism major Naia Watson discusses her new iPod and portable microphone with veteran political reporter-columnist Richard Borreca of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin during a recent field trip and interview with him in the Media Room of the state Capital.

Elevated Encounter

Two School of Communications students met recently outside the governor's office at the Capitol where communication major and football hero Colt Brennan was being honored by Lt. Gov. James R. "Duke" Aiona Jr. There Colt encountered journalism major Michael Save videotaping for a J-class field trip at the Capitol.

Photo Opportunity

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Journalism students on a tour of the Capitol with Queenie Kuheana of Gov. Linda Lingle’s office take a photo opportunity behind Lingle’s koa desk