The Garden Island Explained

The Garden Island is a daily newspaper based in Lihue, Hawaii, covering the islands of Kauai and Niihau.

History

The Garden Island began publication in 1902. It was formerly owned by Scripps League Newspapers, which was acquired by Pulitzer in 1996; Lee Enterprises acquired Pulitzer in 2005.^{[2] [3] [4]} Oahu Publications Inc., publisher of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, acquired The Garden Island newspaper from Lee Enterprises in January 2013.^[5]

In 2024, the newspaper began posting videos to social media that featured AI-generated newscasters presenting news headlines. The videos received negative online comments from viewers and was called "digital colonialism" by a newsroom union representative.^{[6] [7]} The videos were discontinued after two months.^[8]

External links

• • • The Garden Island issues from May 2, 1911 to December 26, 1922 on Chronicling America

Notes and References

1. Web site: Retail Rates 2022 . 2023-05-05 . Oahu Publications, Inc..
2. News: May 7, 1996 . Pulitzer to Purchase Scripps Newspapers . Los Angeles Times.
3. Web site: Pulitzer to Be Acquired by Lee Enterprises . Steinberg, Jacques . February 1, 2005 . The New York Times . 7 July 2012.
4. Web site: Thegardenisland.com | About Us . 2013-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140122190026/http://thegardenisland.com/app/our_newspaper/about_us/ . 2014-01-22 .
5. Web site: 2013-01-22. Oahu Publications buys The Garden Island newspaper. 2020-11-09. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. en-US.
6. Web site: Gault . Matthew . 2024-09-11 . Historic Newspaper Uses Janky AI Newscasters Instead of Human Journalists . subscription . 2024-09-16 . . en.
7. Web site: Gutierrez . Ben . 2024-09-12 . Kauai newspaper debuts AI-generated newscast . 2024-09-16 . . en.
8. News: Scrimgeour . Guthrie . The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired . 2024-11-21 . Wired . en-US . 1059-1028.