Honolulu Civil Beat started publishing 15 years ago today, and Iʻve been here as a reporter and editor from the start — actually a month before the launch.
I’ve told the story of Civil Beat’s origins before, including just five years ago on our 10th anniversary. So, no need to retread that familiar ground.
I write this piece in a more reflective mood than the celebratory state I was in five years ago, because the state of American journalism has never seemed so dire…