New Online News Source

**Kimo** · November 18th, 2009, 02:05 PM

PBN reports e-Bay founder looking to set up an online news service - probing Hawaii issues:

http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacif...6/daily31.html

**Vanguard** · November 18th, 2009, 02:24 PM

Hopeful news perhaps, something needed in the wake of The Honolulu Star Bulletin going weekly.

**Kimo** · March 15th, 2010, 03:20 PM

John Temple, editor of the new Peer News online news service about to launch, has a blog thAT chronicleS progress in building staff, etc.

Note that they have picked up Chad Blair from PBN, Treena Shapiro from the Advertiser, Katherine Nichols from the Star Bulletin, Michael Levine (asst news editor for The Garden Island), and some folks from the mainland - including Hawaii people returning to the islands.

Question remains - how they gonna make money?

http://www.johntemple.net - TEMPLE TALK

**Kimo** · April 21st, 2010, 04:19 PM

So has anyone logged on to Civil Beat? (formerly Peer News). I may try it over the weekend when I get my computer out of the shop . . . not especially anxious to pay for "news" content, even at the reduced price of $4.99. They ought to offer it for free for a while.

http://www.starbulletin.com/business...ivil_Beat.html

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar...s+online+debut

**Kimo** · April 22nd, 2010, 07:08 AM

Civil Beat gets attention from NPR - story supplied by Hawaii Public Radio's Ben Markus:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=126183424

**Kalihiboy** · May 26th, 2010, 10:16 AM

Ian reports that there are already two departures from Civil Beat's staff:

http://ilind.net/2010/05/26/growing-pain-at-civil-beat/

**LikaNui** · May 26th, 2010, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Kalihiboy

Ian reports that there are already two departures from Civil Beat's staff:
http://ilind.net/2010/05/26/growing-pain-at-civil-beat/

Indeed. And Ian also reported today on a list of Hanabua's backers, with more to follow on Case and Djou. Ian is a fantastic investigative reporter and his blog is a "must read" for me every morning.

**Frankie's Market** · September 16th, 2010, 01:37 PM

In case anyone is not aware of it, Civil Beat is offering total, FREE access to all of the content on their website this Friday and Saturday.

**mel** · September 17th, 2010, 07:42 AM

Other news websites offer their content free 24-7-365.

Civil Beat is just using the weekend freebie as an enticement. Of course they are offering it when readership may be the highest during election weekend. I'm certainly not buying... I'll look of course, but not dishing out any cash.

**mel** · June 8th, 2016, 05:05 PM

* Bumped * - Six years later, Honolulu Civil Beat announces access to all content is free, adopting a non-profit, Hawaii Public Radio like model.

Civil Beat Finding Our Place in Hawaii's Media Landscape

... we’ve taken down our paywall. You no longer need a subscription to read every single story, past and present, on Civil Beat.

That's nice.