Hunter Bishop Joins BigIslandNow.com

http://bigislandnow.com/2013/08/02/veteran-journalist-hunter-bishop-joins-big-island-now/

What Now? Hawaii Free Press Ascends Into the Aether

Hawaii Free Press is becoming a solely online paper. The 7 December print edition is its last. Editor-publisher Andrew Walden attributes his going online to the high cost in money and time of printing and distribution. Interestingly, HFP hadn't had a website until very recently.

Walden also points out the "Big Island newspaper-Democrat revolving door.":

"...[A] couple of quick items from local blogs which illustrate a permanent conflict of interest: reporters are eyeing a job in government. Since almost all elected positions are held by Democrats, this creates an unspoken alliance between journalists and Democratic Party candidates and officeholders."

One should find this dismaying, no matter what one's politics are.

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11 January update: I just found this Big Island Chronicle post on HFP's becoming online only.

The End of HunterBishop.com

David Hunter Bishop begins his new job as public information officer for Billy Kenoi, almost twenty years after he started writing for the Tribune-Herald.

Meanwhile, Kristine Kubat is poised to become East Hawaii's premier prog-blogger. Despite its absence from Hunter's blogroll, Kubehead is drawing an audience.

Bishop vs. Walden

Hunter Bishop opines on Andrew Walden and his Hilo-based paper, the Hawaii Free Press:

Post outs isle paper as scandalmonger

Ian Lind at iland.net [sic] today alerts us to the part of this Washington Post story about right-wing loony [really, now!--P.Z.] Andrew Walden, publisher of Hawaii Free Press.

Seems Walden now may claim the dishonor of being the first in the nation to publish certain false and malicious rumors about Barack Obama that had been circulating on the Internet by way of an anonymous e-mail chain, according to the Post.

Of course around here discerning readers already know of Walden's tortured relationship with truth. Now it's known nationwide. Walden will probably crow perversely about the notoriety when he should be embarrassed to be exposed as a hack on such a grand scale.

Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Walden's active in the Republican party. Does the party condone this sort of political thuggery? Or does the GOP like having Walden's newspaper around for this very purpose, spreading smear campaigns?
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Walden addresses the Post here.

Update: Hattie's Web comments.

Walden's article quoted in the Post: Here.