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The Garden Island
Type	Daily newspaper
Owner(s)	Oahu Publications
Founded	1902
Headquarters	3137 Kuhio Highway; Lihue, Hawaii 96766, United States
Circulation	4,141 Daily; 4,164 Sunday (as of 2022)
ISSN	0744-4028
Website	thegardenisland.com

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]

References

^ "Retail Rates 2022" (PDF). Oahu Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
^ "Pulitzer to Purchase Scripps Newspapers". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1996.
^ Steinberg, Jacques (February 1, 2005). "Pulitzer to Be Acquired by Lee Enterprises". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
^ "Thegardenisland.com | About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
^ "Oahu Publications buys The Garden Island newspaper". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
^ Gault, Matthew (2024-09-11). "Historic Newspaper Uses Janky AI Newscasters Instead of Human Journalists". 404 Media. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ Gutierrez, Ben (2024-09-12). "Kauai newspaper debuts AI-generated newscast". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
^ Scrimgeour, Guthrie. "The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

External links

Official website
Today's The Garden Island front page at the Freedom Forum website
The Garden Island issues from May 2, 1911 to December 26, 1922 on Chronicling America

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[1] "Retail Rates 2022" (PDF). Oahu Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

[2] "Pulitzer to Purchase Scripps Newspapers". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1996.

[pulitzerlee-3] Steinberg, Jacques (February 1, 2005). "Pulitzer to Be Acquired by Lee Enterprises". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

[4] "Thegardenisland.com | About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2013-12-25.

[5] "Oahu Publications buys The Garden Island newspaper". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

[6] Gault, Matthew (2024-09-11). "Historic Newspaper Uses Janky AI Newscasters Instead of Human Journalists". 404 Media. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

[7] Gutierrez, Ben (2024-09-12). "Kauai newspaper debuts AI-generated newscast". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

[8] Scrimgeour, Guthrie. "The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

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