Jennifer Ablan, the editor in chief of Hawaii Business, writes about her first year on the job.
Ablan writes, “One of our main priorities has been digitizing and expanding the multimedia dimension of our journalism. We have partnered with Hawaii News Now’s Annalisa Burgos and Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s Catherine Cruz to bring our business reporting to broader audiences in more dynamic and accessible ways.
“We also launched our viral ICE Map, which quickly became one of our most impactful digital projects. At the same time, we have gone deeper in our coverage of Hawaiʻi’s financial and banking sectors, featuring conversations with leaders like Ann Teranishi, Bob Harrison and Peter Ho, who recently retired as CEO of Bank of Hawaiʻi, as well as University of Hawaiʻi’s President Wendy Hensel.
“We introduced Trial and Error, a rotating column highlighting people in their 20s and 30s who share honest stories about wins, losses, failures and growth. It has been especially meaningful to create space for emerging voices and unfiltered experiences, including Marianne Leano’s story about two women who found themselves launching a business almost by accident.”
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