Fiji, Oct. 23 -- Amid the uncontrollable surge of information online and the growing influence of social media, I heard it buzzing around: print is dying. Hashtags are the new headlines.
Is this project a fool's errand?
The mockery from doomsayers gave me nagging self-doubts 10 years ago. But then my generation couldn't have gone extinct entirely. I decided I'd give it a shot anyway-even just to satisfy my curiosity and test the market.
So in October 2016, we launched the maiden issue of the Pacific Island Times, with Louella Losinio, Gerry Partido and Jan Furukawa on Guam, in collaboration with Palau's Pacific Note led by Kambes Kesolei and Bernadette Carreon. We don't have fat bank accounts; we don't have investors backing our operatio...