Hashimoto Herald goes Digital

Hashimoto Herald Goes Digital
By Chris Hashimoto

Well-loved media magnate and self-professed social butterfly Kyoko Susan Hashimoto would have been proud to see this day. Her crown jewel publication, the Hashimoto Herald, went digital today, debuting on the world wide web for the first time this afternoon.

News of the herald going online sent shockwaves across the media world, announcing a new and exciting era for a once bohemoth player in the realm of family gossip publications. The Hashimoto Herald, the once powerful flagship publication of Hashimoto Holdings Inc., has languished in recent years. Many media watchdogs predicted its eventual demise.

Head of Hashimoto Holdings Inc.'s media wing and company shareholder, Atsuhiko Hashimoto was exuberant about the future for the publication. "Today marks a new beginning for the Hashimoto Herald," he said. "Expect great things."

Mr. Hashimoto outlined in a press conference in New York today the new direction for the family newspaper. He described how this new format, an on-line, blog type of website, will allow shareholders to stay in touch with each other easily, quickly, and cheaply.

"We still have to iron out some wrinkles," he said. "But look out, because the Hashimoto Herald is BACK!"