NLGJA 2006

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Meet the staff

Today's Highlights

9 a.m. - Noon
Career Expo

9 - 10:45 a.m.
Plenary:
Death Watch: Will Newspapers Stop the Presses?

11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Getting your LGBT Stats Straight

12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Plenary:
Losing Our Voices - The Decline of Newsroom Diversity

2 - 4 p.m.
Author's Cafe

4 - 5:15 p.m.
Closing Plenary:
LGBT Families in the Media

6:45 p.m.- 8:45 p.m.
The Not-So-Silent Auction


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Pamela Strother
Angela Strader/NLGJA Reporter

Strother Exits NLGJA
By Emily Alpert
NLGJA Reporter Staff Writer
Ten years ago, when she joined NLGJA’s staff, Pamela Strother was an unlikely poster girl. During conventions, she shied from the spotlight. She loathed public speaking. More

Online Extra: Slideshow, more on NLGJA's departing executive director. View


Plenary delivers grim news about newspapers
By Rebecca Perlow
NLGJA Reporter Staff Writer
“Give us something to live for!” one member of the audience called out to Slate editor Jack Shafer after a particularly grim assessment of the current situation of daily newspapers. More

NLGJA sponsor makes headlines
Herald sacks reporters for conflict of interest

By Andrew Bowen and Kris Turner
NLGJA Reporter Staff Writer
A Freedom of Information Act request filed by a reporter from the Miami Herald yielded the information that led to the dismissal of three reporters from el Nuevo Herald, its Spanish-language sister paper. More

Q&A:: Do you believe that the Herald was justified in firing reporters that took money from the United States government to support anti-castro sentiment? More


 

More convention coverage:


Commentary:
Angela StraderAs a straight woman, attendance at NLGJA means something different to the NLGJA Reporter’s Angela Strader. Read

Commentary:
Scarver
Amid all of the alarmist talk about the "down low," people need to stop pointing fingers and take responsiblity for their own sexual safety and health, Alena Scarver writes. Read


Previous coverage:

Ramon
VideoWatch: Ramon Escobar, senior vice president for network entertainment at Telemundo, explains how methods of news delivery are changing.

Story:
Panelists exchange fire
at convergence session

Closing Thoughts:
The changing face of NLGJA

By Emily Alpert
NLGJA Reporter Staff Writer
People often call Pamela Strother “the face of NLGJA.” As she steps down, one question might be, “What is the face of NLGJA, and what could it be?” More

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Fresh News!
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AudioPodcasting
the podcasters:

NLGJA staffer Mark S. Luckie offers a podcast on the session "How Podcasting is Changing LGBT Radio.
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See you in San Diego!
Expect a great time at NLGJA next year, says convention planner Sam Synder. More

A big thanks to our mentors

 

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