by Bach Polakowski | Sep 15, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
Out and the Advocate are owned by the same company–Regent–so aren’t the two monthlies competing for advertising and readers? You’d think so, but Out’s Aaron Hicklin tells Advertising Age’s “MediaGuy” Simon Dumenco that...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 14, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
In 2002, at the urging of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the New York Times changed its policy and ran its first wedding announcement for a same-sex couple. The couple, Daniel Gross and Steven Goldstein, entered into a civil union in Vermont on...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 14, 2009 | NLGJA Updates |
Over the next week, the Re:Act bloggers who attended NLGJA’s 2009 convention will be posting a number of blogs about the event to share the wisdom to those who missed it. To get rolling, here are some links to coverage of the convention by participants in the...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 14, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
The Human Rights Campaign issues its Corporate Equality Index today and a number of media organizations are included in the survey. The index evaluates employers based on (1) equal employment opportunity, including gender identity or expressions; (2) employment...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 10, 2009 | NLGJA Updates |
Montreal is the center of LGBT media and LGBT journalism issues this week as NLGJA has its national conference in this great city. There will be light blogging from the conference, but the bloggers are going to try to provide some updates from the event. This...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 8, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
In what can only be described as a “lose/lose” situation, the Washington Post Ombudsman’s analysis of the NOM story I discussed here has been roundly criticized in the blogosphere with everyone staking out their ideological positions and continuing...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 5, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
Tomorrow’s Washington Post features a column by Ombudsman Andrew Alexander dissecting Monica Hesse’s article on Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage. Alexander lays out the problems with the story and gives some revealing insight into...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 5, 2009 | NLGJA Updates |
Established in 2005 as part of NLGJA’s 15th anniversary celebration, the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame was launched to honor LGBT journalists who have shown courage and resolve by telling the truth, including their own personal truths, whatever the cost and whatever...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 3, 2009 | Laura Laing |
Whoever said that young people don’t have a sense of true journalism hasn’t met Rachel Krantz. A member of Youth Radio, the young reporter has published Investigation: Sailor’s Abuse Kept Silent in Navy Canine Unit. A Youth Radio investigation has...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 2, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
. . . and who can blame him. The longtime activist skilled in digging up evidence that conservative politicians are secretly–or not secretly–gay has “outed” another Republican politician as gay, South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer....
