by Bach Polakowski | Nov 10, 2009 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) held its 13th annual Courage Awards on Monday, November 9. AVP’s mission is “eliminating hate violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 10, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
Anti-gay activist Peter LaBarbera says the FBI has been contacted because of threats made in the comment section of Joe Jervis’ popular JoeMyGod blog. According to LaBarbera, Liberty Counsel contacted the FBI after commenters allegedly made terroristic threats...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 9, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
Speaking of Hank Stuever, there’s a great interview of Stuever by Sean Bugg in MetroWeekly about Stuever’s upcoming book, Tinsel, and thoughts on journalism in general and his transition to WaPo television critic. Here’s the most interesting point:...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 9, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
In the punch heard throughout the media world, a revered Washington Post editor and writer punches out a younger co-worker after the co-worker says “Don’t be such a cocksucker.” The editor–Henry Allen–is asked not to return to the...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 7, 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 | Nov 5, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
Two of the most prominent newspapers in the country–the New York Times and the Washington Post–played armchair quarterback on Thursday, talked to one of the same people–Evan Wolfson–but ended up with different takes on the future of tactics in...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 5, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
Here Media’s CEO Paul Colichman confirms the Queerty rumor that the Advocate was no longer going to be a stand-alone print product, but instead packaged with Out. The recent closures of Gourmet, Portfolio, Genre, and other magazines have shown the weaknesses of...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 4, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
The pile-on of the management of the Advocate continues with a blistering–and self-congratulatory–piece in the Huffington Post by the Advocate’s former editor-in-chief Judy Wieder. Feeding off the rumor–unchallenged by Regent Media–that...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 3, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
Earlier this week, I mentioned the pervasiveness of journalists reporting threats to opponents of same-sex marriage without offering any evidence. Instead of playing into the meme, I called for more actual reporting with specific examples. To further illustrate how...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 3, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett |
At the same time that Washington Post reporters are allegedly calling each other “cocksucker” and brawling in the newsroom, a former minor league hockey player and columnist for USA Today is calling for the end of homophobic taunts. It’s not clear...