by Bach Polakowski | Sep 30, 2010 | Matthew S. Bajko |
The gay sex scandal swirling around the Atlanta area’s Bishop Eddie Long has brought to the forefront coverage issues journalists wrestle with when writing about a complex and complicated story. To date four men have come forward claiming that when they were in...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 28, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
In these challenging times for LGBT media, it’s often a big deal when a publication lasts a decade, or even a year. So it’s especially significant when one of the legendary publications has a 25th anniversary. So it is for the Windy City Times in Chicago....
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 26, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
The New York Times published a special section titled “Op-Ed at 40” in its print edition on Sunday, September 26. The pull-out gathered excerpts from the last four decades. From the intro: On Sept. 21, 1970, readers who turned to the last inside page of...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 22, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
One of the perennial questions for NLGJA is explaining why our organization is necessary and why openly LGBT journalists in the newsroom are important. I can’t think of a better example than this video, from the Twin Cities’ Fox9 anchor Jason Matheson who...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 21, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Things got a little testy after the Senate voted not to end debate on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) met with the press and had a heated exchange with Kerry Eleveld of The Advocate and Chris Geidner of MetroWeekly....
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 21, 2010 | Uncategorized |
So, Lady GaGa doesn’t like Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and has become the most visible spokesperson (for the week) for repeal. And from all accounts, her week in the spotlight didn’t appear to have any impact on the inside-the-Beltway action. But...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 14, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Last week, we wrote about plagarism allegations leveled against The Advocate and Southern Voice. There’s been a positive development on the disagreement between The Advocate and University of Oklahoma student Ricky Maranon. Thursday afternoon a friend of mine...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 9, 2010 | NLGJA Updates |
The closing night of the conference featured the 2010 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners. Here’s a list of the winners. Journalist of the Year Award Winner: Randy Gener, American Theater magazine Honorable mention: Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 9, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
After our very successful convention in San Francisco that brought together journalists from the traditional, LGBT, and citizen press, some questions continue to linger about NLGJA’s position on not-taking-a-position on Proposition 8 in California. That...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 7, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Two big names in the LGBT press–The Advocate and Southern Voice in Atlanta–have been hit by allegations that they stole quotes from other authors and then reproduced them as their own. Thanks to Queerty–whose founder David Hauslaib spoke last week at...