by Bach Polakowski | May 17, 2012 | News, Uncategorized |
gannettfoundation.jpg NLGJA and The Gannett Foundation are partnering this year with a special opportunity for NLGJA members.The Gannett Foundation Award for Digital Innovation in Watchdog Journalism, being funded by The Gannett Foundation, will be given to the person...
by Bach Polakowski | May 16, 2012 | Guest Contributor |
We are cross-posting a story from Bilerico Project by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss on the New York Times coverage of the death of Lorena Escalera in a fire. Concerns over the coverage has prompted a response from the paper. NY Times to LGBT Community: ‘That Will Be...
by Bach Polakowski | May 15, 2012 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
In 2001, I approached Troy Masters and Paul Schindler, publisher and editor-in-chief, respectively, of LGNY (Lesbian & Gay New York) with a crazy idea: Will you help me launch a bilingual Spanish/English periodical for LGBT Latinos? After much consideration, Troy...
by Bach Polakowski | May 15, 2012 | News, Uncategorized |
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by Bach Polakowski | May 13, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett |
The moment it was announced, there was immediate talk of the irony that ABC’s Good Morning, America’s Robin Roberts got the big Obama interview on same-sex marriage because she was allegedly a lesbian. I knew there was gossip about Roberts, but there was...
by Bach Polakowski | May 11, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett |
Based on the reporting of the Washington Post, apparently every religious person in the D.C. area opposes same-sex marriage and almost all of the religious voices are evangelical/Pentecostal African Americans. You’d never know that D.C. is the home of National...
by Bach Polakowski | May 10, 2012 | News, Uncategorized |
Longcope_Kay.jpg.JPG Applications are now being accepted for 2014-2015 scholarships. Apply now.Journalist Kay Longcope was co-founder of the statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) newsweekly, The Texas Triangle, and is generally regarded as the first...
by Bach Polakowski | May 10, 2012 | News, Uncategorized |
Roy-Aarons.jpg Applications are now being accepted for 2014-2015 scholarships. Apply now.Leroy F. Aarons dedicated his life to journalism. He believed that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community could advance if the news media fairly and...
by Bach Polakowski | May 10, 2012 | News, Uncategorized |
Applications are now being accepted for both the Leroy F. Aarons and the Kay Longcope Scholarships. Apply online now. Please submit your application before May 23, 2014.Leroy F. Aarons and the Kay Longcope scholarships are awarded annually to students who...
by Bach Polakowski | May 10, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett |
This time, let’s go beyond the usual suspects and see how the story was played by a variety of newspapers that don’t always get a lot of attention.
