NLGJA is happy to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards and the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame. NLGJA's Excellence in Journalism Awards The NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards were established in 1993 to...
A big thanks to our friends at the Poynter Institute for including NLGJA in their discussion of the Kagan lesbian rumors story and how it is being handled by the media. In addition to a great article by Mallary Jean Tenore, they asked me to join Kelly McBride in an...
A column by Washington Post Ombudsman Andy Alexander and a follow-up on his blog suggests that the paper is on the verge of reconsidering its policy on identifying the sexual orientation of people in news stories. The possible change comes as many have questioned the...
Perhaps it is time to re-examine the old adage "a picture is worth a 1,000 words." In today's blogosphere, one picture can generate millions of words aimed at parsing its supposed hidden meanings. Case in point: the above photo of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan...
It's hard to know what to make of the contretemps over Newsweek's diss of Sean Hayes' Tony-nominated performance in Promises, Promises. Ramin Setoodeh, whose controversial writing has drawn criticism in the past, set off fireworks when he suggested Hayes and Glee's...
Have your own opinions to share about the state of today's news industry and LGBT coverage in the press? Then join NLGJA this Labor Day in San Francisco as we celebrate our 20th anniversary where the organization was born. The NLGJA National Convention kicks offs...
NLGJA’s Stylebook Supplement on LGBT Terminology is intended to complement the prose stylebooks of individual publications, as well as the Associated Press stylebook, the leading stylebook in U.S. newsrooms. It reflects the association’s mission of inclusive coverage...
A quick note highlighting the work of Bay Area Reporter assistant editor (and co-blogger here) Matthew S. Bajko and his tough questioning of Jarrett Barrios regarding his salary at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. You sense he got under Barrios' skin...
Last week, we discussed the reporting on the murder of a D.C. middle school principal and questions about whether his "gay lifestyle" had played a role in the murder. News today that the victim allegedly met the suspects on a sex chat line or website and that three...
The Washington Blade returned to the D.C. LGBT media market on April 30. From the front cover: With this issue, we reclaim and re-launch the Washington Blade, your LGBTQ newspaper of record for more than 40 years ... But the DC Agenda remains part of our identity; the...