by Bach Polakowski | Jan 17, 2013 | History, Michael R. Triplett, NLGJA Updates, Timeline
It is with great sadness that we inform you that our friend and leader, NLGJA President Michael Triplett, passed away today after a courageous battle with cancer. While Michael only served as president for a few short months, he has been a member of our leadership...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 2, 2012 | History, Michael R. Triplett, News, Timeline
Despite the saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” the first day of UNITY 2012 in Las Vegas was too special and important to not share. The opening program was hosted by Juju Chang of ABC News and Mark Whitaker, EVP and Managing Editor of CNN...
by Bach Polakowski | Jul 10, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
I was pleased to chair the NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards, announced today. Without divulging too much information about the process, there were some interesting trends in the winners and finalists that say a lot about the future of coverage of the LGBT...
by Bach Polakowski | Jul 2, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett, Toolkit
It’s easy to be a little cynical about the news today that Anderson Cooper has confirmed, “the fact is, I’m gay.” His endearing and interesting letter to Andrew Sullivan, who seems to have been out since the moment he burst onto the U.S....
by Bach Polakowski | Jun 19, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
News this afternoon (h/t FishbowlDC) that Chris Geidner of D.C.’s MetroWeekly has been hired to cover the LGBT/gay marriage beat for Buzzfeed out of their new D.C. bureau. Here’s what Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith (formerly of Politico) had to say about the...
by Bach Polakowski | Jun 12, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
A lot of talk in the media today about the study by University of Texas professor Mark Regnerus in Social Science Research that questions the outcomes for children raised in same-sex relationships. The study was rolled out to the press last Thursday and the first...
