Dish Independence

“Present and Future Business Models for Monetizing the Newspaper Industry” is a jingle from NPR’s On the Media that trumpets a recurring theme on the show (and a theme for anyone interested in making a living in the media). Well, that’s the...

Fear of Homophobia

The recent decision by The Associated Press (AP) to discourage the use of the terms “homophobia” and “Islamaphobia” has prompted much discussion. NLGJA president Michael Triplett emailed the following to Andrew Beaujon at Poynter: The general...

Sam Champion Comes Out

Almost at the end of an October 5th New York Times article on the wedding of openly gay MSNBC anchor Thom Roberts was a hidden gem: Among the 170 or so guests at the reception was Sam Champion, the weather anchor at ABC’s “Good Morning America.” He took a turn on the...

Are You Gay?

“Are You Gay?” is the latest NLGJA tip sheet on LGBT coverage. From the introduction: When is it appropriate to ask a subject to disclose his/her sexual orientation for a story? Is it ever? Spring 2012, a New York judge ruled it wasn’t defamatory to call...