by Bach Polakowski | May 19, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
I remember an NLGJA conference session about the coverage of crime. A number of journalists and PR people were talking about how we cover crime-especially crimes against LGBT people–and the comment was made about how important it was for the families of crime...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 30, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
It’s difficult for some journalists, especially LGBT journalists, to figure out how they feel about the GLAAD Commentator Accountability Project. While it has been praised by some, it has raised concerns from others. Kelly McBride of the Poynter...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 27, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
The facts are horrowing. LGBT advocate David Kato Kisulle was murdered in Kampala, Uganda Jan. 26 after he successfully obtained a permanent injunction against the tabloid “Rolling Stone” for featuring his picture under the caption “Hang Them.”...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 16, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
Did LGBT bloggers–and the mainstream press–purposely refuse to report on the religious and ethnic backgrounds of the cousins accused of shooting gay men in San Francisco with a BB gun because the cousins had Muslim-sounding last names? That’s the...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 25, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
There may be no more difficult–or harrowing–job in the newsroom than being a crime reporter, covering the murders in a large metropolitan area. You are at the mercy of the police reports, families don’t want to talk, and the 24-hour news cycle, even...
