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...

Wemple: If It’s Homophobic, Say That

We haven’t written much about the Roland Martin situation at CNN. It created a lot of conversation inside NLGJA and we did post a statement on our Facebook page.  We also talked with the Poynter Institute and Journal-isms. Erik Wemple, the media blogger at the...

Dustin Lance Black Responds to GQ

A brouhaha has erupted over a cover story of Taylor Lautner by GQ Australia. Apparently, Lautner had dinner recently with Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black. The interviewer asked Lautner if they made a pass at him. As quoted by The Advocate: “No, definitely...