B.A.R. Publisher becomes Monaco honorary consul

Bay Area Reporter publisher Thomas E. Horn (on the right in photo) was in the news this week for more than his comments about the demise of Window Media. He also garnered headlines for being named Honorary Consul for Monaco in San Francisco. Horn met with Prince...

Post-Maine: Media Plays Armchair Quarterback

Two of the most prominent newspapers in the country–the New York Times and the Washington Post–played armchair quarterback on Thursday, talked to one of the same people–Evan Wolfson–but ended up with different takes on the future of tactics in...

Show, Don’t Tell II

Earlier this week, I mentioned the pervasiveness of journalists reporting threats to opponents of same-sex marriage without offering any evidence.  Instead of playing into the meme, I called for more actual reporting with specific examples. To further illustrate how...

Show, Don’t Tell

People won’t sign petitions against same-sex marriage or civil unions because they fear harassment. Opponents of same-sex marriage and civil unions say they fear for their safety.  The one problem: the New York Times and the LA Times fail to provide any evidence...

“Gay Rights Rally” on C-SPAN

Fellow NLGJA blogger Michael Triplett has done an amazing wrap up of this past weekend’s events, including instant reaction to President Obama’s speech to the Human Rights Campaign and how the media covered the National Equality March. In Michael’s...