by Bach Polakowski | Nov 7, 2009 | NLGJA Updates
Established in 2005 as part of NLGJA’s 15th anniversary celebration, the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame was launched to honor LGBT journalists who have shown courage and resolve by telling the truth, including their own personal truths, whatever the cost and whatever...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 3, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
At the same time that Washington Post reporters are allegedly calling each other “cocksucker” and brawling in the newsroom, a former minor league hockey player and columnist for USA Today is calling for the end of homophobic taunts. It’s not clear...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 16, 2009 | Laura Laing
It’s a story that, compared to Serena Williams and Roger Federer, hasn’t been getting much U.S. press: South African middle distance runner, Caster Semenya’s physique raised suspicions after her performance in the 800 meters at the 2009 World...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 5, 2009 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Greg McMackin, the coach of the University of Hawaii football team, was reprimanded by the Western Athletic Conference for repeatedly using the F-word in front of about a dozen reporters—and then asking them not to report that he used that word—in describing an...
by Bach Polakowski | Jul 31, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
One of our goals with this blog is to both cast a critical eye on the coverage of LGBT issues, but also highlight journalism we like. In that spirit, take a look at two tennis-themes pieces that show how good journalism does not have to be showy, but how LGBT themes...
