Month: October 2014
PRESSING QUESTIONS: The Vital Voice of St. Louis
by Joe Siegel Year founded: The Vital Voice got its start following the shuttering of the venerable Lesbian and Gay News Telegraph (founded in 1981) in January 2000. Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: Staff of 10: 3 business directors, 2 sales reps, 4 […]
The Washington Blade turns 45
by Chuck Colbert The Washington Blade, the nation’s oldest LGBT newspaper, recently marked its 45th anniversary, a considerable feat in gay media. To celebrate the milestone, the venerable newspaper published a 72-page special issue and threw a party, a benefit on behalf […]
Diane Anderson-Minshall’s remarkable year
by Chuck Colbert By any number of measures, Diane Anderson-Minshall has had a remarkable year. An award-winning journalist, author and public speaker, she serves as editor-at-large of The Advocate magazine and editor in chief of HIV Plus magazine. At HIV Plus, Anderson-Minshall oversees all of the brand’s […]
TOP STORY: LGBT consumer research survey data released by Community Marketing Inc.
Data used by publishers and sales reps to increase ad sales by Chuck Colbert In August, Community Marketing Inc. (CMI), a gay-owned San Francisco-based consumer-research company, released its 8th annual LGBT community survey. It provides useful data for gay media publishers and […]
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D.C.’s Metro Weekly marks 20th anniversary
by Chuck Colbert A glossy LGBT newsmagazine based in the nation’s capital achieved a significant milestone earlier this year when Metro Weekly celebrated its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, staffers published a 112-page commemorative issue featuring a retrospective spotlight on the publication’s history, including […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) AFTERELLEN, the women’s-focused online community, has been acquired by EVOLVE MEDIA, leaving its parent company VIACOM. Evolve Media also owns TOTALLYHER, another LGBT female-focused site. FRONTIERS MEDIA, based in Los Angeles, will […]