Month: May 2015
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Curve, the national lesbian magazine
Interview with Editor Merryn Johns by Joe Siegel Year founded: 1990 (published under the name Deneuve until 1995, when the name was changed to Curve) Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: 1 editor, 1 publisher , 1 graphic designer, 1 […]
Supreme coverage of marriage equality case
And just how will Chief Justice John Roberts vote? by Chuck Colbert There were two questions before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 28 during oral arguments in the case Obergefell v. Hodges: Does the U.S. Constitution require states to “license a marriage […]
Bilerico editor steps down citing financial reasons
by Chuck Colbert The editor in chief of The Bilerico Project has stepped down. Writing on the popular blog on May 5, John Becker said, “I’m incredibly grateful to my dear friends Bil Browning [Bilerico co-founder and publisher] and Jerame Davis for […]
New Washington Blade campaign promotes LGBT-friendly businesses
by Chuck Colbert In response to efforts in various states to pass laws enabling discrimination against LGBT patrons, the Washington Blade recently launched a campaign to spotlight LGBT-friendly businesses in the District of Columbia. The Blade formally launched its LGBT Welcoming Business […]
In a first for LGBT media, Washington Blade sends reporter to Cuba
by Chuck Colbert The Washington Blade has sent a news reporter to Cuba to cover LGBT life on the island, six months after President Obama began normalizing relations with the country. The assignment is believed to be the first time an LGBT […]
Here Media launches new social network
by Chuck Colbert Here Media Inc. has launched the new social network Pride.com, “a content and conversation destination where pride belongs to everyone,” according to a press release. “Pride.com gives millennials new tools to amplify their digital voices, raise their social profiles, […]
PGN wins a slew of awards, again
by Chuck Colbert Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) has done it again, recently winning a slew of awards from the Local Media Association and five from the Society of Professional Journalists. “Please note that those awards represent almost all the departments here at […]
Baltimore paper gives voice to activists in coverage of riots
by Chuck Colbert Mainstream print and broadcast media were all over the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, an incident that wreaked havoc on Baltimore. Arrested by police on April 12, Gray suffered spinal chord injuries in police custody while […]
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. ECHO MAGAZINE, based in Phoenix, Arizona, switched from a bimonthly to a monthly publication schedule with its May 2015 issue. GEORGIA VOICE, based in Atlanta, entered its sixth year […]