Month: September 2018
Publishers relieved tariffs on newsprint lifted
by Joe Siegel Last month, the United States International Trade Commission overturned a Trump Administration decision to impose tariffs on Canadian newsprint, saying that American paper producers are not harmed by newsprint imports. According to the New York Times: “The unanimous decision […]
Far-right men’s group threatens San Francisco paper with legal action
by Fred Kuhr The far-right men’s group the Proud Boys call themselves “Western chauvinists” who long for the days when, as Archie Bunker once put it, “girls were girls and men were men.” But if you call them “white supremacists” and “fascists,” […]
NLGJA convention largest in a decade
by Joe Siegel More than 450 journalists and media professionals attended this year’s convention for NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, held September 6-9 in Palm Springs, Calif. “This was the largest national convention for NLGJA in over a decade,” beamed Adam […]
Controversial former Bay Area Reporter editor Paul Lorch dies
by Cynthia Laird (Cynthia Laird is the news editor of the Bay Area Reporter in San Francisco. This article appeared in the August 8, 2018, issue of the newspaper. It is reprinted here with permission.) Paul Lorch, a gay man who, as […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Q Magazine and Project Q Atlanta
Interview with Editor and Publisher Mike Fleming by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Atlanta Year founded: 2008 Staff size and breakdown: Six including Editor and Publisher Mike Fleming, Publisher and Development Director Matt Hennie, Publisher and General Manager Richard Cherskov, and one full-time staffer […]
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com GAYMOVIEDB.COM, the Gay Movie Database, has been launched by Florida-based ORLANDO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC. The site bills itself as the most comprehensive and easily navigable online database of […]