Month: November 2021
Report shows increased acceptance of LGBTQ diversity
by Joe Siegel According to Accelerating Acceptance, a recent study conducted by GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), understanding of LGBTQ Americans by mainstream society has grown dramatically over the past few years. “The findings from this year’s Accelerating Acceptance study […]
San Francisco newspaper criticized for cigarette ad
by Joe Siegel San Francisco-based Bay Area Reporter was criticized recently for running a full-page advertisement for cigarettes. “Tobacco advertising has negative health impacts — which is why countries worldwide with more robust tobacco control legislation than U.S. law affords ban cigarette […]
LA Blade’s Karen Ocamb named Journalist of the Year
by Fred Kuhr Karen Ocamb, the former editor of the Los Angeles Blade, has been named Journalist of the Year for 2020 at the 63rd annual Los Angeles Press Club’s Southern California Journalism Awards gala, which was held last month. She was […]
Philly newspaper honored by state with historical marker
by Fred Kuhr Philadelphia Gay News was honored by the state of Pennsylvania with a historical marker outside the venerable newspaper’s first office space in the city’s “gayborhood.” The marker was unveiled on October 13, 2021. The marker text reads: “PHILADELPHIA GAY […]
Personal history, journalism and perseverance
by Mark Segal(Mark Segal is the publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. This column originally appeared in PGN last month during LGBT History Month. It is reprinted here with permission.) As I write this, my feeling is both melancholy and cheerful that a […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) DALLAS VOICE has welcomed back RICH LOPEZ as a part-time arts and entertainment staff writer. Previously, he was a full-time reporter with the newspaper before becoming features editor at […]