Month: September 2022
NLGJA returns to in-person convention with talk of monkeypox and the future of journalism
by Joe Siegel CHICAGO — NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists held its annual convention at the Drake Hotel in Chicago September 8-10. Over 600 attended the event, which was held in-person for the first time since 2019. One of the plenaries […]
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Journalist convention tackles issues of inclusive language in reporting
by Joe Siegel CHICAGO — Some of the discussions at the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists convention addressed the use of language pertaining to gender and ethnic identity. “Gender and Language in Media: What Journalists Can Do to be More Inclusive” […]
Media collective News Is Out holds first in-person meeting
by Joe Siegel The member organizations of the media collective News is Out met in Chicago last month during the Local Media Association (LMA) conference in order to discuss their future plans. News is Out, which launched earlier this year, is a […]
Project Q Atlanta announces hiatus
by Joe Siegel Project Q Atlanta announced that the publication is going on hiatus. Publisher Mike Fleming explained the decision in a May 6 column. “On Sept. 1, 2008, Project Q Atlanta promised a hyper-local ‘queer media diet’ for Atlanta. The site set out […]
Dallas Voice celebrates 38th anniversary with eye toward the future
by Tammye Nash(Tammye Nash is managing editor for Dallas Voice. The following column ran in the May 13, 2022, issue of the newspaper. It appears here with permission.) This week, we here at Dallas Voice are celebrating the 38th anniversary of our […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, was the recipient of the Legacy Award from NLGJA: THE ASSOCIATION OF LGBTQ JOURNALISTS on September 22, 2022, at the group’s annual […]