Month: September 2023
LGBTQ journalists gather for largest conference in NLGJA history
by Joe Siegel Over 700 LGBTQ journalists gathered in Philadelphia Sept. 7-10 for the annual NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists convention. According to the group’s executive director, Adam Pawlus, this was the “largest convention in our history.” During the convention, Ken […]
NLGJA convention puts politics front and center
by Joe Siegel NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+Journalists focused heavily on politics during their annual convention. One of the discussions was called “Out on The Trail: Running for Office as an LGBTQ+ Candidate in the U.S.” Panelists included Deja Lynn Alvarez, an […]
LA Blade publisher advocates for bill targeting tech platforms
by Joe Siegel Los Angeles Blade publisher Troy Masters is one of the forces pushing the California legislature to pass the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), which would require tech platforms like Facebook and Instagram to pay local news outlets for their […]
Qnotes publisher reflects on four decades of its mission to serve
by Catherine Komp for NCLocal, the NC Local News Workshop (The following story was originally published in NC Local, by NC Local News Workshop. It then appeared in Qnotes in its July 21, 2023, issue. It appears here with permission.) To wrap […]
Where do you draw the line at information overload?
by Mark Segal (Mark Segal is the founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. He is also the author of the memoir, “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality.” The following column, penned last month, appears with permission.) August […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE BLADE FOUNDATION, a nonprofit that works to educate the next generation of LGBTQ journalists, named OMARI FOOTE as the recipient of its fall fellowship. Foote, a senior majoring […]