Month: November 2024
Editors and publishers offer sadness and hope after Trump win
by Joe Siegel and Fred Kuhr Shock waves rippled throughout the nation as Donald Trump won a second term as president on November 5, defeating Kamala Harris, who would have been the first female to lead the United States. Reaction from LGBTQ […]
DNC ad campaign targeted LGBTQ media for first time
by Fred Kuhr In its quest to elect Kamala Harris to the presidency, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for the first time invested in an advertising campaign dedicated entirely to LGBTQ publications in large metropolitan areas and certain battleground states. The DNC […]
Blocked Harris endorsement by Bezos’ Washington Post criticized
by Joe Siegel Following pressure from billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post editorial board decided not to endorse Kamala Harris for president just days before the election. Their action resulted in a swift backlash. The paper has lost over 250,000 subscribers […]
New Orleans’ Ambush Magazine returns to print
by Joe Siegel Ambush Magazine, which bills itself as the longest continually published gay magazine in the Deep South, has resumed publishing a print edition after a nearly four year hiatus. The New Orleans-based publication, which debuted in 1982, had stopped printing […]
Watermark founder reflects on 30th anniversary
by Tom Dyer (Tom Dyer is the founder and former publisher of Watermark, based in Orlando, Fla. The following op-ed appeared in the newspaper’s 30th anniversary edition on September 5, 2024. The piece is reprinted here with permission.) When I first envisioned […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE BUCKEYE FLAME, based outside Cleveland, Ohio, announced a matching fundraising campaign. Through the end of the year, every dollar up to $15,000 donated will be matched by NEWSMATCH, […]