Author: Fred Kuhr
Los Angeles Blade plans to go weekly
by Joe Siegel The Los Angeles Blade plans to expand its coverage by publishing a weekly print edition, just one year after its biweekly debut. The publication covers Los Angeles and California mixed with national and international coverage from the reporting team […]
Queer media in NoCal subject of new exhibit
by Fred Kuhr A new exhibition will highlight the history and diversity of LGBT and queer publications produced in Northern California from the 1940s through the 2000s. “Empowerment in Print: LGBTQ Activism, Pride and Lust ” draws on the collection of more […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: ION Arizona of Phoenix
Interview with Publisher Jack Tesorero by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Throughout Arizona with additional locations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego and Palm Springs Year founded: July 2001 Staff size and breakdown: Publisher/Founder Jack M. Tesorero, Editor Deon Brown, Creative […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com AMBUSH, based in New Orleans, entered its 36th year of publication with its January 2, 2018, issue. BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, entered its 48th year […]
Miami Herald’s LGBT magazine ceases publication
by Joe Siegel Miami’s Pallette magazine, published by the Miami Herald Media Company, ended publication with its December 2017 edition. The magazine was three years old. “Financially, we just weren’t making it a successful product,” said Kristina Schulz-Corrales, the Miami Herald’s New […]
San Diego’s LGBT Weekly ends print edition, goes online only
by Joe Siegel San Diego’s LGBT Weekly has suspended its print edition, but its web site continues to operate. Publisher Stampp Corbin explained he made the decision for personal, not financial reasons. Corbin now lives in Los Angeles, where he has returned […]
Newspapers in California, Vermont put archives online
by Fred Kuhr Bay Area Reporter, based in San Francisco, and Out In The Mountains, which was Vermont’s only LGBT newspaper from 1986 to 2007, now have some or all of their archival issues online. The GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: OutClique magazine of South Florida
Interview with Publisher Steven Evans by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties Year founded: First issue dated December 2016 Staff size and breakdown: Approximately 12 staff writers, publisher/editor, videographer, on-camera talent, account manager, graphic designer, and director of […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com GOGUIDE MAGAZINE, based in Iowa City, Iowa, announced it will be interviewing all interested candidates for elected office leading up to the June 25th Iowa primary. Issue dates are […]
by Joe Siegel Many, but not all, LGBT publications have embraced the term “queer” and added the “Q” in “LGBTQ” when describing the community in their news coverage. In an August 2017 editorial, OutSmart Magazine in Houston explained its use of the […]