Author: Fred Kuhr
Phoenix’s Echo Magazine goes from biweekly to monthly
by Chuck Colbert Echo Magazine formally announced that, after publishing 26 issues a year for the past 25 years, the publication would transition into a monthly format with the magazine hitting newsstands on the third Thursday of every month. The change took effect […]
Washington Blade takes on gay Washington Post columnist over disgraced ‘Downton Abbey’ congressman
by Chuck Colbert A Washington Post columnist, who is gay, created a bit of a stir earlier this year in defending Aaron Schock, a former Illinois congressman who resigned over a controversy about his use of federal funds amidst speculation that Schock […]
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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. ECHO MAGAZINE, based in Phoenix, Arizona, switched from a bimonthly to a monthly publication schedule with its May 2015 issue. GEORGIA VOICE, based in Atlanta, entered its sixth year […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Curve, the national lesbian magazine
Interview with Editor Merryn Johns by Joe Siegel Year founded: 1990 (published under the name Deneuve until 1995, when the name was changed to Curve) Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: 1 editor, 1 publisher , 1 graphic designer, 1 […]
Supreme coverage of marriage equality case
And just how will Chief Justice John Roberts vote? by Chuck Colbert There were two questions before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 28 during oral arguments in the case Obergefell v. Hodges: Does the U.S. Constitution require states to “license a marriage […]
Bilerico editor steps down citing financial reasons
by Chuck Colbert The editor in chief of The Bilerico Project has stepped down. Writing on the popular blog on May 5, John Becker said, “I’m incredibly grateful to my dear friends Bil Browning [Bilerico co-founder and publisher] and Jerame Davis for […]
New Washington Blade campaign promotes LGBT-friendly businesses
by Chuck Colbert In response to efforts in various states to pass laws enabling discrimination against LGBT patrons, the Washington Blade recently launched a campaign to spotlight LGBT-friendly businesses in the District of Columbia. The Blade formally launched its LGBT Welcoming Business […]
In a first for LGBT media, Washington Blade sends reporter to Cuba
by Chuck Colbert The Washington Blade has sent a news reporter to Cuba to cover LGBT life on the island, six months after President Obama began normalizing relations with the country. The assignment is believed to be the first time an LGBT […]
Here Media launches new social network
by Chuck Colbert Here Media Inc. has launched the new social network Pride.com, “a content and conversation destination where pride belongs to everyone,” according to a press release. “Pride.com gives millennials new tools to amplify their digital voices, raise their social profiles, […]
by Chuck Colbert The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) will honor Cyd Zeigler, co-founder of OutSports.com, with its 2015 Lisa Ben Award on June 25 at a Los Angles fundraiser. The Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Feature Coverage was […]