Author: Fred Kuhr
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) AFTERELLEN, the women’s-focused online community, has been acquired by EVOLVE MEDIA, leaving its parent company VIACOM. Evolve Media also owns TOTALLYHER, another LGBT female-focused site. FRONTIERS MEDIA, based in Los Angeles, will […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: The Vital Voice of St. Louis
by Joe Siegel Year founded: The Vital Voice got its start following the shuttering of the venerable Lesbian and Gay News Telegraph (founded in 1981) in January 2000. Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: Staff of 10: 3 business directors, 2 sales reps, 4 […]
The Washington Blade turns 45
by Chuck Colbert The Washington Blade, the nation’s oldest LGBT newspaper, recently marked its 45th anniversary, a considerable feat in gay media. To celebrate the milestone, the venerable newspaper published a 72-page special issue and threw a party, a benefit on behalf […]
Diane Anderson-Minshall’s remarkable year
by Chuck Colbert By any number of measures, Diane Anderson-Minshall has had a remarkable year. An award-winning journalist, author and public speaker, she serves as editor-at-large of The Advocate magazine and editor in chief of HIV Plus magazine. At HIV Plus, Anderson-Minshall oversees all of the brand’s […]
TOP STORY: LGBT consumer research survey data released by Community Marketing Inc.
Data used by publishers and sales reps to increase ad sales by Chuck Colbert In August, Community Marketing Inc. (CMI), a gay-owned San Francisco-based consumer-research company, released its 8th annual LGBT community survey. It provides useful data for gay media publishers and […]
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D.C.’s Metro Weekly marks 20th anniversary
by Chuck Colbert A glossy LGBT newsmagazine based in the nation’s capital achieved a significant milestone earlier this year when Metro Weekly celebrated its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, staffers published a 112-page commemorative issue featuring a retrospective spotlight on the publication’s history, including […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, has moved its offices to the city’s upper Market area, at 44 Gough Street, Suite 204. Since last fall, BAR had been housed in the […]
TOP STORY: Diversity issues take center stage at LGBT Media Summit
NLGJA convention kicks off with discussion of trans coverage and inclusion by Chuck Colbert CHICAGO — More than 300 LGBT news industry professionals and allies attended the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association’s (NLGJA) annual convention and 10th LGBT Media Summit, a […]
SIDEBAR: LGBT media professionals Tracy Baim and Lisa Keen inducted into NLGJA Hall of Fame
by Chuck Colbert CHICAGO — The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association added two more members of LGBT media to its Hall of Fame roster. Tracy Baim (left) and Lisa Keen (photo: Hal Baim) They are Tracy Baim, publisher and executive editor […]
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(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) AGENDA: FLORIDA EDITION, based in Fort Lauderdale, published its 250th issue on September 3, 2014. ECHOMAG, based in Phoenix, celebrated its 25th anniversary with its September 25, 2014, issue. THE GAY & LESBIAN […]