Author: Fred Kuhr
Gay Politics Report also ceases publication
by Chuck Colbert For more than a decade the Victory Fund has distributed its Gay Politics Report, a clipping service of news stories and opinion on all things LGBT. Gay Politics Report, a free twice-weekly summary of important LGBT news and opinion, […]
NYC’s Next Magazine bought by Florida’s Multimedia Platforms
by Chuck Colbert Next Magazine, New York’s leading weekly gay nightlife and entertainment publication, announced its acquisition by Florida-based Multimedia Platforms, Inc., the only publicly-traded LGBT media company. Next began publishing in 1993, and today has more than 50,000 weekly print readers, in excess […]
Windy City Times makes changes for 30th anniversary
by Chuck Colbert This fall, Windy City Times, Chicago’s only LGBT newspaper, will mark its 30th anniversary with a large celebration at the city’s popular Sidetrack bar on Sunday, Sept. 27. In advance of the celebration, Windy City Media Group (WCMG), the […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: David Atlanta
Interview with Sales and Development Director William Duffee-Braun by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Atlanta Metro Region and other Southern cities Year founded: 1998, sold to DRT Media in 2011 Staff size and breakdown: Publisher, sales director, four sales representatives, editor, art […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. ADELANTE, based in Los Angeles, entered its 19th year of publication with its June 2015 issue. BALTIMORE OUTLOUD entered its 13th year of publication with its May 15, 2015, […]
High court marriage decision sparks reporting and analysis
by Chuck Colbert On Friday, June 26 — just in time for LGBT Pride celebrations in several major cities — the U.S. Supreme Court handed the LGBT community one of its biggest legal victories in the decades-long struggle for full equality. In a […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Get Out! Magazine of New York City
Interview with Publisher Mike Todd by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. Year founded: 2009 Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: One employee (the publisher) and an outside design firm Average page count: 32-40 Key demographics: 60% […]
All 32 years of Dallas Voice now digitized and online
by Chuck Colbert The University of North Texas (UNT) has digitized and put online all 32 years of the Dallas Voice. Funding for the project came in part from a $20,000 grant from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Additional funds were […]
Washington Blade announces its first international news editor
by Chuck Colbert Michael K. Lavers, a reporter for the Washington Blade since 2012, has been named the newspaper’s first international news editor. The new position was created in recognition of the newspaper’s growing focus on LGBT issues worldwide. In addition to […]
by Chuck Colbert For more than a decade, the influential blog Bilerico Project has provided “an open-ended experiment in communication and cultural community building,” according to a website posting about its history and mission. It was in effect a community forum, which […]