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Holiday issues to be affected by coronavirus issue
by Joe Siegel With many states in various forms of shutdown due to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, such closings continue to have an impact on community media. The reliance on arts and culture news have placed these publications in […]
News outlets hope readers are in a giving mood this holiday
by Fred Kuhr As community media continue to suffer economically because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some newspapers are continuing to find new ways to engage readers with the goal of raising much-needed funds. Most notably, Bay Area Reporter (BAR) has joined with […]
Reporters look to covering Biden after four years of Trump
by Joe Siegel When January 20 rolls around and Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States, most people agree that his administration will pursue LGBTQ-friendly policies — and that likely means a different relationship between the White House, the […]
In awe of first presidential election after fleeing Cuba
by Yariel Valdés González(Yariel Valdés González, a contributor to the Washington and Los Angeles Blades, was granted asylum in the United States because of the persecution he suffered in Cuba as a journalist. He now lives with his boyfriend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. […]
Pressing Questions: Erie Gay News of Erie, Pennsylvania
Interview with Editor Michael Kenton Mahlerby Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Erie County and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania, New York State and Ohio Year founded: 1992 (in October 2020, Erie Gay News published its 300th issue) Staff size and breakdown: 1 volunteer […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE BLADE FOUNDATION’s 2020 scholarship, worth $3,000, was awarded to KAELA ROEDER, a journalism student at American University, a former intern for the NATIONAL PRESS FOUNDATION, a digital media […]
Covering Election Night without candidate events due to COVID-19
by Joe Siegel The way LGBTQ media covered the 2020 election was more subdued than in the past due to social-distancing rules in light of the coronavirus pandemic. “It was very different this year first because of the pandemic, but also because […]
LGBTQ media react to local wins and a presidential nail-biter
by Joe Siegel “Presidential election results too close to call.” That was the November 4 Washington Blade headline, encapsulating the nail-biter nature of the contest that lasted for almost a week. “Biden as of the Blade’s print deadline was ahead of Trump […]
Virtual NLGJA conference focuses on coronavirus and elections
by Joe Siegel This year’s annual NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists was held virtually for the first time this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which ran October 23-25, featured more than 30 breakout sessions and special guests included […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) LGBTQ SAN DIEGO COUNTY NEWS entered its second year of publication with its November 2020 issue. It celebrated with an exclusive interview with TODD GLORIA, who was just elected […]