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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BETWEEN THE LINES, based in Livonia, Mich., hosted publishers from the 12 largest LGBTQ newspapers in the U.S. when they met in Detroit April 10-11 for the annual meeting […]
Editors and publishers mark National Independent Bookstore Day
by Joe Siegel April 27 was National Independent Bookstore Day. To mark the day, Philadelphia Gay News founder and publisher Mark Segal went to the bookstore now known as Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni’s Room and posted about it on Facebook. The […]
Gay San Diego retains publisher after shuffle
by Fred Kuhr Even after a shuffle of community newspaper ownership in San Diego, David Mannis remains publisher of Gay San Diego. But that is the only newspaper left under the control of Mannis’ San Diego Community News Network (SDCNN). General readership […]
A changing Blade over 50 years
by Joe Siegel The Washington Blade is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In its April 12 issue, the newspaper featured the many different logos the newspaper has used over the years. What began in 1969 as a one-page, monthly newsletter compiled […]
Biden and de Blasio among Dems joining crowded field
by Joe Siegel (This is the fifth in a planned series of interviews with local media professionals who have covered candidates as they announce their presidential candidacy.) Former Vice President Joe Biden has emerged as the frontrunner in a crowded – and […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: 300 and counting
by Michael Aaron (Michael Aaron is the publisher and editor of QSaltLake Magazine based in Salt Lake City, Utah. A version of this editorial appeared in the magazine’s March 21, 2019, issue.) We will put issue 300 out in May — the […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: The Unleashed Voice of Memphis, Tenn.
by Joe Siegel Interview with Publisher and Editor in Chief Gwendolyn D. Clemons Geographic Coverage Area: 36 U.S. cities ranging from Tennessee to California to Florida Year founded: 2015 Staff Breakdown: Transgender Correspondent Renae Taylor Atlanta Correspondent and HIV AIDS Specialist Writer […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) TJ ACOSTA, publisher of New Orleans-based AMBUSH, had the honor of choosing this year’s grand marshals for the city’s Gay Easter Parade. BOSTON SPIRIT MAGAZINE announced that Rhode Island […]
Newseum’s Stonewall anniversary exhibit features LGBTQ newspapers
by Fred Kuhr LGBTQ publications from around the country are taking part in a national celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. “Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement,” an exhibit that will explore the modern gay rights movement […]
Interview with Publisher Maria Rivers by Joe Siegel Year founded: 2014 Staff size and breakdown: 4 main staffers plus local guest writers Web site: www.BEAU-Magazine.com ***** PPQ: What feature or features of Beau have been the most popular with readers? Publisher Maria […]