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Florida’s Watermark now in the film business
by Fred Kuhr The owner of Watermark, based in Orlando, Fla., has created a film company, with plans for a documentary called “Greetings From Queertown: Orlando” already in the works. Watermark Film Company was launched by Watermark Publishing Group owner Rick Claggett […]
OUT, Advocate owners defend donation to anti-gay Republican
by Fred Kuhr Stepbrothers Adam Levin and Maxx Abramowitz, who now own OUT magazine and The Advocate under the umbrella of their new holding company PRIDE Media, came under fire recently for donating to anti-gay Republican – and just defeated – California […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Chill magazine
Interview with Editorial Director and co-founder Diane Anderson-Minshall and Editor in Chief Gerald Garth by Joe Siegel Location: Los Angeles and New York Geographic coverage area: National (and via digital, international) Year founded: 2018 Staff size and breakdown: A key staff of […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: Breaking barriers with excellence
by Mark Segal Mark Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News, is the nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media. This column originally appeared in PGN. “General excellence.” Upon hearing we’d won this category, my thoughts were, “Just another award.” Now that might sound jaded, […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com CENTRAL VOICE, based in Middletown, Penn., received top honors in the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation’s annual Newspaper of the Year contest. In addition to being named second place […]
Local media gear up for midterm elections
by Joe Siegel LGBT media have been busy providing coverage for the upcoming midterm elections, which features many contested races at the local, state, and federal levels. As part of coverage, many LGBT candidates are being spotlighted by various publications. The Washington […]
Bay Area Reporter defends controversial op-ed
by Fred Kuhr San Francisco-based Bay Area Reporter took to its own opinion pages to defend running a controversial op-ed about a controversial comment made at a gathering of LGBT journalists. “When B.A.R. publishes a Guest Opinion column, we don’t expect everyone […]
Milwaukee newspaper says goodbye
by Fred Kuhr The front page of the September 20 issue of the Wisconsin Gazette had one simple headline, “Time To Say Goodbye.” After almost 10 years of publishing in the Badger State’s largest city, the biweekly Gazette is shutting down, citing […]
Chicago’s Tracy Baim part of team to rescue alt weekly
by Fred Kuhr Tracy Baim, co-founder and publisher of Chicago’s Windy City Times, has a new job. She has stepped away from day-to-day responsibilities from the city’s LGBT newspaper to become the publisher of the Chicago Reader, the city’s iconic alternative weekly. […]
by Joe Siegel The recent midterm elections were notable for the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives and the victories of several LGBT candidates. LGBT publications, especially weeklies, were under the gun to provide coverage of the major races. Some adjusted […]