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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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Popular LGBT blog launches fundraising appeal
by Chuck Colbert The editor in chief of Bilerico, one of the nation’s leading LGBT blogs with dozens of contributors, has sounded a warning bell, asking readers and fans for financial support. The hope is that loyal readers will step up to […]
Indiana-based publications up for sale
by Chuck Colbert The largest LGBT newspaper in the Southern Midwest is for sale by its founding owner and publisher. In fact, both of Ted Fleischaker’s Indianapolis-based publications, The Word and Up Downtown, are on the market. Fast approaching age 65 next […]
LGBT reporting inspires new book on marriage equality
by Chuck Colbert The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act passed the Illinois House of Representatives on Nov. 5, 2013, and Gov. Pat Quinn signed the measure into law on Nov. 20. That made Illinois the 16th state to get equal marriage […]
LGBT media recognized with 2014 journalism awards
by Chuck ColbertCHICAGO — The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) lauded the winners of its 2014 Excellence in Journalism Awards at the group’s annual convention in Chicago on August 23. A number of the recipients are members from LGBT media. […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com. ADELANTE, based in Los Angeles, entered its 18th year of publication with its June 2014 issue. DRIVESHAFT, the Columbus, Ohio-based publication of the LAMBDA CAR CLUB INTERNATIONAL, entered its 27th year of […]
Bloggers, journalists and activists make up Netroots Nation
Day-long LGBT Netroots Connect gathering focuses on issues affecting community by Chuck Colbert DETROIT — More than 120 LGBT activists, bloggers, organizations, funders and journalists from across the U.S., Canada and Mexico gathered in Detroit last month for a day-long discussion about […]
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 […]