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SIDEBAR: New speaker series targeting gays and religion named for former NLGJA president
by Chuck ColbertThe National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) is launching a new program, one the organization hopes raises the importance of and need for reporting on matters of faith and religion as they connect with politics and the LGBT community. […]
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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
THE BOB ROSS FOUNDATION, named for the founder of San Francisco’s BAY AREA REPORTER, celebrated its 10th anniversary in April 2013. TIM CURRAN, former news director of OUTQ NEWS on SIRIUSXM RADIO, left the station last October and is now a documentary […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: South Florida Gay News of Wilton Manors, Fla.
by David Webb Staff size and breakdown: chief operations officer, associate publisher, managing editor, graphic designer, website news editor, website director, news editor, sales and marketing director, four salespersons, community outreach director and bookkeeper, plus 10 stringers Average page count: 48 pages Area of […]
IN THE NEWS: Archive Project Preserves Decades of Baltimore’s LGBT History
By Denise R. DuarteOriginally published in Gay LifeMarch 28, 2013Reprinted with permissionhttp://www.baltimoregaylife.com/back-issues/item/835-archive-project-preserves-decades-of-baltimores-lgbt-history It is a rare opportunity to hold archives in your hands and know that your efforts will be part of LGBTQ history. But that is exactly what is happening at […]
TOP STORY: LGBT Media Summit slated for August 22
LGBT media confab returns as part of group’s 22nd annual convention in Boston by Chuck Colbert Hundreds of news industry professionals are expected in Boston August 22-25 when the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) convenes its 22nd convention and ninth […]
SIDEBAR: LGBT media recognized with 2013 NLGJA awards
by Chuck Colbert The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) recently announced the winners of its 2013 Excellence in Journalism Awards. A number of recipients are members from LGBT media. In addition to special recognition, awards are presented for excellence in […]
SIDEBAR: Two LGBT media founders enter NLGJA Hall of Fame
by Chuck Colbert Earlier this month, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) announced its 2013 inductees into the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame. They are Bob Ross and Mark Segal. The late Ross (1934-2003) was founder of the Bay Area […]
BULLETIN BOARD
The Word, the Southern Midwest’s largest gay and lesbian newspaper, is for sale by its founding owner who wishes to retire. Since 1991, The Word has been debt-free, sells out every 56+ page issue and collects 98% of bills. Circulation: 9000+ print […]
IN THE NEWS: Readers of Michigan’s Between the Lines writes letter to the editor, gets her own column
by Joe Siegel Michigan’s LGBT publication Between the Lines (BTL) published a column by a 15 year-old reader named Evelyn Dykes after receiving a plea from her for more viewpoints from LGBT teenagers. In her March 7 letter to the editor, Dykes […]
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by Chuck Colbert As a three-day convention of gay media professionals concluded in Boston, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), in a significant nod to LGBT media, inducted two founders of gay weekly newspapers into its Hall of Fame. They […]