California’s BAR, OutWord launch fundraising appeals
by Joe Siegel Two California publications — Sacramento’s OutWord and San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter — are fighting to survive as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The OutWord Rainbow Fund is soliciting donations from readers in amounts as low as $10 […]
Windy City Times joins other Chicago media for fundraiser
by Fred Kuhr Rather than go it alone — and facing drops of revenue as high as 85 percent — Chicago’s venerable Windy City Times is taking part in a joint fundraising effort with over 40 other alternative and ethnic media outlets […]
Newspapers finding ways to cover pandemic
by Fred Kuhr Given that the coronavirus pandemic is an ever-present news story, but not one with an obvious LGBTQ angle, community newspapers are coming up with different ways of covering the virus. The April 9 issue of San Francisco Bay Times […]
For the community, survival is key
by Tim Boyd (Tim Boyd is a co-founder and the publisher of Atlanta-based Georgia Voice. This editorial appeared in the newspaper’s April 10, 2020, issue, part of that edition’s “Community Strong” theme examining the impact of COVID-19. A version of it is […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE CENTRAL VOICE, based in Middletown, Penn., has entered into a content sharing agreement with the PENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL-STAR, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site covering state politics, government and policy, […]
Media outlets persevere amid COVID-19 crisis
by Joe Siegel LGBTQ media across the country are struggling to meet the needs of their readers in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Many have cut back on entertainment and nightlife coverage and have asked staff members to work from […]
COVID-19 and AIDS: A tale of two pandemics
by Joe Siegel The coronavirus pandemic has taken a large toll on the United States in the last month. To date, there are over a half million people suffering from COVID-19 and more than 22,000 deaths. Worldwide, as of this writing, there […]
Washington Blade contributor from Cuba released by ICE
by Fred Kuhr Yariel Valdés González, the Washington Blade contributor from Cuba who had been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for a year, has finally won asylum in the United States. He was released from ICE custody in Ferriday, La., […]
The role we play in the pandemic
by Mark Segal (Mark Segal is the publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. This column originally appeared in PGN. It is reprinted here with permission.) We are LGBT media. We were the lifeline during HIV/AIDS, and we will be there for our community […]
by Joe Siegel For many media outlets, the postponements of this year’s LGBTQ Pride celebrations have wreaked havoc on advertising revenues and forced a shift in coverage. On April 20, the New York City Pride March was cancelled due to the ongoing […]