Our mission continues amid crisis

by Kevin Naff (Kevin Naff is editor of the Washington Blade. This editorial originally appeared in the newspaper’s March 26, 2020, issue and is reprinted here with permission.) Despite the economic chaos and uncertainty unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, the Blade staff […]

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Pressing Questions: Watermark of Orlando, Florida

Interview with Publisher and Editor Rick Claggett by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Central Florida and Tampa Bay, including Daytona Beach, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota. Year founded: Watermark Media was founded by Tom Dyer in 1994. In 2016, the paper […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) CHRIS AZZOPARDI, an editor and writer with Q SYNDICATE, had an essay he wrote published by the New York Times on February 27, 2020. It’s called “I Love You […]

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Publications deal with fallout from global pandemic

by Joe Siegel LGBTQ media outlets across the country are adjusting to a new reality in a world gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic. For one, Iowa’s GoGuide, based in Iowa City, announced free advertising for all businesses in two counties through June. […]

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Buttigieg candidacy a proud moment for most, but not all

by Joe Siegel Pete Buttigieg ended his historic campaign for president after a poor showing in South Carolina on February 29. The openly gay former mayor of South Bend, Ind., later endorsed rival Joe Biden. But the questions remains: Did LGBTQ media […]

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Presidential campaigns largely forego LGBTQ media ads

by Joe Siegel The myriad of political campaign advertising in a busy election year does not seem to have included LGBTQ media outlets. “LGBTQ media is an afterthought for candidates,” said Russ White, publisher of Las Vegas-based QLife. “They will show up […]

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Out and The Advocate announce new editorial team

by Fred Kuhr Last December, the editors in chief of two of the most venerable community magazines — Out and The Advocate — both announced that they were leaving Pride Media, which owns both publications, on the same day, December 11. In […]

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Blade Foundation awards two fellowships in Washington and Delaware

by Fred Kuhr  The Blade Foundation, a non-profit arm of the Washington Blade that works to educate young and upcoming LGBTQ journalists and to fund enterprise projects into community topics, announced that it has awarded two $2,000 fellowships to aspiring journalists. The […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: LGBTQ media’s role in keeping the internet free and uncensored

by Mark Segal (Mark Segal is the publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. This column originally appeared in PGN. It is reprinted here with permission.) PGN’s Mark Segal This newspaper you are reading right now (Philadelphia Gay News) most likely had a major […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) AMBUSH, based in New Orleans, entered its 38th year of publication with its January 14, 2020, issue. BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, entered its 50th year of […]

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