Washington Blade writer seeking asylum in U.S.
by Joe Siegel Yariel Valdés González, a contributing writer for the Washington Blade, is seeking asylum in the United States. Valdés, 28, legally entered the U.S. on March 27 through the Calexico West Port of Entry between Calexico, Calif., and Mexicali, Mexico. […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Why do we need LGBTQ media?
by Karen Ocamb (This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Blade. It is republished with permission of the Los Angeles Blade.) It was the last day of Passover, a calm and tranquil Sunday in West Hollywood. And then the news started […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: Why we need LGBTQ media
by Kevin Naff (Kevin Naff is editor of the Washington Blade. This editorial originally appeared in the Los Angeles Blade. It is republished with permission of the Los Angeles Blade.) As we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, panel […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Beau Magazine of Charleston, S.C.
Interview with Publisher Maria Rivers by Joe Siegel Year founded: 2014 Staff size and breakdown: 4 main staffers plus local guest writers Web site: www.BEAU-Magazine.com ***** PPQ: What feature or features of Beau have been the most popular with readers? Publisher Maria […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BETWEEN THE LINES, based in Livonia, Mich., hosted publishers from the 12 largest LGBTQ newspapers in the U.S. when they met in Detroit April 10-11 for the annual meeting […]
Editors and publishers mark National Independent Bookstore Day
by Joe Siegel April 27 was National Independent Bookstore Day. To mark the day, Philadelphia Gay News founder and publisher Mark Segal went to the bookstore now known as Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni’s Room and posted about it on Facebook. The […]
Gay San Diego retains publisher after shuffle
by Fred Kuhr Even after a shuffle of community newspaper ownership in San Diego, David Mannis remains publisher of Gay San Diego. But that is the only newspaper left under the control of Mannis’ San Diego Community News Network (SDCNN). General readership […]
A changing Blade over 50 years
by Joe Siegel The Washington Blade is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In its April 12 issue, the newspaper featured the many different logos the newspaper has used over the years. What began in 1969 as a one-page, monthly newsletter compiled […]
Biden and de Blasio among Dems joining crowded field
by Joe Siegel (This is the fifth in a planned series of interviews with local media professionals who have covered candidates as they announce their presidential candidacy.) Former Vice President Joe Biden has emerged as the frontrunner in a crowded – and […]
by Fred Kuhr In anticipation of World Pride in New York City — and celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Stonewall all over the country — GLAAD has released “Stonewall 50: A Journalist’s Guide to Reporting on the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall […]