Dallas’ Voice Publishing rebrands gay yellow pages directory as OUT North Texas, part of move toward magazine format
by David Webb Voice Publishing LLC, based in Dallas, is revamping its traditional gay yellow pages directory to a “glossy, full-color, slick magazine with a dynamic LGBT visitors guide” for Dallas-Fort Worth that will include a business directory, a relocation guide and […]
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San Francisco newspaper running up its BARtab by beefing up adult content
by Chuck Colbert Pony up to the BAR — the Bay Area Reporter and its special nightlife section, that is. There is something for everyone — spirits, society, leather, porn, sex, romance, personals, kink and a whole lot more. At a time when […]
TOP STORY: Same-sex wedding survey supplies critical data to publishers and editors
Offers information for use in connecting LGBT media with wedding industry businesses by Chuck Colbert New Jersey, Hawaii and Illinois are the newest states where same-sex marriage is now legal or will be next spring. And just as state lawmakers and a […]
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TOP STORY: Riding the line between journalism and activism
Windy City Times’ Tracy Baim organizes rally that helps lead Illinois to marriage equality by Chuck Colbert Like many Illinoisans, the publisher of Chicago-based Windy City Times closely followed lawmakers’ deliberations in the state capital of Springfield. But when legislators failed to […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) COMMUNITY MARKETING INC., based is San Francisco, is holding its 14th Conference on LGBT Tourism & Hospitality in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dec. 11-13, 2013. For more information, go to http://www.communitymarketinginc.com/education-and-conferences/international-conference-on-gay-lesbian-tourism/. FRONTIERS MAGAZINE, […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Running a non-profit on a “shoestring”
Options of Providence, R.I. by David Webb Publisher: Options is a non-profit organization Staff size and breakdown: We have a part-time managing director, an even more part-time production guy, and a distribution guy who works even less than the production guy. All the […]
TOP STORY: Annual LGBT community survey provides useful data for both editors and publishers
by Chuck Colbert A new survey of LGBT consumers, including many readers of LGBT publications, holds good news for publishers and editors alike. One takeaway message is that gay media still matters. Sixty-seven percent of gay men and 58 percent of lesbians, […]
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SIDEBAR: CMI survey results help in understanding readers, reaching out to advertisers
by Chuck Colbert Community Marketing Inc.’s annual LGBT community survey undoubtedly provides useful data for editors and publishers. Accordingly, Press Pass Q reached out to a dozen publishers, editors, and sales and marketing directors of gay media outlets to learn more about […]
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IN THE NEWS: Washington Blade reacts to gov’t shutdown, welcomed into White House Press Corps pool
by Joe Siegel With the federal government partially shut down, the staff of the Washington Blade is coping with an unusual situation and turning it to the paper’s advantage. Last week’s front page – during the first week of the shutdown – […]
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by Chuck Colbert A former editor at the only LGBT weekly in Texas, fired more than two months ago, is moving on. John Wright, who served as Dallas Voice senior editor from 2012 to September 2013, has launched Lone Star Q, an online […]