Matthew S. Bajko is a member of the NLGJA board and the former chair of the NLGJA LGBT Media Summit. He is an assistant editor for the Bay Area Reporter.
Oriol Gutierrez is a member of NLGJA and the former NLGJA vice president of print and new media. He is the deputy editor of POZ and blogs at blogs.poz.com/oriol.
Phil Reese is a member of NLGJA. He is the manager of digital initiatives for the Washington Blade.
Michael R. Triplett is a member of NLGJA and the NLGJA vice president of print and new media. He is the assistant chief of correspondents for BNA.
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Economist and conservative commentator Thomas Sowell should know better. He asserts the reason the media is paying so much attention to bullying of LGBT youth is because of the influence of LGBT journalists in the newsroom–all members of NLGJA, apparently–who are pushing an agenda. Women can say anything they want to men, or blacks to [...]
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David Badash in the Huffington Post has taken his earlier work on the future of LGBT news sites (from his blog the New Civil Rights Movement) to a larger audience. It relies on a story at the Nieman Labs on whether it is possible to be too niche when it comes to news, focusing specifically [...]
Filed under: Michael R. Triplett | Tagged: LGBT media, mainstream media, online | 2 Comments »
After reporting that Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto came out in New York magazine, ABC World News Now anchor Dan Kloeffler came out on air: To Boldly Go… – ABC News, posted with vodpod Here’s an excerpt of what he wrote on the ABC News blog about his decision: Because WNN is a show where you can [...]
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A brouhaha has erupted over a cover story of Taylor Lautner by GQ Australia. Apparently, Lautner had dinner recently with Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black. The interviewer asked Lautner if they made a pass at him. As quoted by The Advocate: “No, definitely not,” Lautner replied. “I think they know I’m straight. But [...]
Filed under: Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. | Tagged: homophobia, mainstream media | 1 Comment »
Dear Colleagues, Tuesday, October 11, 2011, is National Coming Out Day (NCOD). The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association encourages news organizations to take the opportunity presented by this national event to chronicle the LGBT narrative to their readers. Journalists play an important role in presenting diverse communities to the general public. This is an [...]
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