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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Here are our top 10 blog entries for 2011, ranked by views: 1. ABC Anchor Dan Kloeffler Comes Out 2. Is Apple’s New CEO Gay? 3. “Our America: Transgender Lives” 4. Is It Unethical NOT to Report That Apple’s CEO is Gay? 5. Oprah: “You Seem Gayer” 6. Chick-Fil-A and NLGJA: Can a Lesbian Be Objective [...]
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One of the powerful things about journalists being open about their sexual orientation and gender identity is that it allows them to open up their lives in ways a closeted journalist couldn’t. That idea was brought home in this Creative Loafing-Atlanta story on CNN’s Don Lemon where we get Wyatt William’s glimpse into Lemon’s home [...]
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Everyone has seen the picture. But how did readers react? Thankfully, Jim Romenesko is on the case. Instead of focusing on the reaction, let’s first congratulate Seattle Times ME Kathy Best for her letter to unhappy readers who were upset about the paper putting it on their front page: I’m sorry that you found the [...]
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Tributes are rolling in for one of the pioneers of gay journalism in Chicago and nationwide, Paul Varnell. He was 70. Tracy Baim of the Windy City Times–where Varnell was a columnist in the 1990s–has a great obituary and tribute. In the 1980s, Varnell was very active not just meeting with and assisting journalists in [...]
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It has the makings of a fascinating man-bites-dog story. The provocative GOProud group went into attack mode against Rick Perry pollster Tony Fabrizio for not stepping-in to stop an offensive ad. In the process, Fabrizio was allegedly “outed” as a gay man by GOProud (and the media that later reported it). The latest wrinkle to [...]
Filed under: Michael R. Triplett | Tagged: outing | 1 Comment »
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