Credentials Please – International AIDS Conference Edition

If you work for a major (or minor) traditional media outlet, getting credentials to attend events can be a hassle, but in my time as an editor I’ve never had credentials requests rejected for someone working for me (even freelancers).  But what if you own your own publication or news site, or  freelance writer trying [...]

Bilerico’s Salvation Army Success Story

We’ve waited too long to take a look at the impact of Bil Browning’s amazing six weeks of attention after posting on Bilerico Project about his opposition to donating to the Salvation Army. The post, which has been an annual event, resulted in a huge response with stories coverage by New York Times, MSNBC, FOX, USA Today, and countless other [...]

LGBT Bloggers on 2010

Much happened in LGBT news in 2010 and LGBT bloggers have weighed in. Here’s a very subjective wrap-up of the 2010 LGBT wrap-ups that I found interesting: Advocate.com identified its “Newsmakers of the Year” with a list including Rep. Patrick Murphy (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal), Constance McMillen (denied high school prom), Dan Savage and [...]

Should There Be Journalistic Standards For Bloggers?

Andrew Sullivan shares his thoughts on whether bloggers should be held to journalistic standards as part of a series of videos from bigthink.com. Money quote, for my money: “There are some very simple rules that apply to all writing: don’t lie; if you’re wrong, correct; do not misrepresent; and try to keep oneself intellectually honest.” [...]

A lesson for LGBT news aggregator Web sites

Wednesday, March 10 the San Francisco Chronicle’s political columnist duo Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross penned an incendiary piece about how the LGBT Community Center in San Francisco was supposedly near foreclosure and was seeking a $1 million cash infusion from the city to help keep its doors open. The story was picked up by [...]