Front Pages on the Obama Announcement

This time, let’s go beyond the usual suspects and see how the story was played by a variety of newspapers that don’t always get a lot of attention.

Obama’s Same-Sex Marriage Announcement — The Online Coverage

Julie Moos at the Poynter Institute has a great round-up of how major websites handled the news that President Obama now officially supports same-sex marriage. A couple of highlights:   And a few others from the LGBT press not included in Poynter’s collection.

Poynter Questions the GLAAD Commentator Project

It’s difficult for some journalists, especially LGBT journalists, to figure out how they feel about the GLAAD Commentator Accountability Project. While it has been praised by some, it has raised concerns from others.  Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute–who focuses on ethics and has appeared at NLGJA conferences–takes a look at the project and raises [...]

UPDATED: Resources for Reporting on the Ninth Circuit’s Prop 8 Ruling

UPDATE II: Analysis is beginning to pour in.  For a good, meaty explanation of the legal issues, check out Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSBlog.  Another thorough look, including the background, is from Chris Geidner at MetroWeekly. For a conservative take on the ruling, read Ed Whelan at National Review’s Bench Memos. A quick list of immediate [...]

Marriage Equality, Gay Marriage and Same-Sex Marriage

The most recent Press Pass Q has an excellent article about the use of “gay marriage” vs. “same-sex marriage” in LGBT publications. The article also explores whether “marriage equality” is only an activist term. The NLGJA stylebook supplement suggests “marriage for same-sex couples” but prefers “same-sex marriage” over “gay marriage” because its more inclusive of [...]