Gawker’s Tussle With Robin Roberts, Matt Drudge

The moment it was announced, there was immediate talk of  the irony that ABC’s Good Morning, America’s Robin Roberts got the big Obama interview on same-sex marriage because she was allegedly a lesbian.  I knew there was gossip about Roberts, but there was little actual evidence about Robert’s sexual orientation.  I assumed that it was [...]

Did Rachel Maddow Rip-Off Bilerico?

Not quite a man bites dog story, but close.  While large media organizations have long complained about new media and citizen journalists ripping off their intellectual property, there are growing cases where big media is accused of ripping off the intellectual property of citizen media.  Bil Browning at Bilerico Project has lodged such a complaint [...]

LGBT Bloggers and Netroots Nation

Anyone with a Twitter feed  with some LGBT folks on it  likely knows that Netroots Nation was in full-swing this week in Las Vegas and the LGBT blogosphere was well represented.  Here’s a quick report from Pam Spaulding at Pam’s House Blend. It may look like just a party, but think about the LGBT online [...]

Is the gay press withering on the vine? Report (and reality) says no

Us muckrakers in the gay print media are used to seeing yearly treatises claiming our demise. Whether it be bloggers with out-sized bravado claiming their site will be the end of all local LGBT papers or some new-kid-on-the-block publisher who chews off more than he or she can financially digest, it seems someone, somewhere perenially [...]

Bilerico Questions GetEqual and Shows Where New Media Can Shine- UPDATED

After praising the Advocate’s analysis of GetEqual, I was pleased to see Bil Browning at Bilerico Project asking tough questions about the new kid on the block, especially in terms of funding and organization.  That strong post was followed by a defensive, but informative, response from GetEqual.  This is an example of how new media–or [...]