by Bach Polakowski | Apr 2, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Northern California chapter, is pleased to announce the sixth annual Bob Ross Student Scholarship. Sponsored by the Bob Ross Foundation, the $2,500 scholarship honors Northern California students who demonstrate a...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 29, 2013 | lgbt
This week’s news really was all about same-sex marriage, particularly here in Washington, D.C. Perhaps my news feeds are biased, but it looks like the coverage was balanced — supportive even. There was plenty of positive coverage of the Supreme Court hearings and,...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 27, 2013 | Guest Contributor, lgbt
By Matthew E. Berger (NLGJA board member and vice president of Dezenhall Resources, a crisis communications firm in Washington, D.C.) It’s been a pretty big week so far for LGBT news, with the much anticipated two days of hearings before the U.S. Supreme Court on...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 25, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
rings.gif The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday and Wednesday on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 and a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association would like to remind...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 22, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
DSC_0012.JPG Last night’s 18th annual New York benefit, Headlines & Headliners, was one of the best we’ve seen and made $75,000 for NLGJA’s programs and scholarships. Headlines & Headliners 2013 drew a crowd of 300 including Matt Lauer of NBC News,...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 21, 2013 | Guest Contributor
By Todd A. Heywood (Senior Reporter, The American Independent) LANSING – The conversation went something like this: “You mean you would report my HIV status?” the man asked. “If it was relevant to the story, yes, yes I would,” I told him....
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 19, 2013 | News, Timeline
On February 22 and 23, over 60 of the nation’s top LGBT bloggers, reporters and editors traveled to Philadelphia for the 4th annual LGBT Editors and Bloggers Convening. Funded by the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund and hosted by NLGJA board member and...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Considering the recent blog post about coverage of HIV and AIDS issues by the gay press, and discussions at the LGBT Media Convening last month in Philadelphia on what stories get reported on and those that don’t, I thought it might be a good idea to revive this...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 6, 2013 | Guest Contributor
By Michael Tune, NLGJA executive director I recently attended a session of the NLGJA monthly webinars, entitled “Follow Your Inner Leader” with leadership coach and journalist Robert Naylor. The session was fascinating, and reminded me of some of the core skills it...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 5, 2013 | Guest Contributor, NAHJ
By Hugo Balta, NAHJ president If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what can be said about the Bloomberg Businessweek cover, The Great American Housing Rebound? It’s insensitive and ignorant. It stereotypes. Discriminates. Demonizes. Scapegoats. And it’s...
