by Bach Polakowski | Oct 5, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
AAJA.jpg The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) seek an individual with research, analytic, and statistical experience to assist in a special media project, under development by both AAJA...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 1, 2012 | NLGJA Updates
“Are You Gay?” is the latest NLGJA tip sheet on LGBT coverage. From the introduction: When is it appropriate to ask a subject to disclose his/her sexual orientation for a story? Is it ever? Spring 2012, a New York judge ruled it wasn’t defamatory to call...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 1, 2012 | News, Tip Sheets, Toolkit
Introduction When is it appropriate to ask a subject to disclose their sexual orientation for a story? Is it ever? In spring 2012, a New York judge ruled it wasn’t defamatory to call someone gay, even if they were heterosexual. As more LGBTQ people come out and more...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 27, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Blazucki2012.jpgNLGJA will launch a new training series starting October 16th, 2012. This monthly webinar series will feature an expert in a subject area, providing an online skill-based presentation. The webinar will include a question and answer period for...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 5, 2012 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
In a Rolling Stone interview rapper Nicki Minaj says she’s not bisexual, despite her own words to the contrary: Early in her career Minaj claimed to be bisexual, but now says she just did that to get attention. “I think girls are sexy,” she says....
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 30, 2012 | NLGJA Updates
Washington, DC- The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) announced the winners of its two annual scholarship awards. Both scholarships – worth $3,000 each – are awarded each year to deserving students who are dedicated to furthering NLGJA’s...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 27, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
nlgja_logo.jpg2012 NLGJA Annual Scholarship Award Winners AnnouncedNLGJA Awards Seventh Annual Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship and Third Annual Kay Longcope ScholarshipWashington, DC – The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) announced today...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 16, 2012 | NLGJA Updates
The Stylebook Supplement on LGBT Terminology is intended to complement the prose stylebooks of individual publications, as well as the Associated Press stylebook, the leading stylebook in U.S. newsrooms. It reflects the association’s mission of inclusive...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 15, 2012 | Timeline
In 2012, Michael Triplett becomes NLGJA’s 7th National President. Triplett was instrumental in recognizing bloggers members of the association.
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 13, 2012 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The LGBT blog Queerty wrote this attention-grabbing headline in response to recent news about gonorrhea: “Super Bug: Is Gonorrhea the New AIDS?” The post by Dan Avery is the result of new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
