by Clare Lefebure | Nov 2, 2023 | Index Page Top, News
The leaders of six national organizations advancing diversity in journalism gathered recently in Chicago for leadership training, organizational development, and to ensure stronger cooperation in the future, in order to better serve their communities and increase...
by Clare Lefebure | Oct 12, 2023 | Index Page Top, News
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists and Insider Inc. are looking for a fellow to join Insider this coming year. The paid, full-time Insider fellowship is for early career journalists who want to spend a full year learning from a newsroom full of passionate,...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 15, 2023 | Index Page Top
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 15, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure Press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2023) – NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists is excited to reveal its brand-new logo, a symbol of unity and...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 10, 2023 | Index Page Top, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, September 10, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced its 2023-2024 national board of directors. Jen Christensen of CNN was elected...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 7, 2023 | Lisa Ben Award
Imara Jones is the recipient of the 2023 Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Features Coverage. Imara Jones, whose work has won Emmy and Peabody Awards, is the creator of TransLash Media, a cross-platform, non-profit journalism and narrative organization, which produces...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 7, 2023 | 2024 Hall of Fame
Judy Wieder’s career has spanned roles as a folk singer, gold-record winning songwriter, journalist and the first female editor-in-chief of The Advocate. She wrote Grammy-winning songs for artists like the 5th Dimension and Ben Vereen. In 1992, Wieder became the...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 7, 2023 | 2024 Hall of Fame
Kevin Thomas, a Los Angeles Times film critic for over 50 years, is widely regarded as the dean of American movie critics. Beginning his reviews in 1962, he became the longest-running critic for a single newspaper in U.S. history. From 1984 to 2005, he wrote the...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 7, 2023 | 2024 Hall of Fame
Jeffrey Schmalz began his career as a copy boy in 1973 and worked at The New York Times for his entire professional life, becoming a political editor and reporter on HIV and AIDS. In December 1990, he suffered a brain seizure that revealed he was living with AIDS....
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 6, 2023 | Index Page Top, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced that co-publishers Susan Horowitz and Jan Stevenson, publisher Franco...
by Clare Lefebure | Aug 30, 2023 | Index Page Top, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure Press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, DC (August 30, 2023) – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced that The Philadelphia Gay News is the 2023 recipient of the...
