by Bach Polakowski | Jul 2, 2010 | Matthew S. Bajko
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...
by Bach Polakowski | Jun 7, 2010 | Matthew S. Bajko
Over the weekend the New York Times’ Beliefs columnist Mark Oppenheimer profiled Eve Tushnet who is described as ” the celibate, gay, conservative, Catholic writer.” Tushnet is a lesbian who has explained her opposition to same-sex marriage on...
by Bach Polakowski | May 21, 2010 | Matthew S. Bajko
For the last two weeks an online news site in San Diego has been reporting on the financial troubles of the San Diego Gay and Lesbian Times, the 22-year-old weekly LGBT newspaper. According to the reports, the paper reduced its circulation significantly but did not...
by Bach Polakowski | May 12, 2010 | Matthew S. Bajko
Perhaps it is time to re-examine the old adage “a picture is worth a 1,000 words.” In today’s blogosphere, one picture can generate millions of words aimed at parsing its supposed hidden meanings. Case in point: the above photo of Supreme Court...
by Bach Polakowski | May 10, 2010 | Matthew S. Bajko
Have your own opinions to share about the state of today’s news industry and LGBT coverage in the press? Then join NLGJA this Labor Day in San Francisco as we celebrate our 20th anniversary where the organization was born. The NLGJA National Convention kicks...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 16, 2010 | Matthew S. Bajko
Late in the afternoon of Thursday, April 15 the White House sent out a press advisory on President Obama signing a memorandum declaring that hospitals receiving federal funding must allow same-sex couples visitation rights just as they do for heterosexual couples. It...
