by Bach Polakowski | Jun 13, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
An interesting post by Karl Frisch at progressive media watchdog Media Matters highlighting what various LGBT groups are saying about media coverage during Pride Month. I think the most interesting comment came from Sharon J. Lettman, executive director of National...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 30, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
A terrific piece in the Los Angeles Times about the mayoral race in Atlanta, which pits a white woman–Mary Norwood–against an African American man–Kasim Reed. While the run-off was expected to come down to a question of race and voter-turnout, the...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 25, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
Fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues often requires an attention to balance, but also being aware when “balance” means unfair journalism. In a story in the Washington Post on local ministers losing influence over politicians as a vote on same-sex...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 18, 2009 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The use of the phrase “no homo” in hip-hop music was analyzed recently in “Does This Purple Mink Make Me Look Gay?” by Jonah Weiner, a pop critic for Slate.com. The phrase has been around since the 1990s and is invoked whenever a person wants...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 1, 2009 | NLGJA Updates
Established in 2005 as part of NLGJA’s 15th anniversary celebration, the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame was launched to honor LGBT journalists who have shown courage and resolve by telling the truth, including their own personal truths, whatever the cost and whatever...
