by Bach Polakowski | Sep 30, 2013 | NLGJA Updates
Statement from UNITY: McLEAN, Va. — UNITY: Journalists for Diversity is pleased to announce the election of David Steinberg as its president. “I appreciate the support of the UNITY board and plan to announce, as early as next week, specific proposals to reform UNITY...
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 | Apr 4, 2012 | Matthew S. Bajko
Today the American Society of News Editors released its annual report on the makeup of the country’s newsrooms as it closed out its three-day confab in Washington, D.C. While the group found a “very slim increase” in newsroom employees last year, for...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 2, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
I didn’t know Leroy Aarons, credited with being the founding father of NLGJA. He died shortly after I attended my first convention in New York and I never had the chance to meet him. Yet, in the midst of the discussion over whether NLGJA should accept an...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 19, 2011 | NLGJA
Historic news from NLGJA and UNITY this morning. The NLGJA board has unanimously voted to accept an invitation to join UNITY as a full member. We will be joining our colleagues at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists...
