by Bach Polakowski | Sep 5, 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...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 28, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
At last year’s NLGJA conference, I moderated a panel that included former Log Cabin Republican president Patrick Sammon where we discussed the “Gay Republicans in the Mist” story. It’s the kind of reporting that treats gay Republicans as odd...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 27, 2009 | Matthew S. Bajko
The August issue of Press Pass Q, a monthly newsletter about LGBT media issues, features two stories about the upcoming NLGJA Convention in Montreal set to take place September 10 – 13. Reporter Chuck Colbert, who will be moderating a panel during the LGBT...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 27, 2009 | NLGJA Updates
NLGJA has selected eight undergraduate and graduate journalism students to participate in a weeklong, intensive journalism education program in Montreal, Canada, this September. NLGJA’s Student Project is held in conjunction with the 2009 National Convention...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 19, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
It appears James Taranto and the folks at the Wall Street Journal opinion page didn’t find our stylebook very helpful after yesterday’s post, so it’s time to lend a hand. The confusion is over how can you have an LGBT couple, as Pres. Obama referred...