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The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association now accepting applicants for its 2011 Student Program
Media Contact: Bach Polakowski, 202-588-9888 or Bach@nlgja.org <strong>Washington, DC</strong> - The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) is hosting a Student Mentorship and Training Program at its annual LGBT Media...
NLGJA Annual Scholarship Award Winners Announced
Media Contact: Bach Polakowski, 202-588-9888 or bach@nlgja.org NLGJA Annual Scholarship Award Winners AnnouncedNLGJA to Award Sixth Annual Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship and Second Annual Kay Longcope Scholarship at New York Benefit Washington, DC - The National Lesbian...
Call for Entries: NLGJA's 2011 Excellence in Journalism Awards and LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame
Media Contact: Bach Polakowski, 202-588-9888 or Bach@nlgja.org Washington, DC - The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) is happy to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2011 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards and the LGBT...
The Shared Experiment
Written by Doug Stewart I work in what might be termed an experiment. For the past year the broadcast station Fox Connecticut and The Hartford Courant newspaper have shared a newsroom, resources and content. Some people don’t like it, and some think it’s the future....
A First? Two LGBT National Anchors/Hosts on Screen Together
You wouldn't think it would be all that revolutionary. But when I saw the blog post by Andy Towle at Towleroad pointing out that we may have experienced a first, it was rather stunning to consider. Thomas Roberts, who is increasingly a presence on MSNBC despite being...
2010 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners
NLGJA Announces 2010 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners Washington , D.C. – Today the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association announces the recipients of its Excellence in Journalism Awards. The recipient of this year's Journalist of the Year is...
Working (It): How To Put Yourself In The Lead For That First – or Next – Job
Written by Geoff Dankert Read more on the NLGJA Members Only Site
From Journalism to PR
members_only.gifWritten by Patty Mattern I’m here to tell you, it isn’t dark on this side. It’s just different. And, it takes time to adjust, to shift, to let go – to transition. Read more on the NLGJA Members Only Site
Advice for Young Journalists Pounding the Pavement for a New Job
members_only.gifWritten by Sue Green With the local news industry in upheaval the past few years, you can only imagine how daunting it is for students graduating from journalism programs across the country to try and find a job. Read more on the NLGJA Members Only...
Telling the Transgender Story
As we've discovered over and over again at this blog, telling the story of transgender people seems to be especially tricky for reasons that are both complicated and fairly simple. So it's worth pointing to examples when the story of transgender people is done well....