Tag Archives: journalism

Quote Of The Day II- John Shore

“What immediately became a meme amongst those criticizing Dan is that those who walked out of his talk felt bullied by him. But that’s impossible. People get bullied because of who they are: how they look and act, what they say and do. Perceived as being in some critical way weak or lacking, victims of bullies are selected for persecution; …

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Wingnuts Launch Campaign Against Dan Savage Over Comments On Christianity

Yesterday many of the most widely read anti-gay sites in the nation launched a campaign against Dan Savage over comments he made two weeks ago during a speech before the National High School Journalism Conference. After Savage, with his usual frankness, pointed out the hypocrisy with which hate groups cherry-pick anti-gay quotes from the Bible, some of the students got …

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Jimmy Kimmel At The White
House Correspondents Dinner

It was an OK set, but not up to Seth Myers in 2011. Stick around for the digs at Ladybird Bachmann.

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President Obama Kills At The White
House Correspondents Dinner

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Gay Journalist Eli Sanders Wins Pulitzer Prize For Story Of Lesbian’s Murder

Seattle Stranger reporter Eli Sanders has won the Pulitzer Prize for his story about the woman who survived an attacker who raped and killed her partner. (In 2009 the killer told the court: “God told me to rape and kill those lesbians.”) Here’s an excerpt from Sanders’ article: The reason for her sitting on the witness stand of a packed …

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Mike Wallace Dies At Age 93

Venerable CBS newsman Mike Wallace died last night at the age of 93. A special program dedicated to Wallace will be broadcast on 60 Minutes next Sunday, April 15. Wallace was as famous as the leaders, newsmakers and celebrities who suffered his blistering interrogations, winning awards and a reputation for digging out the hidden truth on Sunday nights in front …

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Houston’s Mayor Speaks To Gay Journos

As I mentioned yesterday, openly gay Houston Mayor Annise Parker provided the welcoming speech for this weekend’s convention of LGBT journalists. Miami Herald reporter Steve Rothaus recorded the speech. His clip description: Houston Mayor Annise Parker speaks at the 2012 National LGBT Editor/Blogger Convening about being elected to a second term; her longtime life partner Kathy Hubbard and being co-chair …

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Folks On The Other Side Of Your Screen

Here’s a shot of this weekend’s 2012 Haas Convening, where LGBT journalists gathered in Houston for training and updates on the movement’s latest issues. Attending were such well-known bloggers as Jeremy Hooper (Good As You), Bil Browning (Bilerico Project), David Badash (New Civil Rights Movement), Rod McCollum (Rod 2.0), Zack Ford (Think Progress), Noah Michelson (HuffPo Gay Voices) and Scott …

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SLIDESHOW: Houston Meet-Up

We had a great turnout of handsome guys for the JMG meetup in Houston last night! Too many names to remember, save the very notable presence of openly gay Fort Worth Councilman Joel Burns, whose poignant anti-bullying video went globally viral in October 2010. Fantastic to meet him and all of the rest of you! Also: Ow, my head! Thanks …

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Confidential Magazine, May 1957

Source.

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GLAAD Launches Campaign To Educate Media About Anti-Gay Hate Group Leaders

Today GLAAD announces the Commentator Accountability Project, a campaign to educate the nation’s media gatekeepers about the histories of the hate group leaders and anti-gay talking heads that they place before the American audience. Fantastic idea! Journalists or producers who are on deadline often don’t have the time to dig into the histories of a commentator. Audiences need to be …

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Headline Of The Day

Poor Debbie Harry.

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Headline Of The Day

Details.

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Today’s New York Daily News

Today’s edition of the New York Daily News features a repulsively fawning 24-page “wrap-around” on newly-minted Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who allegedly “brings joy to millions.” (And who hides millions in church assets from the victims of pedophiles. Also allegedly.) The inset in the right-hand corner is the actual front page for today, which you don’t get to until after thumbing …

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Fox News Host To Rep. Maxine Waters:
“Step Away From The Crack Pipe”

“Because you saw what happened to Whitney Houston.”

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Clergy Protests MSNBC For Hosting Hate Group Leader Tony Perkins

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NEW YORK: Clergy To Protest MSNBC For Hosting Anti-Gay Hate Group Leaders

Tomorrow progressive and LGBT clergy members will protest outside the Rockefeller Center headquarters of MSNBC to express their anger over the network’s routine hosting of viciously anti-gay hate group leader Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council. Via Advocate: “FRC has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for using dishonest, incendiary rhetoric about gay …

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Olive Branch

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Fox Blurs Out Andrew Sullivan’s Name

Fox News is so pissed about Newsweek’s “Why Are Obama’s Critics So Dumb?” cover, they blurred out Andrew Sullivan’s name under the title. Sully had nothing to do with the title and in fact never makes a “dumb” claim in his article. But Tina Brown’s gotta sell magazines.

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Seriously, New York Times?

The comments are fun, at least.

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