by Jacob Sutherland | Sep 8, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
The American Society of News Editors (ASNE) began researching the experiences of LGBTQ journalists during the NLGJA’s 2018 national convention in Palm Springs, Calif. The Newspaper Diversity Survey, which ASNE has conducted for the past 40 years, has touched on...
by Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Jen Christensen, the outgoing president of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, reflects on her tenure and the changes she has seen in the media industry. Christensen is the organization’s incoming vice president for digital and print. About the...
by Jacob Sutherland | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Almost 60 years after the Kerner Commission found that the average newsroom was run almost exclusively by white men, meaningful diversity still eludes many newspapers across the country. An annual newspaper diversity survey conducted by the American Society of News...
by Trey Strange | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
As the 20th anniversary of their son’s murder approaches, Judy and Dennis Shepard have one thing to say about the progress of anti-violence activism. “We’re not done yet,” Judy said. On Oct. 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, an openly gay university student, was found beaten...
by Orion Rummler | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Palm Springs is a resort town, a private desert oasis, and a solidly Democratic city in an otherwise purple county. That stubborn blue streak is thanks to the 1980s gay community, which adopted Palm Springs as a new home during the AIDS crisis. “When people looked for...
by Brooklyn Riepma | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
President Trump is not afraid to share his thoughts on the media and what he deems “fake news.” He has called the press “unhinged” and “crazy,” a cause of “division” and “distrust,” and the “enemy of the people.” While attacks on the media in general are nothing new,...
by Bennett Purser | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Palm Springs, Calif., has been a haven for the LGBTQ community for decades. It’s a great place to relax, but how is business? In this audio piece, we explore the local commerce scene. Arenas Road in Palm Springs is a hub for tourists and locals. With shops like Bear...
by Kristin Lam | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
The association that represents LGBTQ journalists, known historically for a lack of diversity, has elected its first president of color. Sharif Durhams will serve a two-year term as the ninth president of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists starting Sunday...
by Tamica Jean-Charles | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
In 2017, Lisa Middleton became the first openly transgender person elected to a non-judicial office in California. Middleton, a Palm Springs City Council member, has been in office for over a year now and aspires to make a difference. In an interview with CONNECT,...
by Ben Appel | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
As an Associated Press reporter in her hometown of Chicago, Karen Hawkins was used to covering complex news stories, such as the criminal retrial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and a trial involving police brutality. But in 2012, she encountered a...
by Palmer Haasch | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Journalists regularly endure harassment on the basis of their work, gender, sexuality or ethnicity, among other factors. This consistent online harassment raises the question: Among individual journalists, newsrooms and social media platforms, whose responsibility is...
by Kristin Lam | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
When Jen Christensen started her broadcast journalism career, she felt powerless to advocate for underrepresented groups such as her own. When she became president of an association for LGBTQ journalists, it became her mission to make sure others were not overlooked....
