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Ask the Expert: Is Anderson Cooper’s closet really about bias?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:03:43 +0000

Q: I’m confused by Anderson Cooper. Gawker says he brought his boyfriend to Mardi Gras. I know his whole schtick is that he doesn’t talk about his personal life because he doesn’t want it to(...)

Rachel Maddow to receive the Walter Cronkite award

logointern1 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:30:30 +0000

The Interfaith Alliance announced that the 2010 Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom award would go to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow for her journalistic work covering religion and politics.

It will also(...)

Chicago Tribune story misleads on gay marriage poll

logointern1 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:30:10 +0000

The Chicago Tribune published an article on the paper’s recent study of Chicago public opinion regarding gay marriage. Time Out Chicago says the article (but not the poll) is biased against(...)

Front and center: Fox or NPR?

logointern1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:43 +0000

The front and center seat in the White House press room is up for grabs.

Journalist Helen Thomas has covered the White House since Eisenhower’s last years. She was the first female member and(...)

Media covers gay marriage minimally

logointern1 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:32:47 +0000

Just 0.3 percent of the news in 2009 devoted to same-sex marriage according to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism examining media coverage.

In(...)

Group disappointed with lack of DADT trial coverage

logointern1 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:15:03 +0000

Are you following the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell trial in California right now? A lot of the gay-rights community isn’t, and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA) says it(...)

Monday Watercooler: Older gay men are against condoms and straight men are better at gay porn

James Withers — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:48:53 +0000

O Sarah. Read a newspaper. Sure her phrase” lame-stream media” is witty (if you like the quips of middle school children), but Sarah Palin needs to read a newspaper or two.Or three. Or four.(...)

Iraq reporter who wrote gay story freed

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:41:06 +0000

(Baghdad) A freelance journalist imprisoned in northern Iraq for writing about homosexuality has been pardoned and released, an international media watchdog group said Thursday.

The journalist,(...)

FEED: Episode 4, ‘Maura’s reality’

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:22:25 +0000

The fictional video-series continues.