Showing posts with label NLGJA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NLGJA. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Gay Help Wanted: Executive Director for NLGJA

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) announced today that it is accepting applications for a new executive director. Outgoing executive director Michael Tune, who is leaving to pursue new professional interests, will continue in his role through April 12.

“We appreciate all that Michael has done for our organization. His vision for NLGJA and his thoughtful approach to association work have set us on an excellent path,” said NLGJA President Jen Christensen. “We look forward to hiring a new executive director who can continue to grow NLGJA’s outstanding outreach, education and professional development programs. With our 25th anniversary approaching in 2015, our next executive director will help carry us into our next 25 years and build upon NLGJA’s strong foundation of ensuring fair and accurate coverage of the LGBT community and advancing the careers of LGBT people in the newsroom.”

“I am incredibly grateful to the board and membership for giving me the opportunity to support NLGJA’s mission of promoting fair and accurate coverage of LGBT communities and issues," said Tune, "and I look forward to hearing about the good work NLGJA will accomplish in the years ahead.”

Until the selection is made, Christensen, the board and staff will take on the duties of the executive director.

The NLGJA executive director position is responsible for the effectiveness of all the organization's operations, including financial management, fundraising, membership development, program development and communications. The ideal candidate will have 5 years or more experience managing a non-profit association with knowledge of the media industry and LGBT community.

Applications will be accepted for the job posting until April 30, 2014. For more information or to apply, please see www.nlgja.org/opportunities/executive-director.

Christensen has appointed a search committee to review applicants. Please contact search@nlgja.org with questions or comments about the selection process.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Call for Applications: NLGJA 2014 Scholarships

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) yesterday announced the opening of applications for the Leroy F. Aarons and the Kay Longcope scholarships to honor students dedicated to fair and accurate coverage of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Applications are available online and will be accepted until Friday, May 23, 2014.

The Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship was established in 2005 in memory of Leroy Aarons, NLGJA’s founder who was a news executive at The Washington Post and Oakland Tribune. The scholarship in his honor continues his work to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues from within the news industry. Past winners are: Dartunorro Clark (2013), Christopher Carbone (2012), Sharyn Jackson (2011), Mary Susman (2010), Ryan McLendon (2009), Matthew Leung (2008), Colin Dugdale (2007) and Dennis Mitchell (2006).

The Kay Longcope Scholarship was established in 2008 in memory of The Boston Globe journalist Kay Longcope, who upon her retirement co-founded the Texas Triangle, a LGBT weekly newspaper. This scholarship supports the education of an LGBT student of color pursuing a career in journalism. Past winners are: Mario Montavlo (2013), John-Carlos Estrada (2012), Fenit Nirappil (2011) and Carl Gaines (2010).

Applicants for either scholarship must be pursuing a career in journalism plus be able to demonstrate their passion and commitment to the profession. Selection will be based on journalistic and scholastic ability. Applicants also must demonstrate an awareness of the issues facing the LGBT community and the importance of fair and accurate news coverage.

NLGJA partners with The Philadelphia Foundation to administer the NLGJA Student Scholarship Fund. The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, a component fund of TPF serving to advance philanthropy within LGBT communities, disburses the scholarship awards on recommendations from NLGJA.

Scholarship recipients are honored in the spring at the NLGJA New York Benefit, Headlines & Headliners. For more information see www.nlgja.org/headlines-headliners.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

NLGJA Opens Applications for 2014 Awards

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association is now accepting submissions for its 2014 Excellence in Journalism Awards and the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award. 

Work published or broadcast in 2013 is eligible and submissions are due Thursday, May 1, 2014. 

Submission forms and details are available at www.nlgja.org/awards.

Friday, September 10, 2010

NLGJA celebrates 20 years!

Congratulations to the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association!

The group celebrated its 20th anniversary at its annual convention last weekend in San Francisco.

"A lot more people are now comfortable being out in the workplace. Which is fantastic -- I feel like NLGJA has been doing its job for the last 20 years," said Michael Tune, the group's executive director.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Meet the 2010 inductees to the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame

Last week the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association announced the 2010 inductees into the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame. They are:

Lisa Ben, pseudonym for the editor of the first lesbian publication.  From June 1947 to February 1948, a lesbian who used the pseudonym "Lisa Ben" wrote a small newsletter in Los Angeles called Vice Versa.  She relied on a laborious process at her office at the RKO Movie Studios where she would type one original with four carbon copies, then reload her typewriter, and repeat the process until she had ten copies. Initially, she relied on the postal service for delivery but learned that it was illegal to send material about lesbians through the mail, so she began to deliver them by hand. After nine issues she left RKO and Vice Versa ended. But her newsletters continued to circulate for several years providing news and information to women who had never seen any other information about lesbians.  In doing so, "Lisa Ben," whose real name is Edythe Eyde, became a pioneering lesbian journalist.  NLGJA is proud to welcome Edythe Eyde into to the Hall of Fame.

Hank Plante began his journalism career as a copy boy for the Washington Post, a job he took for money rather than interest in news. Plante developed a love for journalism there, worked on the city desk, and became managing editor at Sentinel Newspapers. He then moved to television, in which he worked at KHJ-TV (Los Angeles), KRIV-TV (Houston), KMSP-TV (Minneapolis), WVEC-TV (Norfolk) and, in Washington, D.C., as assignment editor at WTTG-TV and news editor at WRC Radio. In the mid-1980s, Plante moved to San Francisco, where at CBS affiliate KPIX-TV, he covered the AIDS epidemic, work for which he earned a Peabody Award and local Emmy Awards. During 25 years at WPIX, Plante-one of the country's first openly gay TV journalists-worked as a reporter, anchor, and political editor. At age 60, Plante was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle, and in March 2010, Plante retired from WPIX.  

Richard Rouilard, one year out of law school, co-founded in 1979 the National Gay Rights Advocates of San Francisco, which was the first public interest law firm for lesbians and gay men in the United States. In 1981, he moved to Los Angeles, and began a journalism career that included being editor-in-chief of The Advocate. As editor-in-chief, Rouillard nearly tripled circulation, and upgraded the magazine's layout and journalistic standards. He also worked as society and style editor for the now-defunct Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, and as a senior editorial consultant and contributor to the Los Angeles Times Magazine. Rouillard also was a founder of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. He died in 1996.

Founded in 1990, NLGJA is the leading professional organization for LGBT journalists with 20 chapters nationwide, as well as members around the globe.  This year, NLGJA celebrates two decades of advocating for fair and accurate reporting on LGBT issues.

More information on the 2010 National Convention and 7th Annual LGBT Media Summit in San Francisco is available at: http://www.nlgja.org/