Does the Media Pay Attention to Same-Sex Marriage?

Only 0.3 percent of the newshole in the surveyed media was devoted to same-sex marriage in 2009. For perspective, 2009 included the California Supreme Court's ruling on Proposition 8, the Iowa Supreme Court's approval of same-sex marriage, marriage battles in Maine and Washington, and the approval of same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C. Same-sex marriage stories did the best in newspapers, whe...

National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association • Jul 28, 2010

Breaking: Judge Approves "Televising" Prop 8 Trial (Updated)

A federal judge in San Francisco has approved the televising of the Prop 8 trial, set to begin on Monday. While there will be no live broadcast by outside media, the trial will be recorded by the court and then made available on YouTube....

National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association • Jan 6, 2010

Tweeting the Prop 8 Trial

Karen Ocamb at LGBT POV has been following the story on how the trail will be covered, and points to a 12-page guide and website produced by the federal court in San Francisco for media folks hoping to cover the trial. According to the guide, laptops will be allowed in court-which is not always the case-and that while reporters shouldn't be chatting on the phone, they can use their phones for twee...

National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association • Dec 29, 2009