Pacific Citizen surviving times of declining traditional media

Story and photo by Andreas Rivera In September 1929, a small, Asian-run newspaper was first published in San Francisco and has been in print ever since. Today, The Pacific Citizen is now available both in print and online, and in these times of declining print media, it is still finding ways to connect with its audience. The [...]

Media influenced Native American voters

by JESSICA DUNN The Black Eagle family of the Crow Tribe adopted president-elect Barack Obama, whose new name is “One Who Helps People Throughout the Land,” during his visit to the Crow Nation in Montana on May 19, 2008. Obama was the first presidential candidate to visit the reservations of the Crow Nation. He was [...]

TEA of Utah

by JENNIFER MORGAN Teinamarie Nelson and Rebecca Wilder were having lunch one day and discussing an issue they heard about from the media regarding transgender people that they thought was unfair. The two women wanted to do something to help transgender people and those who interact with them so they didn’t make the news the [...]

Respect, accuracy key to coverage, GLAAD strategist says

by YEVGENIYA KOPELEVA The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation offered a presentation on media essentials on Oct. 16, 2007, in support of Pride Week at the University of Utah. Adam Bass, the Northwest media field strategist for GLAAD, encouraged aspiring journalists to recognize and write effective pro-LGBT messages. “A good example of an effective pro-LGBT [...]

Stuck in the middle: Some bisexuals struggle to overcome stereotypes

by MISSY THOMPSON They are called fence-sitters, undecided or confused. Generally they are not accepted by straight or gay people, although the straight community lumps them in with the LGBT community. Bisexuals have been marginalized for many years because they are underrepresented within the LGBT community. Stereotypes surround them like a cloud. One misconception is [...]