EWA at NLGJA 2024
Attend EWA’s Panel at NLGJA’s 2024 National Convention!
Are you registered for NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists’ conference in Los Angeles this fall?
Join the Education Writers Association for our session on Sept. 6 at 3:30 p.m. Pacific.
The panel will explore journalistic guidelines for interviewing minors, especially LGBTQ+ youth, about sensitive topics.
Read the full session description below. If you’ll be in attendance at NLGJA 2024, let EWA know! We hope to see you in-person. If there’s interest, we are happy to coordinate an informal member meet up.
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Session Information
How can journalists be thoughtful and ethical when interviewing LGBTQ+ youth for media coverage? It is crucial for journalists to cover the experience and nuances of this demographic but to do it mindfully. Education journalists are constantly in conversation with students and their greater support system (parents, teachers, mentors, etc).
This session will highlight the stories of education reporters who’ve brought the voices of LGBTQ youth front and center. This session will dive into the reporting practices, recommended media outlet policies and other skills attendees can use for their own work – all while remaining thoughtful.
- Katie Barnes, ESPN
- Miranda Dunlap, Houston Landing
- Lana Leonard, GLAAD Media Institute
- Kae Petrin, Chalkbeat
