LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project: A Groundbreaking Report
The LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project offers the first in-depth look at the scope, impact and urgent needs of local LGBTQ+ media across the United States. The report shows how these vital outlets, from one-person operations to established multimedia platforms, face shrinking advertising revenue, little foundation support and growing external threats, even as their audiences surge.
Created in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, Local Media Foundation, News is Out and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, the project was directed by longtime community journalist Tracy Baim with research led by Hanna Siemaszko. Together, they combined data, surveys and interviews into a comprehensive report and interactive map documenting LGBTQ+ outlets nationwide. The findings underscore both the challenges and resilience of queer media, and call for greater investment to ensure these essential voices continue to serve their communities.