Fighting the Wave of Oligarch-Owned Newspapers, UNCLOSETED MEDIA Launches

Today we talk to Spencer Macnaughton, founder and editor-in-chief, of the new Uncloseted Media online publication which features objective journalism at its finest. The new publication is committed to providing the public with objective, nonpartisan, rigorous, LGBTQ-focused journalism that examines America’s anti-LGBTQ ecosystem and elevates the voices of everyday American heroes. While doing deep-dive journalism that uncovers the people, the money, and the power behind America’s anti-LGBTQ ecosystem and – at the same time – highlighting the voices of the people fighting back against these systems of ignorance and injustice, this is a publication for the LGBTQ community breaking out of the queer echo chamber to bring critically important stories to Americans in every county in all 50 states. Uncloseted Media approaches its sources with a healthy combination of compassion and skepticism. They define balance not along partisan lines, but rather through a survey of methodologically sound, evidence-based research. Rather than providing opinions on important LGBTQ issues, they present facts through receipts, timelines, screenshots, and proof. They are on a mission to hold the people, the power, and the money behind America’s anti-LGBTQ world accountable simply by digging in and presenting the public with the truth. Spencer has written and produced for 60 Minutes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Vice, Vox, Time, NBC News, The Guardian and Rolling Stone. he has won the Grace Award, and has been nominated for an Emmy. He teaches LGBTQ Journalism at New York University.