NLGJA, the Association of LGBT Journalists, works to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues in the media. The organization is based in Washington and offers resources for journalists, including a stylebook of LGBT terminology and a reporting toolbox.

Jonathan Turley is a professor of public interest law at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. His areas of research include constitutional law, legal theory and tort law.

William McCants is director of the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World at the Brookings Institution and a fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy. McCants serves as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University and has served with the government and think tanks related to Islam, the Middle East and terrorism. He was also a State Department senior […]

Anastasia Norton is manager at the strategic consulting firm Monitor 360 and former senior analyst in the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center.

Daniel Byman is a senior fellow and research director at the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. He also serves as a professor at Georgetown University. His research areas include counterterrorism and Middle East security. He was a staff member on the 9/11 Commission and worked for the U.S. government. He is the author of A High Price: The Triumphs […]

The ACLU addresses hate speech in its work on free speech, religion, LGBT rights, human rights and racial justice.

The Institute for War & Peace Reporting is an international not-for-profit organization governed by senior journalists; experts in peace-building, development and human rights; regional specialists; and business professionals. IWPR has offices in London; The Hague, Netherlands; and Washington.

Kathleen Deignan is a Catholic nun, theologian, singer, composer and Merton scholar. Many of her compositions are based on the writings of Merton and are recorded by Schola Ministries in Washington, D.C. She has served on the board of directors of the International Thomas Merton Society.

Paul Elie is a senior fellow with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and director of the American Pilgrimage Project. He is an expert on religion in literature, the arts and media. He is the author of The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American […]