Why history matters to journalism

Thoughts from a panel conversation at this week's NLGJA

A panel conversation at The Association of LGBTQ Journalists titled “History Matters” featured journalist Sherry Boschert, author Helen Zia, NY Times contributor Linda Villarosa, and public historian Jason Steinhauer.

I spent the latter half of this week participating in the national convention of the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists. This was…