AudioThe Map of Us: The LGBTQ+ Media Mapping podcast

Hosted by Dana Piccoli of News is Out, the series features editors and publishers from LGBTQ+ outlets across the country sharing how they keep their communities informed and visible in a rapidly changing media landscape.

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● February 3, 2026

The Buckeye Flame is proud to partner with News is Out to bring you: The Map of Us.

The Map of Us is a limited podcast series about the state of LGBTQ+ media in the United States. Based on the LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project, the show explores queer news deserts, shrinking revenues, safety and reporting under threat, collaboration, leadership and the growing need for philanthropy and reader support to sustain local queer journalism.

All seven episodes can be found below:

Author

Ken Schneck

Dr. Ken Schneck (he/him) is the editor of The Buckeye Flame, Ohio’s LGBTQ+ newsroom. For this work, he was honored with the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for National LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year. He is the author of “Seriously, What Am I Doing Here? The Adventures of a Wondering and Wandering Gay Jew” and three LGBTQ+ Ohio history books. Schneck spent 25 years working in higher education, including 10 years as a dean of students and 13 years as a tenured professor of education. He is a graduate of the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.