Enter Folio Awards for News & Social Media Now Through Jan. 21

Newly-expanded, FMC's Folio Awards honor quality news on the national, New York metro regional and Long Island local level, along with social media campaigns that do good. This year, a student category has been introduced, along with a tiered-entry system to encourage early submissions at lower fees.

The Folio Awards Luncheon, set for Thursday, April 23, 2020, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Garden City Hotel, is the biggest media event on Long Island. Hundreds of news media, business and community leaders turn out to network, congratulate the winners on their achievements and to see what stories and social media campaigns captured the public's interest.

"We like to say a Folio Award happens at the intersection of critical acclaim and box-office success, because it takes more than quality work to win," said FMC CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement. "The work also has to resonate with the public."

All entries must be submitted online. Professionals, freelancers and students are eligible to enter in both the news and social media categories. All types of news media may enter. Note that social media campaigns have no geographical requirements, but must simply have been active during the 2019 calendar year.

The Folio Awards luncheon draws the biggest names in the news business. Most recently, the legendary Eleanor Clift, once of Newsweek and now at The Daily Beast, spoke at the luncheon. The year prior, the featured speaker was The New York Times' Maggie Haberman.

The Folio Awards program not only provides a high-profile way for the public to let the news media know how they are performing in their jobs, but the judging process enables judges to analyze and critique stories. Judges are a mix of community leaders and former journalists. FMC uses an exclusive scorecard method for judging, which was designed with the help of Newsday investigative reporting great Bob Greene. FMC's investigative reporting award is named in Greene's honor.

Sponsorships, program advertising and tickets are on sale at www.fairmediacouncil.org. All are welcome to attend the event and support the work of the Fair Media Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advocating for quality news and working to create a media-savvy society. For more information, call 516-224-1860, ext. 1, email info@fairmediacouncil.org or log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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