News 12 Westchester was honored by the National Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists with a 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism in the category of “Feature Reporting.” The Sigma Delta Chi awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2011. Winners were chosen from over 1,700 entries covering print, radio, television and online.
"I’m so very proud of the News 12 team that put this phenomenal story together,” said Janine Rose, News 12 Westchester News Director. “We thank Sigma Delta Chi for the recognition of their hard work and efforts."
The Sigma Delta Chi Award was for presented for the News 12 Westchester special segment, When Cultures Clash. The honorees include: anchor/reporter Tara Rosenblum, photographer Jack Kearney, photographer/editor Eric Leeds, and editor Gina Curran.
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Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
About News 12 Westchester: News 12 Westchester is the exclusive 24-hour local news channel dedicated to serving the county of Westchester, New York. The cable exclusive service is currently available to households on the Cablevision and Time-Warner systems in Westchester, and the Comcast system in Putnum County. News 12 Westchester is part of News 12 Networks, the country’s first, largest, and most watched regional news network. News 12 launched on Long Island in 1986, and today the network of 7 individual local 24-hour news channels remains a cable-exclusive in the New York tri-state area; serving New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, Hudson Valley (Rockland and Orange Counties), the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Long Island. News 12 Networks also includes five traffic and weather channels, providing constantly updated information in those two key subject areas, throughout the same coverage footprint. In addition to the 12 cable channels, News 12 also features the award winning news12.com, the premiere destination for local news on the web; and News 12 Interactive, channel 612 on iO TV, providing local news on-demand to Cablevision subscribers. News 12 Networks is owned and operated by Cablevision Systems Corporation.
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About Cablevision: Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading media and telecommunications companies. In addition to delivering its Optimum-branded cable, Internet, and voice offerings throughout the New York area, the company owns and operates cable systems serving homes in four Western states. Cablevision’s local media properties include News 12 Networks, MSG Varsity and Newsday Media Group. Cablevision also owns and operates Clearview Cinemas. Additional information about Cablevision is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.
