“The one function that TV news

performs very well is that when there is

no news

we give it to you

with the same

emphasis

as if there were.”

-David Brinkley

Fair Media Council Folio Award Winners Announced

April 30, 2010 -- Following a luncheon keynote address by Dateline NBC correspondent Chris Hansen, best known for his work on "To Catch a Predator," the Fair Media Council presented its annual Folio Awards to New York metro area news and social media outlets. More than 500 people were in attendance at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y.

Multiple award winners included WSHU, for radio reports ranging from Latino hatecrimes to foreclosure news; FOX5, which won for reports that included ponzi scheme coverage and botched medical procedures; Long Island Press, for in-depth coverage of local water issues and school budgets and Long Island Business News, for exclusivecoverage of Agape World.

First time Folio Award winners included WPHC, Nassau Community College's radio station, Verizon's FIOS1 and NYIT Magazine.

"The Folio Awards signify the highest of honors in news and social media, becauseit is the public who judges the work for relevance to the community," said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. "Despite monumental changeshappening within the news industry, stories of substance and stories that matter are still being told. Those are the stories that earn Folios."

With the introduction of social media categories, businesses could now participatein the Folio Award program. Winners included St. Joseph's College, North Shore-LIJHealth System, Adelphi University, Bedell Cellars and Long Island Restaurant Week.

A complete list of winners is below.

Cohosting the event was the CBS2 anchor team, Chris Wragge and Kristine Johnson. Serving as Folio Award presenters were a host of on-air television talent, includingWPIX's Jim Watkins, ABC7's Sarah Wallace, My9's Harry Martin, FOX5's Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly, NBC4's Lynda Baquero and Michael Gargiulo, and WNJU Telemundo's Andrea Romero and Ramon Zayas. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano made his debut as a Folio Award presenter. WALK Radio's Patrick Shea served as this year's Folio announcer.

The event was taped for broadcast to 5 million viewers by WVVH-TV, Hamptons Television, the official television station of FMC's Folio Awards.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates the public to get media savvy.Businesses and nonprofit organizations are eligible to become members of FMC.

2010 FMC Folio Award Winners

Television/Cable News

Continuing News Story

Verizon FIOS1

Smashed

Rob Petrone, Reporter

Investigative Reporting

FOX 5

Botched Laser Nov. 17, 2009

Andrea Day, Reporter

Vinny Mariani, Editor

Ray Parisi, Producer

Feature Reporting: (3-way tie)

WPIX

Coupon Lady April 29, 2009

Rob Hoell, Reporter

WNBC

LI Wedding Ring Miracle April 1, 2009

Greg Cergol, Reporter

John Albertson, Photographer/Editor

MYLITV

Operation Splash Oct. 26, 2009

Waldo Cabrera, Executive Producer

Dan Brenner, Reporter

Long Form Feature

LI News Tonight

The Do's & Don'ts of Day Care May 25, 2009

Denise Harelick

Ken Eckhardt

Gary Licker

Health News

WPIX

PIX Investigates: MRI Denial Oct. 20, 2009

Mary Murphy, Reporter

Educational Reporting

LI News Tonight

Misunderstood Friends Oct. 16, 2009

Rebecca Wenner

Clareese Hill

Ken Eckhardt

Political Reporting

WCBS

Long Island Tax Revolt Nov. 4, 2009

Jennifer McLogan, Reporter

Economic/Business/Consumers Issues News

FOX5

Supermarket Scam June 10, 2009

John Deutzman

Deb Fountain

Marilyn Salaway

Ray Parisi, Executive Producer

Enterprise Reporting

FOX5/My9

Long Island Ponzi Scheme Jan. 25, 2009, Jan. 26, 2009 & June 10, 2009

Barbara Nevins Taylor, Reporter/Producer

Rosemary Scimenti, Editor

Roy Isen, Video

Patrick Horan, Video

Jim Sebastian, Video

Special Issues News Reporting: School to Workforce Verizon FIOS1

Barry Tech Oct. 2, 2009

Adam Kaufman, Videojournalist

Vivian Hernandez Ortiz, Senior Producer

Special Issues Reporting: Impact of Immigration

WCBS

Scathing Suffolk Anti-Immigrant Report Sept. 2, 2009

Jennifer McLogan, Reporter

Special Issues Reporting: Green Feature TV

FOX5

Super Green House Oct. 26, 2009

Brett Larson, Reporter

Vinny Mariani, Editor

Ray Parisi, Producer

Special Issues

Feature Reporting: School to Workforce TV

TV55

Students Take Off Feb. 6, 2009

Suzanne Goldklang, Reporter

Radio

Investigative Reporting: Radio

WSHU Public Radio

Latino Hate Crimes Jan. 9, 2009

Charles Lane, Reporter

Naomi Starobin, Editor

Spot News: Radio

WCBS News Radio 880

Election '09: Nassau County Executive Nov. 3 & 4, 2009

Sophia Hall & The WCBS Newsteam

Feature Long Form: Radio

WALK 97.5 FM

Island Assignment: Hope Summit Sept. 20, 2009

Donna Vaughan, Reporter/Producer

Economic/Business/Consumers Issues News: Radio

WSHU Public Radio

Foreclosure Avoidance Dec. 16, 2009

Charles Lane, Reporter

Naomi Starobin, Editor

Enterprise Reporting: Radio

WSHU Public Radio

Gualaceo Dec. 16, 2009

Charles Lane, Reporter

Naomi Starobin, Editor

Special Issues Reporting: Transportation Improvements Talk Radio

WRHU-FM

Driving While Distracted May 11, 2009

Basia and Marc Weiner

Special Issues Reporting: Healthcare Trends: Radio

WHPC

Destruction of the Suburban Dream: Truth About Heroin Nov. 30, 2009

Nicole Bastardi, Producer

Chad DePasquale, Reporter/Editor

David Ferarro, Engineer

Newspaper/Magazine

Long Feature Story: Magazine

NYIT Magazine

Sentries of the 21st Century Fall 2009

David McKay Wilson, Writer

Michael Schiavetta, Editor

Editorial: Newspapers

Fire Island Tide

Horseshoe Crab's Inner Beauty June 5, 2009

Elaine Kiesling Whitehouse

Enterprise Reporting: Newspapers

Long Island Business News

Inside Agape's World Jan. 23 - July 10, 2009

David Winzelberg

Science/Health or Environmental News Reporting: Newspapers

Long Island Press

Troubled Water Nov. 5, 2009

Jaclyn Gallucci, Staff Writer

Educational Reporting: Newspapers

Long Island Press

School Fudget May 14, 2009

Christopher Twarowski, Senior Writer/Editor-Investigations

Timothy Bolger, News Editor

News Analysis: Newspapers

Long Island Press1010 on 9/11

Sept. 10, 2009

Michael M. Martino, Jr.

Special Issues

Energy Trends & Innovations Feature: Magazine

Hammer Magazine

A Clean Energy Overview for the Building Trades July/August 2009

Douglas P. Casper, AIA

Bob Freeston

John Rigrod

Special Issues

Transportation Improvements Feature: Newspapers

Long Island Business News

Two Way Street Sept. 18, 2009

David Winzelberg

Special Issues

Taxes Accountability Feature Reporting: Newspapers

Long Island Press

Nassau's Balancing Act Oct. 15, 2009

Christopher Twarowski, Senior Reporter/Editor, Investigations

Social Media

Media Savvy Award

Long Island Restaurant Week

(Agency: WordHampton Public Relations)

Groundswell Award

Buy Locally Campaign

Huntington Township Business Council

Thomas J. Kehoe

Robert Bontempi

Peter Sloggatt

New Media Innovator Award

SJCNY Approach to Social Media

St. Joseph's College

Melissa Kuehnle, Associate Director of Public Relations Jessica McAleer, Director of Public Relations

Best Podcast Award

Street Scene

Adelphi University

Maggie Lally, Associate Professor

Buzz Worthy Award

Feed the Bird, Spread the Word

North Shore-LIJ Health System

Brian Mulligan, Assistant Vice President, Public Relations Al Ritondo, Assistant Director Video Production, Joe Madura, Graphic Artist, Carly Colvell, Director Communications, Cardiology Hillel Dlugacz, Web Designer, Chandra Steele, Web Content Editor, James Kostolni, Director, Art Department, Kristen Longo, Community Relations Specialist, Betty Olt, Director of Special Projects, Denise Weiner, Public Relations Assistant, Jen Salay, Director Communications, Neurosciences

Global Village Award

Suffolktime

Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Workforce Housing

(Agency: SMMA. Robert Mattson, Executive Vice President & Creative DirectorAmanda Baldauf, Social Media Director, Tina Diekmann, Art Director & Jen Schmitt,Media Director)

Best Use of Facebook Award

Bedell Cellars

(Agency: WordHampton Public Relations)

Blogtastic Award

LI Bankruptcy Blog

Craig D. Robins, Esq., Publisher

(Agency: The Public Relations And Marketing Group)

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March 22: In Montauk for 'American Dream'

FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement is a guest on the 'American Dream Show,' hosted by Ingrid Lemme at Gurney's Inn. The show is aired to more than 5 million people.

March 16: FMC Goes Behind the Headlines

FMC hosted its quarterly reporter roundtable, featuring 1010 WINS' Ben Mevorach, Long Island Press' Chris Twarowski, Newsday's Jim Bernstein and Long Island Business News' David Winzelberg. What was happening inside newsrooms made for a lively discussion, and three organizations in attendance pitched stories that will make their way into tomorrow's news.

March 11: FMC Appears in Long Island Press

FMC discusses the ABC/Cablevision Oscar debacle:http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/03/1 1/the-conversation-cablevision-and-abc/

March 9: FMC Holds New Rules Workshop

With technology changing so rapidly, so is marketing. To sort out today's best practices, FMC put together a panel of experts to address the new rules for effective marketing. Dowling College's Michael DeLuise, Co-Grow's Vikram Rajan, Communication Strategy Group's Arthur Germain and Touro Law Center's Jonathan Ezor provided honest answers for real-time matters. Here's a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtDjJTYrW QI

March 5: The Web Takes FMC Many Places

Yesterday's Long Island Press article gets commentary from Ranger Pundit: http://rangerpundit.blogspot.com/2010/03/henrick-steals-point.html

March 4: FMC Appears in Long Island Press

FMC discusses the radically changing media landscape on Long Island: http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/03/0 4/how-cablevision-is-destroying-newsday/ and lands inside the Fishbowl: http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/newspapers/cablevisions_war_on _newsday_153930.asp

Feb. 24: FMC Asked, WLIW Delivered

FMC urged public television station WLIW to focus on issues of serious consequence to the community. The first such show aired on the evening of Feb. 24 and focused on Suffolk County's racial divide.

Feb. 23: FMC Holds Workshop in Suffolk County

FMC held a Media Fix workshop on how to create an effective website, featuring CA's Doug Wald as the presenter. Wald walked the audience through the complete process behind the strategy of CA's website. Questions and answers with event attendees added to the hands-on learning experience.

Feb. 12: The Public Begins Judging the News

As part of the Folio Awards process, FMC gathers community leaders to begin judging hundreds of news and social media entries. The process will take six to eight weeks.

Feb. 9: FMC Heads to Albany for LI Lobby Day

The LI Lobby Day Coalition, comprised of more than 50 leaders representing an array of business and nonprofit organizations, hit the road on Feb. 9 to meet with more than a dozen senators, assembly members and senior staffers. The united front of leaders had an agenda for progress, but one overall message: Joined together for the betterment of Long Island, Albany cannot ignore our needs. Thanks to Vision Long Island for the invite.

Feb. 2: FMC Holds Sold-Out Workshop

At the Four Points Sheraton, Plainview, a standing-room-only crowd of business and nonprofits eagerly participated in an FMC Media Fix workshop. The topic? How to Twitter Effectively. Special thanks to St. Joseph's College for sponsoring the series.

Feb. 1: FMC Adds New Jersey to the Agenda

As the news media undergoes monumental changes, one thing remains the same: Creating educated news consumers and demystifying the news media is more vital than ever to hold the media responsible for its work, and keep it responsive to the communities it serves. WWOR and the Bergen Record/New Jersey Online are already signed on to participate. Details to come.

Jan. 27: FMC Supports Net Neutrality

During the FCC's open comment period, FMC strongly supported the need for Net Neutrality as vital to maintaining a free and open Internet and, by extension, the democratic ideal of free speech and expression.

Jan. 25: FMC Lines Up CA's Online Marketing Guru

Douglas B. Wald, CA, Inc.'s online marketing director, will present at the Feb. 23 Media Fix Workshop, "How to Get the Most Out of Your Website." It happens at the Courtyard Marriott MacArthur Airport, Seventh Floor.

Jan. 22: FMC Picks Up Award

At Carlyle on the Green, Bethpage, with more than 600 people in attendance, FMC was presented with the ExecuLeaders' Excellence in Media Award. Nassau County Exec Ed Mangano keynoted. Thanks to Rich Kruse for making it all happen.

Jan. 22: FMC Moderates Meet the Media

At Four Food Salon in Melville, FMC moderated the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council's annual Meet the Media luncheon. Panelists from WSHU, Long Island Business News, Herald Community Newspapers and the Long Island Press gave insider scoop on to deal with and pitch the press.

Jan. 21: FMC Presents Media Savvy Teacher of the Year Award

At the Laddie A. Decker School in Sound Beach, N.Y., fourth-grade teacher Evan Curran was awarded FMC's inaugural Media Savvy Teacher of the Year Award. Curran's students learned to blog with soldiers in Afganistan, giving them an interesting introduction to social media techniques and primary sourcing skills to learn everything from what an average day was like to firsthand weather reports. Special thanks to FOX5 for covering the event.

Jan. 20: Folio Judges Appointed

A range of business and community leaders were appointed to serve as judges for FMC's annual Folio Awards, where the public judges the news. New categories in social media this year receive overwhelming response. All told, hundreds of entries must be judged.

Jan. 13: FMC Gets Syndicated

FMC's piece in Long Island Business News is picked up by the Free Press: http://www.freepress.net/node/75965

Jan. 12: FMC Opens FMC Emporium

Just for the fun of it, FMC creates its own line of merchandise for sale online. Items ranging from mugs and tees to water bowls include the FMC logo and tagline, Get Media Savvy. Specialty items offer funny commentary on local newsworthy events.

Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop

On Oct. 1 Teaches “Social Media Etiquette”

Bethpage, NY – The Fair Media Council presents a Media Fix Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, Plainview, NY, sponsored by St. Joseph’s College. This Fair Media Council workshop is designed for businesses who are using or starting to use social media as part of their marketing strategies. This hands-on learning experience will cover basic etiquette for businesses using social media, as well as explain the faux pas many businesses are making.

The trainer for this FMC Workshop is Eva Abreu, who utilizes social media in all aspects of her work. Abreu’s work has been written up in BusinessWeek, SmallBiz, the Home News Tribune and Courier News, highlighting her ability to explain the ins and outs of social media, including the proper etiquette, to help businesses, non-profits and individuals make connections online. Anyone seeking to improve their online presence should attend.

Media Fix Workshops are hands-on classroom experience, networking and a continental breakfast. Tickets are $40 for Fair Media Council members and $50 for Non-Members. Advanced registration and payment is required. Tickets are non-refundable. To reserve your ticket, call 516-224-1860, ext. 103.

The Fair Media Council is a 501 c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council Announces 2009

Class of Connection Day Moderators

Business & Community Leaders Ensure

Success of Oct. 22 Event

Bethpage, New York - On Oct. 22, the Fair Media Council Connection Day will bring together outstanding business and community leaders to moderate panel discussions ranging from traditional news to social media with a focus on how this information can help businesses prosper by becoming media savvy. FMC Connection Day is a daylong conference drawing nearly 600 people from the tristate area. This year’s distinguished class of moderators includes:

Eric Alexander, Executive Director, Vision Long Island
Ernest T. Bartol, Esq., Senior Partner, Murphy, Bartol & O'Brien, LLP/Member, Fair Media Council Board of Directors
Bruce A. Blakeman, Partner, Abrams Fensterman Fensterman Eisman Greenberg Formato & Einiger, LLP
Peter Goldsmith, President, Listnet/Member, Fair Media Council Board of Directors
Robert Gordon, Vice President, Public Relations, CA, Inc./Member, Fair Media Council Board of Directors
Patrick G. Halpin, Executive Vice President for External Affairs, Institute for Student Achievement
William M. Heberer, Partner, Moritt Hock Hamroff & Horowitz LLP/Member, Fair Media Council Board of Directors
S. Elizabeth A. Hill, CSJ, President, St. Joseph’s College
W. Hubert Keen, President, Farmingdale State College
James N. Kinney, CPA, Partner, Weiser LLP/Chair, Fair Media Council Board of Directors
Terry Lynam, Vice President, Public Relations, North Shore-LIJ Health System/Member, Fair Media Council Board of Directors
George Santiago, Jr., Ph.D., President, Briarcliffe College/Member, Fair Media Council Board of Directors
Michael E. White, Executive Director, Long Island Regional Planning Council

Sponsorships, exhibit booths and individual tickets are on sale now. For details and to sign up online, please go to: www.fairmediacouncil.org and click on Connection Day. To make a reservation, become an event sponsor or an exhibitor, please email fran@fairmediacouncil.org or call (516) 224-1860, Ext. 103.

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Wall Street Journal/WCBS News Radio’s Joe Connolly Keynotes Fair Media Council Connection Day on Oct. 22, 2009

Bethpage, New York - The Fair Media Council’s Connection Day on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Long Island Hilton will draw together about 100 reporters, editors, social media experts and communication professionals to present a variety of workshops to help businesses understand new and traditional news media to promote their organizations. Keynoting this year’s Connection Day is the Wall Street Journal and WCBS News Radio business reporter, Joe Connolly. Major sponsors are Astoria Federal Savings and Briarcliffe College.

Connolly, known for his creative business reports, has nearly 30 years of reporting experience and more than 2 million listeners a week.

“The Fair Media Council is pleased to feature Joe Connolly at this year’s Connection Day, where he’ll deliver a keynote address on what’s happening in the news today and take questions from the audience,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “With the economy on everybody’s mind right now, people are looking for someone to put information into perspective, which is what Joe does best.”

This year’s event will focus on how to properly use social media to increase business. The only major conference in the country that brings the public together with the media for a day of open dialogue, networking and professional development, FMC’s Connection Day draws about 600 participants from the metro area. The event features 22 workshops, an exhibition hall and networking breaks.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates the public to become media savvy. About 200 New York businesses are members of the 30-year-old organization.

Sponsorships, exhibit booths and individual tickets are on sale now. Tickets include three workshops, networking breaks, admission to all media exhibits, continental breakfast, luncheon with the keynote speaker and a 2009-2010 Fair Media Council Media Guide. To make a reservation, become an event sponsor or an exhibitor, please call (516) 224-1860, Ext. 103 or email fran@fairmediacouncil.org. For details and to sign up online, please go to: www.fairmediacouncil.org and click on Connection Day.

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FAIR MEDIA COUNCIL ANNOUNCES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2009/2010

At the annual meeting of the Fair Media Council’s Board of Directors, the board unanimously elected James N. Kinney, CPA, Partner, Weiser LLP to serve as board chair for the 2009-2010 term.

Terry Lynam, Vice President, Public Relations of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, has been appointed Secretary. Vice Presidents are as follows: Ernest T. Bartol, Esq., Senior Partner, Murphy, Bartol & O'Brien, LLP; Carolyn M. Canova, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and George Santiago, Jr.,Ph.D., President, Briarcliffe College.

Also ratified as directors of the board for the 2009-2010 term were: Theresa P. Ahlstrom, Managing Partner, KPMG; John P. Broder, Vice President, External Affairs & Development, Winthrop-University Hospital; Calvin Butts, President, SUNY Old Westbury; Margaret Buzzell, Executive Director, Advancement for Commerce, Industry and Technology, Inc.; Dolores Fredrich, Esq., Vice President for Legal Affairs & General Counsel, Hofstra University; Peter S. Goldsmith, President, LISTnet; Robert Gordon, Vice President, Public Relations, CA, Inc.; Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., President & CEO, NYIT; William M. Heberer, Partner, Moritt Hock Hamroff & Horowitz LLP; Shirley Strum Kenny, President, SUNY at Stony Brook; Richard M. Kessel, President & CEO, New York Power Authority; Arthur "Jerry" Kremer, Esq., Partner, Ruskin Moscou & Faltischek, P.C.; Stuart Rabinowitz, J.D., President, Hofstra University; Teddy Selinger, Managing Partner, Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP. Continuing as executive director, Jaci Clement.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council Folio Award Winners Announced

May 1 - Following keynote addresses by veteran news anchor Dan Rather and Public Television's William F. Baker, the Fair Media Council granted 32 Folio Awards for excellence in local news coverage in print, radio, television and internet coverage.

The Fair Media Council's Folio Awards ceremony, held today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, was co-hosted by WPIX anchor team Kaity Tong and Jim Watkins. Award presenters were WCBS Anchor Team Kristine Johnson & Chris Wragge; My 9 Anchor Harry Martin & Weekend Sports Anchor Scott Stanford; Fox 5 Good Day New York Co-Anchors Rosanna Scotto & Greg Kelly; WNBC Anchors Michael Gargiulo & DeMarco Morgan.

"What makes the Folio Awards meaningful is the community judges the news," said Jaci Clement, executive director. "This program is a cornerstone in our efforts to advocate for quality local news that is relevant to the community."

The Fair Media Council's Folio Awards is taped for broadcast by WVVH Hamptons Television to air on the following channels: Verizon FiOS Channel 14 (Long Island, NYC, Westchester, Rockland County), Cablevision 78, UHF Channel 50 and Time Warner Cable Channel 1111. Also, the program will be available worldwide on live webstream at www.hamptonstv.com.

The Fair Media Council's annual Folio Awards program and winning entries are archived at the Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

Fair Media Council Folio Award Winners 2009

1. Dr. Sean A. Fanelli Award in Educational Reporting
            Henry Viscardi School
            CW 11-5/06/08
            Reporter: Rob Hoell
            Producer: Mike Graham
            Editor: Keith Lopez
2. Brain Drain Feature Reporting
            Sex Lies & Property Taxes
            Long Island Business News-9/19/08
            Reporter: David Winzelberg
            Editor: David Reich-Hale
3. Continuing News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
            Crisis On Main Street
            WNBC News-11/06/08
            Reporter: Greg Cergol
4. Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News
            Can This House Be Saved
            Long Island Press - 11/13/08
            Writer: Timothy Bolger
5. News Analysis
            The Lost Generation
            Long Island Magazine7/08
            Reporter: Gary Wojtas
            Editor: Gary Wojtas
6. Spot News Story
The Wal-Mart Holiday Stampede
            WCBS-AM
            Reporter: Sophia Hall & WCBS News team
7. Science, Health or Environment News
            A Friend In Need
            LI News Tonight-10/20/08
            Reporter: Chris Collora
            Producer: Ken Eckhardt
            Editor: Chris Collora
8. Editorial or Public Affairs Issues
            Forgotten Warriors
            WNBC-3/28/08
            Reporter: Greg Cergol
            Producer: James Zoltowski, Jr.
            Editor: James Zoltowski, Jr.
9. Green Development Column or Editorial
            Sustainability 101
            Canvas Magazine - 9/08
            Writer: Joanie Omeste
            Editor: Diana Murphy
10. Science, Health or Environment News
            The Last Sand
            Long Island Press - 8/07/08
            Reporter: Timothy Bolger
            Editor: Robbie Woliver
11. Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News
           Fuel Company Rip Off
           WWOR TV-4/11/08
           Reporter: Barbara Nevins Taylor
           Producer: Roy Isen & Jonathan Weaver
           Editor: Brian Kartagner
12. Best Blog on Local News & Issues
            Bad Choices - Blogs
            WNBC-5/19/08; 6/23/08; 7/08/08
            Reporter: Carolyn Gusoff
13. Green Development Talk Show and/or Commentary
            Going Green Long Island
            WLIW-9/24/08
            Reporter: Host: Leslie Segrete
            Producer: Charlotte Cote
            Editor: Janine Me & Tom Culkin
14. Feature Story - Under 2,000 words
            Gift of Life's Legacy Comes Full Circle
            Manhasset Press-10/16/08
            Reporter: Pat Grace
            Editor: Pat Grace
15. Impact of Immigration News
            Home Away >From Home
            Long Island Press - 11/06/08
            Writer: Elan Ronen
16. Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
            A Bump in The Road
            WNBC-4/06/08
            Reporter: Carolyn Gusoff
            Editor/Photographer: Michael DelGiudice
17. Cultural, Artistic or Religious News
            Soccer Moms Vs. God
            Long Island Press -10/07/08
            Writer: April Jimenez
18. Brain Drain News
            Should I Stay or Should I Go
            Long Island Press - 8/21/08
            Writer: Michael Patrick Nelson
19. Spot News Story
            Drunk Cops Ridealong
            CW 11-6/03/08 & 6/17/08
            Reporter: Peter Thorne
            Producer: Noreen Lark
            Editor: Rich Marino
20. An article, column or series about the news media and its impact on Long Island
            Paperweights
           Long Island Press - 3/06/08
           Writer: Timothy Bolger
21. Affordable Housing Feature Reporting
            Homeless No More
            WNBC-1/22/08
            Reporter: Carolyn Gusoff
            Editor/Photographer: Michael DelGiudice
22. Editorial
            A State Divided Cannot Program
            Long Island Magazine - 01/08
            Reporter: Matt Crosson
            Editor: Gary Wojtas
23. Transportation Improvements Feature Reporting
            Developers Seek Government Support for Tunnel
            Oyster Bay Guardian - 8/22/08
            Reporter: Faith Ann Butcher
            Editor: David Criblez
24. Cultural, Artistic or Religious News
            Holocaust Survivor
            Good Day NY & Fox 5 News -5/02/08
            Reporter: Reid Lamberty
            Producer: Donna Hayes
            Editor: Donna Hayes
25. Healthcare Trends Talk Show and/or Commentary
            Healthy Minds: Autism
            WLIW-11/02/08
            Reporter: Host: Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein
            Associate Producer: Samantha Rerison
            Producer: Mary Puma
            Editor: Tom Culkin
26. Enterprise Reporting
Heroin Series
            Long Island Press - 6/26/08
            Writer: Robbie Woliver, Michael M. Martino, Jr. &

          Timothy Bolger
27. Energy Trends & Innovations Column or Editorial
            Now What?
            Long Island Magazine - 5/08
            Reporter: Matthew Crosson
            Editor: Gary Wojtas
28. Feature Story - More than 2,000 words
            Crude
            Long Island Press - 9/25/08
            Reporter: Jed Morey
            Editor: Robbie Woliver
29. Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
            Parkinson's Charity
            FOX 5 News--4/28/08
            Reporter: John Deutzman
            Producer: Ray Parisi
            Editor: Marilyn Salaway
30. Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism
            Long Highland
            Long Island Press - 6/26/08
            Writers: Robbie Woliver, Michael M. Martino Jr. &

             Timothy Bolger
31. Enterprise Reporting
          Organ Donor Snafu: Exclusive Patient
            WCBS 2 -03-04/08 (Part 1)
            3/31 - 4/07/08 (Part 2)
            Reporter: Jennifer McLogan
            Editor: Patrick Cronin

            Door To Door Scam
            CW 11-10/01/08
            Reporter: Mary Murphy
            Editor: David Scanlon

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Contact: Jaci Clement 516.224.1860, ext. 101

Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards on May 1, 2009 To Feature Keynotes by Media Icons Dan Rather & William F. Baker

The Fair Media Council presents the Folio Awards featuring veteran news anchor Dan Rather and Public Television’s William F. Baker on Friday, May 1, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club. This year FMC’s Folio Awards will be a special 30th anniversary celebration. Co-hosting will be the WPIX anchor team Kaity Tong and Jim Watkins. Confirmed award presenters to date include WCBS-TV news anchor team Kristine Johnson & Chris Wragge and My9 news anchor Harry Martin & sports anchor Scott Stanford. A special invocation by “The God Squad” will also be featured.

Dr. William F. Baker is president emeritus of Educational Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), licensee of Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 New York and University Professor of Fordham University and Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School.

Veteran news anchor Dan Rather, in 2006, founded the company News and Guts and became anchor and managing editor of HDNet’s Dan Rather Reports, which specializes in investigative journalism and international reporting.

“The Folio Awards are equally important to the community and the media,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “The winning stories are chosen by community leaders for the stories’ importance and impact on the community. This event is a powerful way to talk back to the local news, and it serves to illustrate what the community wants and needs from its news coverage.”

Major sponsors currently include New York Institute of Technology, Hofstra University, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Briarcliffe College, Roslyn Claremont Hotel, North Shore-LIJ, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., Murphy Bartol & O’Brien, LLP and Weiser LLP. Tickets are $295 for members of the Fair Media Council and $450 for non-members. Sponsorships, souvenir journal advertising and tickets are available, but selling fast. For more information, contact Stacey at 516.224.1860 ext. 100, or email Stacey@fairmediacouncil.org.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates the public on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Register Now for Fair Media Council's

Media Fix Workshop on March 26:

"Everything You Learned Re: Marketing on the Net is

Completely, Utterly and Embarrassingly Wrong!"

Bethpage, NY - "Everything You Learned Re: Marketing on the Net is Completely, Utterly and Embarrassingly Wrong!" will be the topic of the Fair Media Council's Media Fix Workshop, sponsored by St. Joseph's College on Thursday, March 26 from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton in Plainview, NY. The workshop will focus on how the internet has changed everything - including what you thought you knew about marketing! Discover the latest techniques for promoting yourself, your business or your organization in a Web 2.0 world. Today's economy mandates you use every tool at your disposal to survive and thrive in business, no matter what size your company and whether or not you have a marketing budget.

This Fair Media Council workshop will be presented by Dominick Miserandino, Editor/Publisher of TheCelebrityCafe.com. The CelebrityCafe.com is the longest running entertainment publication on the internet and is rated as one of the top 3 entertainment magazines by Google, with a readership of 4.8 million unique readers per month.

Tickets are $40 for Fair Media Council members and $65 for nonmembers. To reserve your tickets, which include continental breakfast, call 516-224-1860 ext. 100. Tickets must be paid in advance. No refunds and no exchanges. A potion of ticket price is tax deductible. Walk-ins pay an additional $10 at the door.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, visit our website www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council Presents
"A Guide to the Leaner Newsday Editorial Board"
With Bob Keeler on March 18

Bethpage, NY - The Fair Media Council presents a Media Savvy Breakfast on Wednesday, March 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, Plainview, NY. The topic to be discussed is A Guide to the Leaner Newsday Editorial Board presented by Bob Keeler, Editorial Writer for Newsday.

Since 1971, Keeler has covered town, county, and state government and the religion beat for Newsday. He has also served as the editor of The Newsday Magazine and state editor. In 1996, he won a Pulitzer for beat reporting.

Fair Media Council takes you behind the scenes to discuss how the Newsday Editorial Board works, the topics they choose to write about, what groups they're willing to see -- even how to prepare for such a meeting. Q&A format, networking and buffet breakfast. Tickets are $50 for Fair Media Council members and $75 for Non-Members. Advanced registration and payment is required. Tickets are non-refundable. To reserve your ticket, call 516-224-1860, ext. 100.

The Fair Media Council is a 501 c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards on May 1, 2009 To Feature Keynotes by Media Icons Dan Rather & William F. Baker

The Fair Media Council presents the Folio Awards on Friday, May 1, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club. This year FMC’s Folio Awards will be a special 30th anniversary celebration. Keynoting the Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards will be two media icons: WNET/WLIW Public Television’s William F. Baker and Dan Rather. Co-hosting will be the WPIX anchor team Kaity Tong and Jim Watkins. A special invocation by “The God Squad” will also be featured.

Television executive William F. Baker, Ph.D. is president emeritus of Educational Broadcasting Corp., parent company of WNET-TV (Channel Thirteen) and WLIW-TV (Channel 21), where he served as CEO for 20 years.

The Fair Media Council’s annual awards luncheon attracts more than 800 business, community and media leaders. Sponsorships, souvenir journal advertising and tickets are available, but selling fast. Tickets are $295 for members of the Fair Media Council and $450 for non-members. Early Bird discount tickets are available until January 31, 2009. For more information, contact Jodi at 516.224.1860 ext. 100, or email jodi@fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council Introduces Job Board for Communications/Media Jobs in LI/NY Metro Area

In an effort to assist communications and media industry professionals in a time of economic recession, the Fair Media Council is now offering a Job Board to help people and companies find each other quickly and efficiently.

For out-of-work media professionals, job wanted postings are FREE for an unlimited time. Member companies of the FMC, can post any communications-related job openings for FREE for an unlimited time. Communications or media-related job openings in the LI-NY metro area, which are not at member companies of FMC, can be posted for $15.

All jobs must be in the communications industry (marketing, PR, media relations, investor relations, media) and in the LI-NY metro corridor.

For postings and more information, email fran@fairmediacouncil.org or call 516.224.1860, ext. 103

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates the public on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log onto www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council Partners with Karma411

for Online Giving Campaigns

The Fair Media Council, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, has partnered with e-philanthropy specialist Karma411 to raise funds and awareness for the Fair Media Council. As the only organization in the country that advocates for quality local news and educates people to become media savvy news consumers, Fair Media Council is seeking general help with the Campaign for Fair Media Council.

The second campaign is to benefit the Fair Media Council Media Savvy KIDS program, a media literacy program primarily targeted at 4th to 6th graders. Media literacy develops and promotes deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills. And, using news in the classroom improves reading and writing, engages the kids in what's happening in their local community and turns them into good citizens.

To make an online donation to the Fair Media Council, please visit: http://www.karma411.com/Markslist/charityAffiliate/profile.do?
charityAffiliateId=2.Karma411 is a local company that brings non-profit organizations together with community-minded businesses.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, visit our website www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council

Creates Recognition Program for Teachers

The Fair Media Council is unveiling a new program designed to recognize 4th to 6th grade teachers who are using news and promoting media literacy inside their classrooms.

“Media literacy is a critical skill for children to develop,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “Media literacy promotes deductive reasoning and critical thinking, and engages kids in their local communities, leading to the creation of good citizens. Plus, reading and writing skills are stressed, which is particularly important in schools with a multicultural student population.”

Teachers may download the Media Savvy Teacher program forms at www.fairmediacouncil.org. To be eligible to enter, teachers must teach 4th, 5th or 6th graders anywhere in the United States. Entries must explain the idea or concept behind the program, how the concept was implemented and how results were measured. Entries are due by June 15, 2009, and will be judged by community leaders. Winners will be recognized with the Fair Media Council designating the winning school as a Fair Media Council Media Savvy School. Additionally, winning entries will be compiled into an online idea bank for teachers around the country.

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Fair Media Council’s Executive Director

is Principal for the Day at P.S. 24 in Queens

Fair Media Council Executive Director Jaci Clement participated in PENCIL’s Principal for a Day program at P.S. 24 in Flushing, Queens, and will be working with the teachers and staff at this innovative school to develop a media literacy program for the children.

“It was an excellent, rewarding experience to meet the students, parents and staff at this truly special school,” said FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement. “To see the children so engaged in learning was really impressive.”

P.S. 24 has a diverse, multicultural community of about 745 children in grades K-5.Clement will be working with the school over the course of the year to teach the students media literacy skills, which include creating a healthy news habit, deconstructing news stories, identifying the differences between news and opinion and more. “Because of the multicultural dynamic of the school, news stories will also be used to improve English skills and build an understanding of their community and how it works,” said Clement. “Creating good citizens goes hand-in-hand with media literacy.”

Clement had breakfast with fourth and fifth grade students, attended classes throughout the day, read and discussed a news story with a fifth grade class and met with parents, teachers and staff.

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On Feb. 12, Fair Media Council Presents Expert Secrets

To Get You Ready to Face the Media

The Fair Media Council Media presents, “ ‘I Didn’t Say That!’ Expert Secrets to Get Media Ready,” a Media Fix Workshop on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Four Points Sheraton, Plainview. This topic will focus on media relations and explain what organizations must do to successfully get ready to use media relations to raise their profiles and grow their businesses.

The Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop series, exclusively sponsored by St. Joseph’s College, is designed specifically for small businesses and nonprofit organizations to improve all facets of communication skills.

“There’s a process people need to be aware of in order to make media relations work for them,” said FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement. “With the economic downturn, it’s vital for organizations to stay at the forefront of people’s minds in order to remain profitable. Media relations, when done well, can be a serious tool in the business survivor’s toolbox.”

This Fair Media Council workshop will be presented by Arthur Germain, principal and chief brandteller of Communication Strategy Group, a brand marketing agency.

Tickets are $40 for FMC members, $65 for nonmembers. To reserve your tickets, which include continental breakfast and networking time, call 516.224.1860, ext. 100. Tickets must be paid in advance and are nonrefundable. A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible, to the extent allowable by law. Walk-ins pay an additional $10 at the door, if space is still available in the workshop. Space is limited and reservations are recommended.

The Fair Media Council is a 501 c3 nonprofit organization that advocates for quality local news and educates the public on issues affecting news coverage. To join the 200-plus companies that are members of the Fair Media Council, please visit us at www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jaci Clement
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FAIR MEDIA COUNCIL CREATES WORKSHOP SERIES
TO HELP BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS GROW

In response to the current economic downturn, the Fair Media Council has created a workshop series of events designed to strengthen communication strategies of businesses and nonprofits. This series, FMC Media Fix, is tailored to helping organizations define their target audiences, introduce new communication tools and demystify the media relations process.

“When organizations are looking to cutback, the first thing to go is the marketing plan,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “It’s the biggest mistake you can make. You can’t increase sales if people don’t know you exist. We are offering these workshops to help organizations understand marketing is vital and effective, regardless of budget size, or if there’s no budget at all.”

The FMC Media Fix series is comprised of expert speakers in an interactive workshop setting. The series is sponsored by St. Joseph’s College. On Dec. 11, internet entrepreneur John Murcott will present a workshop benchmarking Generation Y, how to do business with them and how to reach them via the Internet. On Jan. 8, FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement will present a workshop on changes in the media landscape in 2009, and what businesses will need to know to adjust their marketing and media relations plans - even if they have no marketing budget. In February, branding expert Arthur Germain will conduct a workshop introducing the basic and essential elements to a successful media relations plan.

The FMC Media Fix workshops are held at the Four Points Sheraton in Plainview, N.Y., from 8.30-10.30 a.m. The program, networking and continental breakfast is included in ticket price, and a portion of the ticket is tax deductible. Tickets are $40 for FMC members, $65 for nonmembers, call 516.224.1860, ext. 100 or visit us at www.fairmediacouncil.org. Tickets must be paid in advance and are nonrefundable. Walk-ins pay an additional $10 at the door. Space is limited and reservations are recommended.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that advocates for quality local news and educates the public on issues affecting news coverage.

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On Jan. 8, Fair Media Council presents “Indecent Proposals & Strange Bedfellows:

What to Expect from Media in 2009”

The Fair Media Council Media presents, “Indecent Proposals & Strange Bedfellows: What to Expect from Media in 2009,” an FMC Media Fix Workshop on Thursday, Jan. 8, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Four Points Sheraton, Plainview. The presenter will be FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement.

“The media landscape is undergoing dramatic changes. In 2009 those changes – including cutbacks, mergers and media outlets just going out of business – will be evident in the news you’re receiving. The types of stories the media chooses to cover, and what it doesn’t cover, will be very different. For people who have a message to share, getting your message out is going to be a whole new ballgame,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council.

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Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards on May 1, 2009 to Feature

Keynote by WNET/WLIW Public Television’s William F. Baker and Co-Hosted by WPIX Anchor Team,

Kaity Tong and Jim Watkins

Keynoting the Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards will be WNET/WLIW Public Television’s William F. Baker. Television executive William F. Baker, Ph.D. is president emeritus of Educational Broadcasting Corp., parent company of WNET-TV (Channel Thirteen) and WLIW-TV (Channel 21), where he served as CEO for 20 years. He has been called an icon of public television for producing some of the industry’s most respected and popular programs, including Charlie Rose, Bill Moyers Journal and Great Performances. Co-hosting will be the WPIX anchor team Kaity Tong and Jim Watkins. A special invocation by “The God Squad” will also be featured.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jaci Clement

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Fair Media Council Issues Folio Awards Call for Entries

New Categories & Community Leaders Serve As Judges

Bethpage, NY – The Fair Media Council Folio Awards Call for Entries is now available and downloadable at www.fairmediacouncil.org.

New this year: The award categories have been expanded to encourage media coverage of issues vital to the health and well-being of Long Island. Categories range from classic news categories of breaking news and feature stories to stories specific to local concerns such as brain drain and affordable housing.

Any news organization or freelancer that have covered a Long Island news story is eligible to enter the Folio Awards. Entries are due Jan. 16, 2009 by 5 p.m.

FMC’s Folio Awards will be a special 30th anniversary celebration held on May 1, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, NY. Keynoting will be WNET/WLIW Public Television’s William F. Baker, and cohosting is WPIX anchor team Kaity Tong and Jim Watkins. A special invocation by “The God Squad” will also be featured.

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FAIR MEDIA COUNCIL URGES PUBLIC TO GET DTV READY:
12,000 LOCAL HOUSEHOLDS AT RISK TO LOSE
TELEVISION SIGNALS IN DTV TRANSITION
Coupons Available To Cover Costs, But May Run Out

Approximately 12,000 households in Nassau and Suffolk counties, as well as 79,000 in Queens and 98,000 in Brooklyn, stand to lose television signals on Feb. 17, 2009 when the government-mandated transition from analog-to-digital signals takes place.

"The local households at risk are almost evenly-split between Nassau and Suffolk counties," said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. "The Fair Media Council urges residents to get ready for the DTV transition now. From what Nielsen research tells us, the households most at risk are those of the elderly and diverse populations, particularly Hispanic households."

The digital television transition primarily will affect households that rely on over-the-air broadcasting, instead of a pay-TV service. (Households with cable or satellite may also experience problems in the switch to DTV if they have multiple televisions, if all the televisions are not DTV ready.)

To help cover the cost of the converter box necessary for those at-risk households, coupons are available from the government, but may run out soon. "It's important the public get their coupons now, and use them within 90 days before they expire," Clement said. "Converter boxes should be hooked up and ready before Feb. 17, to ensure no one loses access to news and information." Converter boxes should retail between $40 and $70. Every U.S. household is eligible to receive up to two coupons, worth $40 each, toward the purchase of eligible converter boxes.

To order coupons and for more information about the conversion to DTV, log on to www.dtvanswers.com, www.dtv.gov or call the FCC at 1-888-388-2009 (voice) or 1-877-530-2634 (TTY).

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jaci Clement
516-224-1860, ext. 100

Learn How To Raise Money Using The Internet &
Reach A Younger Audience at the Fair Media Council's Media Fix Workshop on December 11, 2008

Want to bring in more money with minimal expense? Learn the secret of how to raise money over the Internet, and find out how businesses and nonprofit organizations can reach new audiences through Internet awareness campaigns at the Fair Media Council Media Fix Workshop on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 8.30 to 10.30 a.m. at the Four Points Sheraton, Plainview. "E-Philanthropy: How to Use The Internet To Help You Raise Money" will be taught by Internet entrepreneur John Murcott exclusively for the Fair Media Council.

"It's the perfect time to share expertise on how to use the Internet effectively to reach new customers, clients and donors," said Fair Media Council Executive Director Jaci Clement. "The current economic climate means everyone must use their resources as efficiently as possible, and fundraising over the Internet is proving extremely cost effective."

John Murcott is an experienced speaker and lecturer who is best known for co-founding FatWire, a software company that has become the world leader in content management. Murcott is now engaged in the growing field of e-philanthropy. At the workshop, he will discuss how e-philanthropy is a rapidly developing trend, and how to use the Internet to reach Generation X and Y. Murcott will explore the generational differences between Gen X and Gen Y, as well as what they expect from their service providers. This workshop should be attended by anyone interested in growing a new customer base, including business development officers, salespeople and marketing and public relations professionals.

The Fair Media Council's Media Fix Workshop series, exclusively sponsored by St. Joseph's College, is designed specifically for small businesses and nonprofit organizations to improve all facets of communication skills. Tickets are $40 for FMC members, $65 for nonmembers. To reserve your tickets, which include continental breakfast and networking time, call 516.224.1860, ext. 100. Tickets must be paid in advance and are nonrefundable. A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible, to the extent allowable by law.

The Fair Media Council is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization that advocates for quality local news and educates the public on issues affecting news coverage. To join the 200-plus companies that are members of the Fair Media Council, please visit us at www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jaci Clement

516-224-1860, ext. 101

Fair Media Council’s

2008-2009 Media Guide Now Available

If you’re trying to promote your business, a product and/or service, then you need to order the Fair Media Council’s 2008-2009 Media Guide. Filled with over 50 pages of updated contact information for the New York-area metropolitan media, the Fair Media Council’s Media Guide is a must have for anyone trying to reach the media. The Fair Media Council’s Media Guide is tailored to working with the metropolitan-area media. More than 50 pages of editorial, advertising, and promotion contacts, numbers, addresses and e-mails makes the Fair Media Council’s Media Guide an indispensable tool for getting your message out.

The Fair Media Council’s 2008-2009 Media Guide is $25 for members and $40 for non-members. To order please contact Jodi at (516) 224-1860, ext. 100 or jodi@fairmediacouncil.org. You can also visit our website www.fairmediacouncil.org and click on products.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log onto www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Bethpage, NY – The Fair Media Council will be hosting a Media Fix Workshop sponsored by St. Joseph’s College on Thursday, November 13, 2008 from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, Plainview, NY. The workshop will focus on “Little PR Mistakes That Can Cost Big $$$!” This interactive workshop will give you an inside look at the most common mistakes peoples make when trying to promote their products and services. If you question how to budget both your time and your financial resources, or if you just can't seem to build any momentum around a particular project, this workshop is for you!

This Fair Media Council workshop will be presented by Jody Fisher, Senior Vice President, Rubenstein Communications (back by popular demand!) He represents The New York Post, The Whitney Museum, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Jersey’s Atlantic Health Hospital System, Phoenix House and Tishman Construction. He has also led projects that include the opening of the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas and regularly works with Silverstein Properties on their public events and multiple design unveiling campaigns for the new World Trade Center. Previous to his work at Rubenstein, Fisher led the in-house public relations departments at KeySpan Energy and St. John’s University. Prior to starting his career in public relations, Fisher worked in the news rooms and on the air at some of New York’s best known and most influential radio and television stations, including: 1010 WINS; New Jersey 101.5-FM radio; Fox 5 “10’O’Clock News”; and WCBS-AM, where he served as Long Island correspondent and weekend city reporter.

Tickets are $40 for Fair Media Council members and $65 for nonmembers. To reserve your ticket, which includes continental breakfast, call Jodi at 516-224-1860 ext. 100. Tickets must be paid in advance. No refunds and no exchanges.

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Register Now for Fair Media Council’s

Media Fix Workshop

Bethpage, NY – “Everything You Need to Know About Social Networking” will be the topic of The Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop, sponsored by St. Joseph’s College on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton in Plainview, NY. The workshop will focus on using social media as a viable tool for building a company’s awareness in the public eye and enhancing its brand. This Fair Media Council workshop will be presented by Peter Shankman, a successful entrepreneur and established public relations pro. Shankman will cover the bases of what you need to know about social networking and how to capitalize on this new media tool. According to Shankman, “It’s not Web 2.0 or Web 3.0, it’s life.”

Tickets are $40 for Fair Media Council members and $65 for nonmembers. To reserve your tickets, which include continental breakfast, call 516-224-1860 ext. 100. Tickets must be paid in advance. No refunds and no exchanges.

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For Immediate Release Contact: Jaci Clement

516-318-2531

GO BEHIND THE SCENES IN POLITICAL REPORTING AT FAIR MEDIA COUNCIL’S CONNECTION DAY PROGRAM ON OCTOBER 16

The Fair Media Council presents Connection Day on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Long Island Hilton, Huntington. This year’s all-day event attracts more than 700 people from the greater metro area and includes more than 20 new workshops, over 100 reporters and editors, and expanded exhibitor opportunities. “This conference being a day of public service performed by the news media to meet the public,” said Jaci Clement, executive director.

The Fair Media Council is a 501 c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage.

Keynoting the FMC Connection Day luncheon will be Molly Line, political correspondent for Fox News Channel’s You Decide, 2008 Presidential election coverage. She will be covering the presidential debate at Hofstra University the night before, and her address will take the audience behind the scenes in political reporting. Line reported live from St. Louis, Missouri, during the 2008 Vice-Presidential Debate. She also covered the first of three 2008 Presidential Debates live from Oxford, Mississippi. In 2007 Line reported on the JFK terrorism plot investigation and in 2006 she covered the arrest and extradition of Neil Entwistle, the British born man accused of murdering his wife and baby.

“Connection Day is the only conference of its kind that gives the community the opportunity to network one-on-one with the metropolitan media.” said Jaci Clement. “Participants get to hear directly from the media about issues affecting the quality of their local news.”

Major sponsors of the event include Weiser LLP, Briarcliffe College, WABC-TV and North Shore-LIJ Health System. To make a reservation, become an event sponsor or an exhibitor: please call (516) 224-1860, Ext. 100

To join the 200-plus businesses and non-profit organizations who make up the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org

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For Immediate Release Contact: Jaci Clement

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MEET THE NEWS MEDIA AT

FAIR MEDIA COUNCIL’S CONNECTION DAY

Bethpage, New York - The Fair Media Council presents Connection Day on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Long Island Hilton, Huntington. This year’s all-day event attracts more than 700 from the greater metro area and includes more than 20 new workshops, over 100 reporters and editors, and expanded exhibitor opportunities. “This conference being a day of public service performed by the news media to meet the public,” said Jaci Clement, executive director.

The Fair Media Council is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage.

“Connection Day is the only conference of its kind that gives the community the opportunity to network one-on-one with the metropolitan area media.” said Jaci Clement. “Participants get to hear directly from the media about issues affecting the quality of their local news.”

Tickets include three workshops, networking breaks, admission to all media exhibits, continental breakfast, luncheon with the keynote speaker and a 2008-2009 Fair Media Council Media Guide. To make a reservation, become an event sponsor or an exhibitor: please call (516) 224-1860, Ext. 100

To join the 200-plus businesses and non-profit organizations who make up the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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CONTACT: Jaci Clement (Cell) 516-318-2531

Fair Media Council Folio Award Winners Announced

April 25 – Following a keynote address by Helen Thomas and a special tribute paid to Newsday legend Robert W. Greene by Les Payne, former assistant managing editor at Newsday, the Fair Media Council granted 18 Folio Awards for excellence in local news coverage in print, radio, television and internet coverage.

The complete list of winners is attached.

The Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards ceremony, held today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, was co-hosted by the WCBS 2 anchor team, Maurice DuBois & Kate Sullivan. Award presenters were NBC 4's Lynda Baquero & David Ushery, Fox 5’s Jodi Applegate & Reid Lamberty, My9's Mike Gilliam & Audrey Puente, CW 11's Sukanya Krishnan & John Muller and Telemundo 47's Veronica Contreras & Jorge Ramos.

“What makes the Folio Awards meaningful is the community judges the news,” said Jaci Clement, executive director. “This program is a cornerstone in our efforts to advocate for quality local news that is relevant to the community.”

The Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards is taped for broadcast by WVVH Hamptons Television. Hamptons Television will broadcast a two-hour special premiering the Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 at 8 p.m. on the following channels: Verizon FiOS Channel 14 (Long Island, NYC, Westchester, Rockland County), Cablevision 78, UHF Channel 50 and Time Warner Cable Channel 1111. Also, the program will be available worldwide on live webstream at www.hamptonstv.com.

The Fair Media Council’s annual Folio Awards program and winning entries are archived at the Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

Fair Media Council Folio Awards Winners 2008

Radio: Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

WCBS News Radio 880

July 18, 2007

Story: A Tornado Strikes L.I.

Reporter: Mike Xirinachs, Sophia Hall & the WCBS Newsteam

Television: Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

No Winner

Print: Enterprise Reporting

Long Island Press

Aug. 9, 2007

Story: Blood, Sweat and Tears

Reporter: Michael M. Martino, Jr.

Editor: Robbie Woliver

Television: Investigative journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

WNBC

Dec. 15, 2006

Story: Slush Funds

Reporter: Carolyn Gusoff

Photographer & Editor: Jim Zoltowski, Jr.

Radio: Continuing News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

WLIU-FM Southampton

Nov. 15, 2007

Story: The Evening Report with Connie Conway

Reporter: Connie Conway

Producer: Connie Conway

Editor: Connie Conway

Print: An article, column or series that deals with a media issue and its impact on Long Island

No Winner

Television: Continuing News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

WNBC

June 6-7, 2007

Story: Beyond the Drowning Pool

Reporter: Greg Cergol

Editor: Jeff Richardson, James Zoltowski, Jr.

Radio: Investigative journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

No Winner

Print: Investigative Journalism News Story

Long Island Press

July 19, 2007

Story: Sick Puppies

Reporter: Christopher Twarowski, Timothy Bolger

Editor: Robbie Woliver

Television: Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News

No Winner

Television: Spot News Story

No Winner

Print: Feature Story – Under 2,000 words

Canvas Magazine

October, 2007

Story: EcoShell Game

Reporter: Sharon Linsenbach

Editor: Ramin Ganeshram

Radio: Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

WCBS News Radio 880

Nov. 15, 2007

Story: I Want an Education

Reporter: Mike Xirinachs

Television: Feature Story – Long Form

WLIW

May 6, 2007

Story: Ticket: Fota at Henry Viscardi School

Host: Laura Savini

Producer: Charlotte Cote’

Editor: David Anton

Print: Editorial

Fire Island Tide

June 22, 2007

Story: Keeping The Bay Alive

Reporter: Elaine Kiesling Whitehouse

Editor: Elaine Kiesling Whitehouse

Radio: Spot News Story

No Winner

Television: Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

WNBC

Aug. 31, 2007

Story: Rosie’s Return Flight

Reporter: Greg Cergol

Producer: John Albertson

Editor: John Albertson

Print: Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News

No Winner

Radio: Feature Story – Long Form

WALK 97.5 FM

Sept. 30, 2007

Story: Island Assignment: Witness Project

Reporter: Donna Vaughan

Producer: Donna Vaughan

Editor: Donna Vaughan

Television: Cultural, Artistic, Educational or Religious News

No Winner

Print: News Analysis

No Winner

Radio: Cultural, Artistic, Educational or Religious News

No Winner

Print: Photo of the Year

No Winner

Radio: Science, Health or Environment News

No Winner

Print: Cartoon of the year

No Winner

Radio: Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News

No Winner

Radio: Editorial or Public Affairs Issues

WALK 97.5 FM

March 18, 2007

Story: Island Assignment: AIDS Suit

Reporter: Donna Vaughan

Producer: Donna Vaughan

Editor: Donna Vaughan

Print: Trend of the year

No Winner

Radio: Enterprise Reporting

No Winner

Television: Enterprise Reporting

WNBC

June 24, 2007

Story: Field of Dreams

Reporter: Carolyn Gusoff

Producer & Photographer: Michael DelGiudice

Print: Science, Health or Environment News

Long Island Press

Nov. 8, 2007

Story: Quirky

Reporter: Robbie Woliver

Editor: Robbie Woliver

Internet: Any media outlet that made effective use of the Internet in expanding or supplementing the coverage of a Long Island story or issue.

Islip.TV

June 29, 2007

Story: Where is Suffolk’s $300 Million

Reporter: Waldo Cabrera

Producer: Waldo Cabrera

Editor: Waldo Cabrera

Television: Editorial or Public Affairs Issues

No Winner

Print: Feature Story – More than 2,000 words

No Winner

Internet: Best Blog on Local News & Issues

No Winner

Television: Science, Health or Environment News

WNBC

Dec. 6, 2006

Story: On Shaky Ground

Reporter: Greg Cergol

Producer:

Editor: John Albertson

Print: Cultural, Artistic, Educational or Religious News

Long Island Press

Sept. 20, 2007

Story: Gambling with Tradition

Reporter: Jed Morey

Editor: Robbie Woliver

Internet: Enterprise Reporting

No Winner

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Register Now for Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop

Bethpage, NY – The Fair Media Council will be hosting a Media Fix Workshop sponsored by St. Joseph’s College on Thursday, March 13, 2008. This workshop will focus on “Creating Better Press Releases”, and will take place from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Interactive workshop will give participants tips for writing better, more effective press releases as well as guidelines on how to best get the releases into the hands of the right people in the news media. Participants are asked to please bring press releases from their organizations to be critiqued.

This Fair Media Council workshop will be taught by Jody Fisher, Vice President, Rubenstein Communications. He represents The New York Post, The Whitney Museum, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Jersey’s Atlantic Health Hospital System, Phoenix House and Tishman Construction. He has also led projects that include the opening of the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas and regularly works with Silverstein Properties on their public events and multiple design unveiling campaigns for the new World Trade Center. Previous to his work at Rubenstein, Fisher led the in-house public relations departments at KeySpan Energy and St. John’s University. Prior to starting his career in public relations, Fisher worked in the news rooms and on the air at some of New York’s best known and most influential radio and television stations, including: 1010 WINS; New Jersey 101.5-FM radio; Fox 5 “10’O’Clock News”; and WCBS-AM, where he served as Long Island correspondent and weekend city reporter.

Tickets are $40 for Fair Media Council members and $65 for nonmembers. To reserve your ticket, which includes continental breakfast, call 516-224-1860 ext. 100. Tickets must be paid in advance. No refunds and no exchanges.

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Bethpage, NY – The Fair Media Council presents two upcoming Media Fix Workshops. The Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshops are sponsored by St. Joseph’s College.

Thursday, March 13, 2008: Creating Better Press Releases from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. This workshop will give you tips for writing better, more effective press releases as well as guidelines on how to best get your releases into the right hands.

Thursday, April 24, 2008: Pitching With a Point: Taking the Mystery Out of Pitching Stories to the News Media from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Once you've gotten a news reporter on the phone, what do you say? We'll cover the basics, discuss strategies and take pitching ideas from the audience to create pitches that will sell your stories. This workshop will be taught by Bert J. Cunningham, Cunningham Strategic Communications, LLC, Public Relations/Marketing Consultant. Cunningham has 38 years experience in public relations and marketing, most recently as Vice President of Communications for the Long Island Power Authority. Prior to joining LIPA, Cunningham was president and chief operating officer of the Blankman/Cunningham Group, a Garden City-based public relations and marketing communications agency, which served clients in the private and public sectors including non-profits. Earlier, Cunningham served as Executive Director of Government and Community Relations and Chief of Staff at the Long Island Rail Road, and as Director of Public Affairs for the New York State Senate Committee on Transportation.

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Fair Media Council’s 2008 Media Guide Now Available

If you’re trying to promote your business, a product and/or service, then you need to order the Fair Media Council’s 2008 Media Guide. Filled with over 50 pages of updated contact information for the New York-area metropolitan media, the Fair Media Council’s Media Guide is a must have for anyone trying to reach the media. The Fair Media Council’s Media Guide is tailored to working with the metropolitan-area media. More than 50 pages of editorial, advertising, and promotion contacts, numbers, addresses and e-mails makes the Fair Media Council’s Media Guide an indispensable tool for getting your message out.

The Fair Media Council’s 2008 Media Guide is $25 for members and $40 for non-members. To order please contact Fran Mauceri at (516) 224-1860, ext. 103. You can also visit our website www.fairmediacouncil.org and click on products.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log onto www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Meet the News Media at Connection Day

The Fair Media Council presents Connection Day on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Long Island Hilton, Huntington. This year’s all-day event attracts more than 700 business professionals from the greater metro area and includes more than 20 new workshops, over 100 reporters and editors, and expanded exhibitor opportunities.

The Fair Media Council is a 501 c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage.

“Connection Day is the only conference of its kind that gives the community the opportunity to network one-on-one with the metropolitan media.” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “Participants get to hear directly from the media about issues affecting the quality of their local news.”

Tickets to this all day conference are $225 for Fair Media Council members and $350 for non-members. For students with valid ID tickets are $100. Tickets include of three workshops, networking breaks, admission to all media exhibits, continental breakfast, luncheon with the keynote speaker and a 2007-2008 Fair Media Council Media Guide. To make a reservation, become an event sponsor or an exhibitor: please call (516) 224-1860, Ext. 100

To join the 200-plus businesses and non-profit organizations who make up the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Learn How to Grow Your Business at the Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop

Learn how to take your business to the next level by utilizing local news on October 10, 2007 from 8:30- 10:30 a.m. at the Long Island Hilton/Huntington at the Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop: Local News as a Growth Strategy for Small Businesses.

At The Fair Media Council’s workshop you will gain a greater understanding of the local news and how it can either boost your success or contribute to your downfall. “The first step to attracting new customers is to make sure they know you exist. This workshop will offer the tools and insight necessary for using the local news to your advantage. It will cover various ways to create a new growth strategy through the media,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council.

The Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop: Local News as a Growth Strategy for Small Businesses is sponsored by St. Joseph’s College and will be taught by the executive director of the Fair Media Council Jaci Clement, who has been a media and communications professional for more than 20 years.

Tickets for the Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop: Local News as a Growth Strategy are $40 for Fair Media Council members and $65 for non-members. All tickets must be paid for in advance and are nonrefundable. To reserve your ticket, which includes continental breakfast, please call 516-224-1860 Ext. 100

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What Are You Feeding Your Brain?

Find out at the Fair Media Council’s

Media Fix Workshop

Welcome to the only diet that lets you eat all the chocolate you want: Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop: Creating a Media Diet, on October 24, 2007 from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the Long Island Hilton/Huntington. The Fair Media Council will teach you how to use news to feed your brain a healthy mix of information.

“A healthy media diet incorporates a variety of news sources from different mediums to provide you with the best information to make informed decisions,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council.

The Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshops are sponsored by St. Joseph’s College. This workshop will be taught by the Fair Media Council’s Executive Director Jaci Clement, who has more than 20 years experience in all aspects of media and communications.

Tickets for the Fair Media Council’s Media Fix Workshop: Creating a Media Diet are $40 for Council members and $65 for non-members. All tickets must be paid for in advance and are non-refundable. To reserve tickets please call 516-224-1860 Ext. 100

The Fair Media Council is a 501c not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log onto www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council Folio Award Winners Announced

April 27 – Following a keynote address by CBS News Anchor Harry Smith, the Fair Media Council granted 24 Folio Awards for excellence in local news coverage in print, radio, and television coverage.

The complete list of winners is below.

The Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards ceremony, held today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, was co-hosted by the FOX 5 anchor team, Ernie Anastos & Rosanna Scotto. Award presenters were CBS 2's Dana Tyler & Jim Rosenfield, Newsday Columnist Ellis Henican, NBC 4's Lynda Baquero & David Ushery, Ed Lowe, ABC 7's Lee Goldberg & N.J. Burkett, my9's Lynda Lopez & Scott Stanford, Newsday TV Critic Verne Gay, CW 11's Kaity Tong & Jim Watkins, Telemundo 47's Odalys Molina & Jorge Ramos, and the voice of Michael Coleman Lowndes.

The Fair Media Council’s annual Folio Awards program and winning entries are archived at the Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University.

“What makes the Folio Awards meaningful is the community who judges the news,” said Jaci Clement, executive director. “This program is a cornerstone in our efforts to advocate for quality local news that is relevant to the community.”

The Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards is taped for broadcast by WVVH Hamptons Television and will appear on Hamptons Television, Time Warner Cable and You Tube.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

Fair Media Council Folio Awards Winners 2007

Radio

Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

No Winner

Continuing News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

No Winner

Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

No Winner

Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

“Immigration : An Island Divided” WCBS 880, Reporter: Mike Xirinachs

Spot News Story:

No Winner

Feature Story-Long Form"

“Nick Colleluori Montage” WRHU FM, Reporter: Matthew Shortis

Science, Health or Environment News

“Island Assignment : Map of Destiny” WALK FM, Reporter: Donna Vaughan

Cultural, Artistic, Educational or Religious News

“Island Assignment : Running to Freedom” WALK FM, Reporter: Donna Vaughan

Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News

No Winner

Editorial or Public Affairs Issues

“Gang Violence” WRHU, Reporters: Basia and Brian Simpson

Enterprise Reporting

No Winner

Television

Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

“Wade River Standoff” CW11, Reporter: Rob Hoell

Continuing News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

“Drunk Driving Murder Verdict” WNBC, Reporter: Carolyn Gusoff

Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

“Neighborhood Predators” WCBS, Reporter: Scott Weinberger, Producer: Linda Sachs

Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast

“Mikey’s Way” LI News Tonight, Reporter: Jill Wagner, Producer: Ken Eckhardt

Spot News Story

“Deer Park Brush Fire” CW11, Reporter: Rob Hoell

Feature Story-Long Form

“Snapshot: Levittown” WLIW21, Host: Lyn May, Producer: Theresa Statz-Smith

Science, Health or Environment News

“Is Long Island Ready for Bird Flu” CW11, Reporter: Mary Murphy

Cultural, Artistic, Educational or Religious News

“CI to Salzburg” News 12 Long Island, Reporter: Danielle Campbell, Editor: Brian Endres

Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News

“Tuition Trouble” My 9, Reporter: Barbara Nevins Taylor, Editor: Noreen Coles

Editorial or Public Affairs Issues

No Winner

Enterprise Reporting

“Bad Driver” My 9, Reporter: Barbara Nevins Taylor, Producer: Ed Lopez

Print

An article, column or series that deals with a media issue and its impact on Long Island

“LI’s Growing Transportation Problem” Hammer Magazine, Reporter: John Rigrod

Investigative Journalism News Story

“Politics and Law Form a Profitable Circle” The New York Times, Reporter: David Winzelberg, Editor: Pat Lyons

Feature Story-Under 2,000 Words

“Hospice” Long Island Press, Reporter: Tom Durante, Editor: Michael Martino

Feature Story-More than 2,000 Words

“Dancing in the Dark” Long Island Press, Reporter: Susan Harris, Editor: Robbie Woliver

Science, Health or Environment News

“Life After Lobsters” Long Island, Reporter: Conor Berry, Editor: Gary Wojtas, Kristen D’Andrea

Cultural, Artistic, Educational or Religious News

“Meet…Richard Sonnenfeldt” Long Island Press, Reporter: Annie Blachley, Editor: Robbie Woliver

Economic, Business or Consumer Issues

“Down the Drain” Long Island Business News, Reporter: Jeremy Harrell, Editor: Carl Corry

Editorial

“The Lifestyle you Overturn” Long Island, Writer: Matthew T. Crosson, Editor: Gary Wojtas

News Analysis

No Winner

Trend of the Year

No Winner

Cartoon of the Year

No Winner

Photo of the Year

No Winner

Enterprise Reporting

“Missing” Long Island Press, Reporter: April Jimenez and Timothy Bolger

CBS News’ Harry Smith to Keynote Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards on April 27

CBS News’ Harry Smith will keynote the Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards, honoring excellence in local news coverage, on April 27 at the Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, N.Y. Co-hosting the Folio Awards is the WNYW FOX 5 anchor team Ernie Anastos and Rosanna Scotto.

Harry Smith anchors “The Early Show” and hosts the daily radio news and analysis feature “Just a Minute,” on CBS News Radio Network.

Smith first worked for CBS News for 13 years as an anchor, correspondent and featured contributor for various broadcasts. During that time, he served as co-anchor of “CBS This Morning,” covering a wide range of domestic and international stories.

“The Folio Awards are equally important to the community and the local news media,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “The winning stories are chosen by community leaders for the stories’ importance and impact on the community. This event is a powerful way to talk back to the local news, and it serves to illustrate what the community wants and needs from its news coverage.”

The Fair Media Council’s annual awards luncheon also features New York area television anchors as award presenters. More than 800 business, community and media leaders are expected to attend. Sponsorships, souvenir journal advertising and tickets are available.

Major sponsors include Bethpage Federal Credit Union, New York Institute of Technology, Hofstra University, Allstate Insurance Company, Briarcliffe College, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. and SUNY College at Old Westbury.

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Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards

On April 27 Co-Hosted by FOX 5’s

Ernie Anastos and Rosanna Scotto

The Fair Media Council presents the Folio Awards on Friday, April 27, 2007 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club.

the local news, and it serves to illustrate what the community wants and needs from its news coverage.”

The Fair Media Council’s annual awards luncheon attracts more than 800 business, community and media leaders.

Co-hosting the Fair Media Council’s Folio Awards is the WNYW FOX 5 anchor team Ernie Anastos and Rosanna Scotto.

Award presenters are news anchors, columnists and radio personalities from the metropolitan area. Sponsorships, souvenir journal advertising and tickets are available, but selling fast. Tickets are $195 for members of the Fair Media Council and $275 for non-members. For more information, contact Nicole at 516.224.1860 ext. 103, or email nicole@fairmediacouncil.org.

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KPMG MANAGING PARTNER &

BRIARCLIFFE PRESIDENT ELECTED

TO FAIR MEDIA COUNCIL’S

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

By a unanimous decision of the Fair Media Council’s Executive Committee, KPMG Managing Partner Theresa Ahlstrom and Briarcliffe College President George Santiago, Jr. have been elected to the Fair Media Council’s Board of Directors.

“Theresa Ahlstrom and George Santiago, Jr. are welcome additions to the Board,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “They are smart, savvy and committed to the betterment of the local community.”

Ahlstrom is the Long Island Office managing partner. Ahlstrom started her career at KPMG in 1982, and was admitted into the partnership in 1993.

George Santiago, Jr. has been with Briarcliffe College since July, 2004 serving as Provost. He became the college’s president in February 2006.

The addition of Ahlstrom and Santiago bring the Council’s board to a total of 30 community leaders who are committed to keeping the local media responsible to the public it serves.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council’s

2006-2007 Media Guide Now Available

Filled with over 60 pages of updated contact information for New York-area metropolitan media, the Fair Media Council’s Media Guide is a must have for anyone trying to reach the media. The Fair Media Council is tailored to working with the metropolitan-area media. More than 60 pages of editorial, advertising, and promotion contacts, numbers, addresses and e-mails makes the Fair Media Council’s Media Guide an indispensable tool for getting your message out.

The Fair Media Council’s 2006-2007 Media Guide is $25 for members and $40 for non-members.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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New Publication

Get Media Savvy Handbook Now Available

The Fair Media Council has unveiled the Get Media Savvy Handbook, filled with tips and information on dealing with the local news media. The Handbook is designed to provide answers you can’t find anywhere else. Inside you will find everything you need to know about media relations, including how tos, tips, ethics, protocol and even a glossary of media speak.

The Fair Media Council’s Get Media Savvy Handbook is the perfect companion to the Fair Media Council’s Media Guide. The Handbook is a great resource for anyone, anywhere, dealing with local news issues.

The Handbooks is $10 for Fair Media Council members and $20 for non-members.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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Fair Media Council Unveils New

Media Savvy KIDS Program

The Fair Media Council unveiled its Media Savvy KIDS program at Molloy College’s Rising Stars Summer Camp for at-risk youth. Designed for children in the fourth through sixth grades, the program introduces media literacy skills just when their media habits are beginning to form.

The 8- and 9-year-old campers learned basic reporting and editing skills “to gain an understanding of how a news story is created and the decisions that affect what they see or hear in the news,” said Jaci Clement, executive director of the Fair Media Council. “Overall, these kids now know more about news than most adults.”

The goal of the Fair Media Council’s Media Savvy KIDS program is not only to teach media literacy, but also to encourage deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills. A working understanding of the news process, improving reading and writing skills, introducing ethics and ethical problem-solving skills, and encouraging healthy media habits to form, so children can incorporate current events into classroom learning, are all part of the program.

The Fair Media Council is currently seeking funding to support the program.

The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that advocates for quality local news coverage and educates its members on issues affecting local news coverage. To join the 200-plus New York businesses that are members of the Fair Media Council, log on to www.fairmediacouncil.org.

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