Does your business or nonprofit have a great story, but nobody knows about it? Now is the time for your story to be heard. FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement will teach you step-by-step how to pitch your story to the New York media.
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Southampton Teacher Wins FMC’s Media Savvy Teacher Award
Fair Media Council’s Media Savvy Teacher Award went to Southampton Elementary School Teacher Anastasia Gavalas for using news media in the classroom.
May Workshops: Create Perfect Pitch for Media Coverage
THIS FRIDAY: Does your business or nonprofit have a great story, but nobody knows about it? Now is the time for your story to be heard.
Award Deadline June 29 for 4th-6th Grade Teachers
If you are a 4th-6th grade teacher using news in the classroom, then you’re eligible to enter FMC’s Media Savvy Teacher Award Program. The deadline is June 29, 2012 and entry forms are downloadable at fairmediacouncil.org.
“There are many ways to incorporate news into classroom learning,” said FMC Executive Director Jaci Clement. “And the benefits are endless. Consuming news encourages deductive reasoning, critical thinking skills and teaches students to look at the world from different perspectives.”
Past FMC Media Savvy Teacher Award winners include 5th grade teacher Suzanne Story of Longwood Middle School and 4th grade teacher Evan Curran of the Laddie Decker School.
The Fair Media Council (FMC) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that educates businesses, nonprofits and the public to become media savvy. FMC also advocates for quality local news coverage and has about 200 New York Metro area businesses and nonprofits as members.
Teachers can find the entry form at fairmediacouncil.org. For more information call 1.855.432.4763, ext. 703. or 1.516.224.1860, ext. 703, or email info@fairmediacouncil.org.
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All New Women’s Empowerment Summit Planned for June 22
Fair Media Council’s brand new Women’s Empowerment Summit is June 22, 2012, 7.30 a.m. – 12 noon at Briarcliffe College, Bethpage, N.Y.
AT&T Joins Fair Media Council’s Board of Directors
The Fair Media Council elected AT&T external affairs director Ed Bergstraesser to its board of directors. He joins 13 business and community leaders advocating for quality local news as a key factor for social change and vibrant communities.
The Public Has Judged: FMC Folio Award Winners Announced
Hundreds of journalists, business and community leaders were in attendance at the annual FMC Folio Awards on April 20, to find out who the public chose as the best in local news and social media.
Watch the Folio Awards Here!
Did you miss out on the largest media event on Long Island? Check out the 2012 FMC Folio Awards. You can catch all of the awards, speakers and presenters right here:
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Best of Local News Media to Attend Folio Awards
The biggest names in New York media will be turning out for this year’s FMC Folio Awards on April 20, 2012.
WCBS Anchors Maurice DuBois and Kristine Johnson to Co-host FMC Folio Awards
Emmy Award winning anchors Maurice DuBois and Kristine Johnson of CBS New York will be co-hosting the 2012 FMC Folio Awards. Continue reading
