News organizations and freelancers are eligible to enter FMC’s Folio Awards. Each story must focus, all or in part, on Long Island, N.Y. Categories change yearly, so please review carefully. Entry rules and fees apply. Entries must be submitted with entry forms, which are downloadable. News media may also enter work in social media categories: see details here.
Click Here to Download Folio Awards News Category Entry Form
Category A: Television & Radio Entry Categories (includes podcasts & online-only TV/Radio formats)
A1. Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
A2. Continuing News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
A3. Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
A4. Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
A5. Spot News Story
A6. Feature Story – Long Form
A7. Science, Health or Environment News
A8. Cultural, Artistic, Historical or Religious News
A9. Dr. Sean A. Fanelli Award in Educational Reporting
A10. Political News Coverage
A11. Economic or Business News
A12. Editorial or Public Affairs Issues
A13. Sports News
A14. Weather News
A15. Enterprise Reporting
A16. Consumer Issues News
A17. Best Newscast
A18. Best Talk Show
Specific Issues
Specific Issues are special categories devoted to the most pertinent issues facing Long Island today.
SIA1. Affordable Housing News
SIA2. Energy Trends & Innovation News
SIA3. Smart Growth News
SIA4. School-to-Workforce News
SIA5. Transportation improvements News
SIA6. Impact of Immigration News
SIA7. Taxes: Accountability News
SIA8. Affordable Housing Feature Reporting
SIA9. Energy Trends & Innovations Feature Reporting
SIA10. Smart Growth Feature Reporting
SIA11. School-to-workforce Feature Reporting
SIA12. Transportation improvements Feature Reporting
SIA13. Impact of immigration Feature Reporting
SIA14. Taxes: Accountability Feature Reporting
SIA15. Affordable Housing Talk Show and/or Commentary
SIA16. Energy Trends & Innovations Talk Show and/or Commentary
SIA17. Smart Growth Talk Show and/or Commentary
SIA18. School-to-workforce Talk Show and/or Commentary
SIA19. Transportation improvements Talk Show and/or Commentary
SIA20. Impact of immigration Talk Show and/or Commentary
SIA21. Taxes: Accountability Talk Show and/or Commentary
Category B: Newspaper/Magazine Entry Categories (includes online-only newspaper/magazine formats)
B1. An article, column or series about the news media and its impact on Long Island.
B2. Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism (May not be a series. Enter a series of investigative news stories in Category B14.)
B3. Feature Story – Under 2,000 words
B4. Feature Story – More than 2,000 words
B5. Science, Health or Environment News
B6. Cultural, Artistic, Historical, or Religious News
B7. Dr. Sean A. Fanelli Award in Educational Reporting
B8. Economic, Business or Consumer Issues News
B9. Political News
B10. Sports News
B11. Editorial
B12. News Analysis
B13. Trend of the Year
B14. Enterprise Reporting
B15. Column
B16. Commentary
B17. Political Commentary
B18. Best Newspaper (print or online)
B19. Weather News
B20. Election News
Specific Issues
Specific Issues are special categories devoted to the most pertinent issues facing Long Island today. Up to 2 entries permitted in each category.
SIB1. Affordable Housing News
SIB2. Energy Trends & Innovation News
SIB3. Smart Growth News
SIB4. School-to-workforce News
SIB5. Transportation improvements News
SIB6. Impact of immigration News
SIB7. Taxes: Accountability News
SIB8. Affordable Housing Feature Reporting
SIB9. Energy Trends & Innovations Feature Reporting
SIB10. Smart Growth Feature Reporting
SIB11. School-to-workforce Feature Reporting
SIB12. Transportation improvements Feature Reporting
SIB13. Impact of immigration Feature Reporting
SIB14. Taxes: Accountability Feature Reporting
SIB15. Affordable Housing Column or Editorial
SIB16. Energy Trends & Innovations Column or Editorial
SIB17. Smart Growth Column or Editorial
SIB18. School-to-workforce Column or Editorial
SIB19. Transportation improvements Column or Editorial
SIB20. Impact of immigration Column or Editorial
SIB21. Taxes: Accountability Column or Editorial
