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About Fair Media Council

The Fair Media Council is recognized as one of the oldest, most successful media watchdogs in the country today. Here are some key milestones in our development and how we established Long Island as the place for thought leadership in news and media.

PHASE IV: 2020

Due to COVID19 restrictions on public gatherings, FMC creates new, virtual programming and reshapes signature events to continue its work. In the process, the FMC brand attracts a national audience.

PHASE III: 2015

FMC programming expanded to include hyperlocal, regional and national news & issues

PHASE II: 2004

The “Fair Media Council” was introduced with an expanded, two-sided mission to advocate for quality from all forms of news media, and to create a media-savvy society. FMC’s mission was created to reflect technology’s continuous and evolving impact on media and society. Result? An organization unlike any in the country.

PHASE I: 1979

The predecessor to FMC was created, focusing on local television news. (Cable and the Internet had yet to be born.) It was known as the Long Island Coalition for Fair Broadcasting, Inc. For many years, it monitored the amount of time over-the-air New York-based television stations devoted to Long Island-specific news.

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