Portiansky Appointed Judge of FMC Folio Awards

Public Relations and marketing executive Luis Portiansky, currently serving as regional marketing manager at Towers Watson, is one of about 35 distinguished community leaders who have been appointed to judge the news in the Fair Media Council’s annual Folio Awards program, a high-profile celebration of news that has been judged by the public to best represent what the Long Island community wants and needs in its news.

“I believe participating in the FMC’s annual judging of Folio entries is one of my most important community and civic activities.

Luis Portiansky

In this age of major media outlet consolidation and proliferation of independent local journalism it is critically important to provide the recognition and feedback of the Folio awards. FMC gives us a voice with which to speak to both of those groups,” said Portiansky.

“This green-light ethics program, unlike any in the country, shows the media what the public wants in its news,” said FMC CEO Jaci Clement. “It’s an incredibly effective method for improving the quality of local news. We are honored to have such exemplary community leaders serve as Folio judges and make this program possible.”

Folio judges spend countless hours reviewing hundreds of news stories, which are submitted by media outlets primarily from the New York metro area, but often as far away as Canada.

Judging results will be made public at the FMC Folio Awards, a star-studded affair that is the biggest media event on Long Island, on Friday, April 24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Crest Hollow Country Club. About 600 business, community and government leaders, as well as the media, attend. Major supporters to date include North Shore-LIJ Health System, WeiserMazars LLP, Protiviti, Hofstra University and the law firm of Murphy Bartol & O’Brien.

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