- Judge Jeffrey Morosoff
Jeffrey Morosoff is one of 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.
It’s important to view the work of journalists with a critical eye, and offer suggestions when it can be improved and give praise when it’s excellent. Serving as a Folio judge is a real opportunity to see some truly superb reporting in traditional and new media platforms. While we often wish coverage of our region could be stronger within some news outlets, overall we can feel encouraged about the work being done to bring what matters to Long Islanders, said Morosoff.
Morosoff is director of the graduate program in public relations, and teaches several undergraduate and graduate courses in public relations and media studies at Hofstra University.
A professional communicator for more than three decades, Morosoff first worked in radio as a disk jockey and news anchor before his public relations career began in 1983 at Cablevision, where he handled community and government relations and public access TV productions. He later joined the communications team at the Long Island Association, a regional business and civic organization, and moved to direct public relations activities for the Town of Babylon, serving as press secretary and chief of staff for two elected town supervisors. He left government in the early ’90s to run political campaigns and provide public relations services for various clients. From 1999-2008, Morosoff taught media and public relations courses as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), where he had earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communication arts. He was director of alumni and government relations, and later director of foundation and corporate relations at NYIT, before being appointed vice president for institutional advancement at Nassau Community College. Before arriving at Hofstra, Morosoff served as vice president of communications for the Early Years Institute.
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.
“The Folio Awards is a green-light ethics program, unlike any in the country, which 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.”
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 Briarcliffe College, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, North Shore-LIJ Health System, WeiserMazars LLP, PSEG, Protiviti, Hofstra University and the law firm of Murphy Bartol & O’Brien.
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