The Folio Awards are judged by the public, to give newsrooms around the region powerful feedback on what the public wants to watch, read and hear from the news outlets covering our communities.
The Fair Media Council receives hundreds of entries each year. Some categories, such as Feature Stories, routinely see more than 40 entries. To win a Folio, a story must not only beat out its competitors, but score high enough to be deemed ‘award worthy’ by our judges.
Folio entry categories range from typical news categories (Breaking News, Feature Stories, Investigative Reporting) to categories of specific concern to the Long Island community (Environment News, School-to-Workforce News, Taxes and Accountability).
The Fair Media Council congratulates the following winners for tapping the pulse of the public with stories that shed light on important issues, events and people who have impacted our communities and our lives over the past year.
Robert W. Greene Award for Investigative Journalism
Television: WNBC Death Sentence: Medical Malpractice in the Nassau County Jail
Ann Givens, Chris Glorioso, Evan Stulberger, Jennifer Marshall, The I-Team
Print: The Statesman at Stony Brook University Title IX at Stony Brook University
Production and Graphics by Rebecca Anzel, Reporting by Rebecca Anzel, Giselle Barkley, Arielle Martinez, Hanaa’ Tameez and Kelly Zegers. Compiled by Will Welch
Inaugural Msgr. Thomas Hartman Award for Religious Reporting
MetroFocus High Holidays Go High Tech
Dave Brown, Executive Producer, Sean McGinn, Multimedia Producer & Editor, Diane Masciale, Executive Producer Local Production
Dr. Sean A. Fanelli Award in Educational Reporting
Television: WCBS-TV Hempstead Schools Failing
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter
Print: Long Island Business News [download id=”10688″]
Claude Solnik, Reporter
Breaking News
1010WINS News Team
Breaking News, Team Coverage
WCBS Newsradio 880 News Team
Best News Special
WABC-TV Kick-Off to a Long Island Summer
WABC-TV Staff, David Novarro, Host, Sandra Bookman, Host, Amy Freeze, Host, Peter Kunz, Executive Producer, Kim Dillon, Executive Producer, Alexandra Reed, Producer
Consumer Issues News
WCBS-TV Handicapped Locked Out of Tobay Beach
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Continuing News Story
WRNN-TV Brian Moore & The Death In The NYPD
Richard French Live
Spot News Story
Greg Cergol, Reporter
Best Talk Show/Magazine
WLNY-TV Consequences on the War of Terror
Exit 55 with Richard Rose
Economic or Business Feature
FiOS1 News Money & Main Street: Mr. Cheapo
Giovanna Drpic, Host
School-to-Workforce Feature
MYLITV NYIT’s Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day
Waldo Cabrera, Host, Josh Wein, Video Journalist
Community Service Feature
Connoisseur Media LI (WALK 97.5 FM, 103.1 Max FM, 1100 AM & 1370 AM WHLI, K98.3 FM, 94.3 FM The Shark)
Island Outlook: Companions in Courage
David North, Host
Weather, Boating & Coastal News
WRHU FM Radio Hofstra University Newsline – Winter Storm Juno
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WRHU Staff
Environment News
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Environment Feature
MYLITV Students Tie Thousands of Bags and Send An Environmental Message
Waldo Cabrera, Host & Video Journalist
Political News
Richard French Live
Feature Story
WCBS-TV Great Neck Middle School Newsies
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Community Service Feature
FiOS1 News Push Pause Fridays at Midnight
Archie Snowden, Video Journalist
Community Affairs News
WNBC Taxpayers on Hook for Pricey School Furniture
Chris Glorioso & The I-Team
Historical News
WCBS-TV Welcome Home Sagamore Hill
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter
Health Feature
FiOS1 News Push Pause Healthy Living: The Pathway to Music
Greg Blank, Video Journalist
Science News
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Art/Cultural Feature
Richard Rose, Reporter
Social Media Winners
Congratulations to the following winners for outstanding achievement in social media:
Social Media Icon Award
Connoisseur Media – WWSK94.3 The Shark Integrated Adoption Campaign
Brian Orlando, Morning Show Host, WWSK; Joe Varecha, Digital Marketing & Content Manager
Global Village Award
WLIW The Chatterbox with Kevin and Grandma Lill
Hillary Sieber, Producer, Vanessa McDonnell, Editor, Marisa Wong, Multimedia Producer, Steve Thompson, Camera, Sophia Clark, Associate Producer, Diane Masciale, Executive Producer
Public Service Award
LongIsland.com Winter Storm Juno Coverage
Cait Russell, Editor in Chief, Kelly Tenny, Assistant Social Media Manager
Brand Builder Award
Ally Gimbel, Producer, Hillary Sieber, Producer, Andrea Vasquez, Producer, Marissa Wong, Producer, Sophia Clark, Associate Producer, Margaret Leigh Sinrod, Associate Producer, Lauren Witte, Associate Producer, Diane Masciale, Executive Producer
New Media Innovator Award
Bigbuzz Marketing Group Garanimals Social Media Brand Platform
Doug Graham, Co-President and CCO, Liz Woodward, Head of Accounts, Negeen Ghaisar, Head of Digital Engagement
Blogger Icon Award
Margaret Leigh Sinrod, Writer, Associate Producer; Diane Masciale, Executive Producer
Social media categories were introduced six years ago, to illustrate the important role social media now fulfills in connecting and communicating with community. Despite social media awards being relatively new to the Folio Awards program, the Fair Media Council was one of the first organizations in the country to provide formal recognition of social media campaigns designed to inform, enlighten and inspire.Just as winners in our news categories must not only score higher than the competitors in a category but score high enough to be considered award worthy, social media winners must also meet those rigid standards and meet the approval of the ultimate critic: The public.