Local, Regional & national news
Honoring Best in News
Enter Long Island hyperlocal news as well as New York Metro Area Regional News and National News of any topic (No Long Island focus required for metro and national news).
Expanding Folio Awards
The Folio Awards began in the early 1980’s as a way to recognize local news, and have continuously expanded to accommodate the changing media landscape. Today, a Folio Award is regarded as the gold standard for news that matters.
News categories
News and feature stories may be entered into the following categories by professionals and students. Categories do change from year to year, so please review them all before you begin.
- N1. Story of the Year
- N2. Best Newscast (Submit One)
- N3. Best Newspaper (Print or Digital- Submit One)
- N4. Best News Special
- N5. Best Talk Show/Magazine (Submit One)
- N6. Breaking News
- N7. Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage
- N8. Arts & Culture
- N9. Business
- N10. Best Column (Submit One)
- N11. Best Commentary
- N12. Community Affairs
- N13. Community Service
- N14. Consumer Issues
- N15. Continuing News Story (Include First Story and up to 4 follow-up stories.)
- N16. Best Editorial Cartoon
- N17. Best Editorial
- N18. Education (Sean A. Fanelli Award)
- N19. Election Coverage
- N20. Enterprise (May be a series)
- N21. Environment
- N22. Feature
- N23. Health
- N24. History
- N25. Housing
- N26. Immigration
- N27. Investigative Reporting
- N28. Nonprofit News (news about a nonprofit organization)
- N29. Politics
- N30. Public Service
- N31. Public Policy
- N32. Real Estate & Development
- N33. Religion (Msgr. Hartman Award)
- N34. Science
- N35. Animal Welfare
- N36. Transportation
- N37. Watchdog Issues
- N38. Weather, Boating & Coastal
- N39. Youth Issues
- N40. Best Multimedia Storytelling
- N41. Pandemic Recovery News
- N42. Main Street News
- N43. Jan. 6- Related Coverage
- N44. Technology & Social Media Coverage
- N45. Opioid Epidemic
- NEW CATEGORIES:
- N46: Best Photography (print or video)
- N47: Political Debates
- N48: Employment & Work Issues
- N49: Mental Health Issues
- N50: Climate Change
- N51: Entertainment News
- N52: War & Protest Coverage
- N53: Best Podcast by News Outlet
