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Michael Powell holds court at the 2024 Folio Awards, where he accepted our Lifetime Achievement Award, National News. Now a staff writer at The Atlantic, Powell is often referred to as one of the best journalists of a generation. With his remarks, he took the audience inside his work — and even offered some advice to the student journalists. Photos by Bob Giglione.

With the media landscape so highly fragmented, it poses a serious challenge for the public to find credible news and information. Educating organizations on how to navigate today’s media landscape is a priority of the Fair Media Council, and our Folio Awards program is a cornerstone of our work.

Nick Fox, left, Editorial Board Member & Editor at The New York Times had the honor of introducing Michael Powell, right, as this year’s special honoree for his career in national news. Pictured center is FMC CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement.

Our unique judging process creates media-savvy consumers while ensuring the entries that become Folio Award winners represent the highest quality and most relevant works of news and social media.

The prestige of winning a Fair Media Council Folio Award has turned it into the gold standard for the modern media landscape. Entries come from around the country.

Newsday Editorial Page Editor Rita Ciolli, left, was honored with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award, Local News. Newsday Publisher Debby Krenek, right, had the honor of introducing Ciolli, who has worked at Newsday for over 50 years.

But we don’t stop there: The people and organizations we recognize at the Folio Awards with special honors are key players in today’s media world. They diligently work to uphold the standards we expect from the best in the industry. They have…