FMC Fast Chat

Bonus Episode: A must-listen for journalists, aspiring journalists, and news consumers everywhere! At the Fair Media Council's Folio Awards, FMC presented its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award for National News to Pat Milton, senior producer of the CBS News Investigative Unit, specializing in national security, the FBI, Intelligence, and federal law enforcement. Take a listen now, as we join the pro...

Celebrity weather anchor Sam Champion takes us on a lively, 30-minute chat about how the television news industry, weather forecasting, and the weather itself have changed. All that, plus what it was really like to compete on Dancing with the Stars. Hosted by Jaci Clement, CEO & Executive Director, Fair Media Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by the amazing, Kate Andersen Brower, for an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at some of America's most famous women and how they handled their celebrity. Kate is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Residence: Inside The Private World Of The White House and the New York Times bestseller First Women: The Grace And Power Of America's Modern First Ladies. We discus...

In today's episode of the FMC podcast, we are joined by the man who coined the phrase "emotional intelligence" more than 25 years ago with his best-selling book on the topic, Mr. Daniel Goleman. He is a frequent speaker to businesses of all kinds and sizes, and has worked with leaders around the globe, examining the way social and emotional competencies impact the bottom line. Goleman tells how th...

These veteran journalists covered some of the biggest stories in Long Island history. This episode gives you the opportunity to go behind the scenes and hear how these events became news headlines. Key Topics Discussed: Amityville Horror Long Island Rail Road Massacre TWA Flight 800 Pine Barrens Fire Useful links: Sign up for FMC’s weekly newsletter: https://www.fairmediacouncil.org/newsletter-sig...

Join us for this week's episode, as Dr. Jamie Cohen, Head of Education for Digital Void (helping people bridge the gap between digital life and everyday culture), explains the internet's profound impact on reality. We touch on topics such as: The dangers of AI Internet culture = Culture The Demi-media filter How internet events are affecting the news Greta Thunberg and pizza boxes Useful links: ht...

Here are a few tips to help the public navigate today’s media landscape with ease. Let us know what you thought of this episode and we will release more similar content! A few of the many tips given in this FMC chat: Set a time limit Get news first, opinion and commentary second Read more than you watch or listen Protect the children Useful links and resources: More information about the Fair Medi...

New York news icon Rosanna Scotto dishes up everything from life lessons to cooking advice in this fast-paced and wide-ranging interview. Following the release of her new book, ‘Meatballs, Mangia & Memories,’ Scotto talks about the impact of the pandemic on her family life and restaurant business, Fresco by Scotto, along with that of her work as a journalist and co-anchor of Good Day New York. Lot...

Get an insider’s view of what will make business and economic news headlines in 2023 in Long Island New York news, as well as how reporters and editors go about gathering news for stories both local and national. We were joined by our host Katherine Heaviside (President, Epoch 5 Public Relations), alongside Joe Dowd (Editor & Associate Publisher at Long Island Business News & Editor at The Journal...

In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, the uber-successful, incredibly happy, and endlessly hungry Phil Rosenthal offers up some food for thought on a few things he knows best. There's writing: He's got an instant best-seller. There's fame: He explains how Netflix's streaming of Somebody Feed Phil has taken his career to a new level. There's his new comedy tour: He sticks around so fans can get picture...

These Long Island news leaders share their thoughts on what will be in Long Island’s news throughout the year. In this discussion, they pinpoint the major issues and key people that they are keeping their eyes on. We were joined by our host for this episode, Chris Wright, alongside Chris Vaccaro (Digital Vice President, Altice USA), Diane Masciale (Vice President & General Manager, WLIW21 & WLIW-F...

What to expect in New York regional news in 2023? Get the scoop on what’s happening in Albany, New York City, and Long Island before you hear it in the news from these insiders. We were joined by our host Tim Scheld, Moderator, alongside Bernadette Hogan, City Hall Bureau Chief, New York Post; Katie Honan, Senior Reporter, The City and Dr. Lee Mirigoff, Director, Marist Institute for Public Opinio...

In this segment of the discussion, we went beyond the “thoughts and prayers” soundbite to discuss how the news media is covering gun violence in America today. Expert speakers offered insight and first-hand accounts. They tackled the issue in real-time to address why gun violence is on a northward trajectory in this country, and what communities are doing to counter it.  We were joined by our host...

This discussion was part of the Fair Media Council annual event, The News Conference: Real & Powerful 2023. The event brings the best in news together to engage in open dialogue with news consumers to build mutual understanding and respect. Smart, savvy and connected, these noted journalists pull back the curtain on D.C.’s wheeling and dealing — no matter what side of the aisle it’s happening on....

As the investigations pile up into who George Santos really is, one thing is certain: He is most definitely the poster boy for everything wrong with today's news media. The fact that Long Island is the scene of the crime makes it smart all the more. Our backyard, and the people who live here, deserve far better than what the news has been serving up.  Let's unpack this. From CNN to The Atlantic, c...

Elsie Robinson. Know her name? Probably not. Yet, Elsie Robinson was once the most influential newspaper columnist in America and it's time her story was told. Allison Gilbert has done just that in her new book, "Listen, World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America's Most Read Woman." It's an inspiring tale, shared in the next 30 minutes with author Allison Gilbert and host Jaci Clement....

Journalist-turned-author Joe Calderone takes us inside the making of his highly acclaimed debut novel, “Don’t Look Back: The 343 FDNY Firefighters Killed on 9-11 and the Fight for the Truth.”  ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joe Calderone served as Investigations Editor of the New York Daily News at the time of the World Trade Center attack and helped cover the FDNY in the aftermath of 9/11, including documentin...

In this episode, legendary newsman Ernie Anastos tells of his return to the airwaves with the launch of his nationally syndicated television show, Positively America with Ernie Anastos. His particular brand of uplifting storytelling developed over the decades, first as a reporter in front of the camera and then, as a television anchor who set a new standard for local news. Would you expect anythin...

In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, we go behind the scenes in extreme weather forecasting with one of the world's foremost experts, Jeff Masters, Ph. D., author at Yale Climate Connections, co-founder of Weather Underground and former NOAA Hurricane Hunter. From how weather and forecasting tools have changed over the decades to the impact of hurricanes and drought on our lives and wallets, this cha...

In a season that’s usually dominated by the Flu, this year we find ourselves looking at a full menu of vaccine options. There’s the Flu shot. COVID boosters. Vaccines for Monkeypox, Shingles, and Polio .. and who knows what’s next.  Dr. Ruth Karron knows. Fair Media Council CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement chats with this global health expert and Director of the Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initia...

After a 4,000-mile road trip across America, Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement tells us what she learned about the state of national news from the people who matter most: The public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, we take a look at the state of editorial cartooning in a chat with a man with more than 40 years in the business, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman. With a home base in New Orleans, Handelsman's cartoons are syndicated in more than 200 newspapers around the globe. Hosted by Jaci Clement. ABOUT WALT HANDELSMAN Walt Handelsman is t...

Acclaimed long-form writer Tom Junod takes us behind “Untold,” the massive, 30,000-word immersive story of ‘the most dangerous player in the history of college football’ recently released by ESPN Magazine. ESPN senior writer Tom Junod has written some of the most enduring and widely read longform journalism of the last 30 years. He joined ESPN in 2016 and has specialized in deeply reported stories...

Bonus episode! News Comes Full Circle, a commentary on news and culture from Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. Here's a look at how news changed and is looking to once again reinvent itself -- in no small way powered by current events -- by taking a cue from the past. Take a listen and be in the know in under 5 minutes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Why do we believe what we believe? In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, we get an inside look at conspiracy theories. Current events have spawned countless new conspiracy theories, focusing on the likes of COVID and QAnon. But some conspiracy theories, like who shot JFK, stand the test of time. Why? Do we blame the media or social media, or the Internet? Or, maybe, America has simply always been this...