Community Affairs Mission...

Newsday is dedicated to serving the public's interest through our reporting as well as our responsible engagement in the community. The mission of Community Affairs is to be visible, accessible and responsive to our constituents -- readers, advertisers and the community at large. We do that every day through a number of engaging community initiatives.

Programs In Action

When you're a news company like Newsday, living in a place like Long Island, you have to stay engaged. Here are a few community-based programs we conduct through the Community Affairs department throughout the year.

  • FutureCorps -- student community service programs profiled year-round in Newsday and newsday.com

  • Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist Awards Newsday will honor Long Island's artistically accomplished high school students, September 2008 through June 2009.

  • Annual Newsday Marching Band Festival -- 3-day blow out exhibition featuring thousands of high school band students

  • It Happened on Long Island -- stories about people and places in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

  • Newsday Charities -- fundraisers through newspaper campaigns and grants nearly $1mil to local non-profits each year

  • Life's Victories -- Month-long program in October featuring profiles of breast cancer survivors

  • HS Sports Awards (Basketball and Football) -- celebrates Long Island's top high school athletes

  • Newsday student tours -- behind the scenes tours of the Newsday operation for elementary students

  • Publisher's breakfast series -- year-round informal discussion series hosted by Newsday Publisher




To find out more about these and other programs, contact the Community Affairs department.

4th annual
Report to the Community
It's a fun look at lives we've touched, programs we've funded and fun we've had in the community during 2008


Students in the Hempstead/ Uniondale area have a safe and easy way to get to the Family and Children's Association Hagedorn Family after school center, thanks to grant support from Newsday Charities.




Newsday Editor, John Mancini, takes a question in one of the Pubisher's regular meetings with community leaders.
Deidra Parrish Williams, Director of Community Affairs & Media Relations
Dale Cole, Newsday Charities grants
Joan Imhof, FutureCorps, Community Champions
Elizabeth Dysart, FutureCorps & School Tours
Steve Morris, Community Events and Programs

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