Patch Wins Pair of Press Club Awards

The following article was posted by Geoffrey Walter. It was written by Jason Molinet.

Patch.com took home two first-place plaques at the Press Club of Long Island's 2013 Media Awards Wednesday night at the Woodbury Country Club.

Farmingdale Patch's coverage of the PGA Tour's Barclays Tournament at Bethpage State Park last August was honored. Regional Editor Jason Molinet and Editors Joe Dowd and Geoffrey Walter took home first place in the Narrative Sports News category for their week-long reporting at Barclays while Molinet and Walter earned first place in Sports Photograph for their golf coverage.

"Joe Dowd, Geoffrey Walter and Jason Molinet are great reporters and editors, and the Patch family is proud of them," said David Reich-Hale, associate editorial director for Patch.com's Connecticut and New York operations.
 
Sachem Patch and former Editor Chris Vaccaro earned second place in the Social Media category Best Use of Facebook.

Five Towns Patch Editor Stephen Bronner earned third place in the Narrative Neighborhood/Community category for post-Hurricane Sandy report: "Hard-Hit Meadowmere Feels Forgotten After Sandy."

Dowd earned a PCLI first-place award for the second straight year while Walter is a three-time winner and Molinet is a four-time winner.

PCLI is a local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Patch.com operates 43 sites on Long Island.