ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News takes eight awards at RTS Journalism Awards
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News and
Current Affairs programmes won eight awards at last nightÂ’s
Royal Television Society Journalism awards in recognition of its
international, national and regional reporting.
Richard Sambrook,
Director of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News, said: "To take half of all the awards
against such strong competition is a fantastic achievement and the
range of winners shows ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ journalism thriving at every level -
locally, nationally and globally. They are a tribute to both the
recipients and to everyone who goes the extra mile to make our journalism
special."
The
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½Â’s 10 OÂ’clock News took the International News Award
for John Simpson's "March into Kabul" with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Weekend
News winning the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News Award for the Oldham Riots. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
also won the News Event Award for its coverage of the fall of Kabul.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
ONEÂ’s current affairs flagship programme Panorama won the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Current Affairs Award for Michael CrickÂ’s Jeffrey Archer: A
Life of Lies.
NewsnightÂ’s
Jeremy Paxman was named Presenter of the Year.
And
Andrew Marr won the Specialist Journalism Award for his work on
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONEÂ’s Ten OÂ’clock News.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
South West won the Regional Current Affairs Award for Close Up -
Forever Fifteen, and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ LondonÂ’s Tim Samuels won the Young
Journalist of the Year Award.
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