SAYS the Royal Television Society about its Television Journalism Awards 2013-14: they are for news and current affairs and seek to “recognise creative and excellent journalism by organisations whose broadcasts are received in the UK and by the agencies which supply UK news broadcasters”.
The winners and nominees were…
Camera Operator of the Year
Andriy Perun Reuters
Nominees:
Todd Baxter CNN International
Nik Millard BBC News
Current Affairs – Home
Panorama – Britain’s Secret Terror Force twenty2vision for BBC One
Nominees:
Dispatches – Breadline Kids True Vision for Channel 4
The Gypsy Matchmaker Minnow Films for Channel 4
Current Affairs – International
Dispatches – Children on the Frontline ITN Productions for Channel 4
Nominees:
This World – Terror at the Mall Amos Pictures for BBC Two
Al Jazeera Investigates – Broken Dreams: The Boeing 787 Al Jazeera English
Daily News Programme of the Year
ITV News at Ten
Nominees:
Channel 4 News
5 News
Nations and Regions Current Affairs
Who Murdered Maxine? BBC West Midlands
Nominees:
Week In Week Out – Cardiff to Syria: Journey to Jihad BBC Wales
Spotlight – A Woman Alone With The IRA BBC Northern Ireland
Nations and Regions News
BBC South East Today
Nominees:
ITV News West Country (West)
Calendar – Tour de France Grand Depart ITV Yorkshire
Network Presenter of the Year
Mark Austin ITV News at Ten
Nominees:
Julie Etchingham ITV News at Ten
Emily Maitlis Newsnight
News Channel of the Year
Sky News
Nominees:
BBC News Channel
CNN International
News Coverage – Home
Jihadi Terror ITV News
Nominees:
Independence Referendum Channel 4 News
Floods Sky News
News Coverage – International
Ukraine ITV News
Nominees:
Gaza BBC News
Iraq Crisis ITV News
News Technology
A Cloud over Copacabana – BBC’s World Cup Data Network BBC News
Nominees:
Stand Up Be Counted Sky News
Drone Camera – Tacloban CNN International
Regional Presenter of the Year
Harry Gration MBE BBC Look North
Nominees:
Ian Axton ITV News West Country
Polly Evans BBC South East Today
Scoop of the Year
Spotlight – A Woman Alone With The IRA BBC Northern Ireland
Nominees:
Cliff Richard Raid BBC News
Panorama – The Fake Sheikh Exposed BBC Current Affairs
Specialist Journalist of the Year
Alison Holt BBC News
Nominees:
James Mates ITV News
Fergus Walsh BBC News
Television Journalist of the Year
Matt Frei Channel 4 News
Nominees:
Lyse Doucet BBC News
James Mates ITV News
The Independent Award
Bruce Lee, King of the Sewers Ecostorm for Channel 4 News
Nominees:
The Minova Rape Trial Studio 9 Films for Newsnight
Unreported World: The Invisible People Quicksilver Media for Channel 4
Young Talent of the Year
Mstyslav Chernov APTN
Nominees:
Dan Ashby ITV News Tyne Tees
Fatima Manji Channel 4 News
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lawrence McGinty
Said the judges: “This year, the Society honours the work of specialist journalists through one science journalist who has practised his craft for over 40 years. He began in academic publishing, moved to New Scientist Magazine, before venturing into broadcasting. He has won awards from the broadcasting industry and the science and medical communities. The hallmark of his work has been communicating often complex subjects in a way that will engage and inform audiences. He retired from full-time work last year but already has been tempted back onto the airwaves.”
Judges’ Award
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed
Said the jury chair: “Over the years this [the Judges’ Award] has gone to individuals and sometimes to groups of individuals. I think I am right in saying that this is the first time that the judges have sat down and decided to choose a group of individuals who were, at the time, in prison. Having made that decision, our main task was how to let them know that they had won.”
