The winners of the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2019, sponsored by GuestBooker, have been announced.
Newsreader and television presenter Mary Nightingale presented the awards ceremony, which took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
The awards celebrate talent across 20 categories in total, and this year Channel 4 led the way with eight wins spanning across both news and current affairs, followed by the BBC with five wins overall. The Oustanding Achievement Award was presented to Robin Elias, who this year is retiring after 38 years at ITN, starting as a copy taster on ITV News and ending up as acting editor. Robin edited News at 10 throughout the nineties with Trevor McDonald at the helm, including coverage of the death of Princess Diana and the 9/11 terror attack.
The Television Journalism Awards celebrates creative and excellent journalism by organisations whose broadcasts are transmitted on a UK-based platform, or who create online video content from a UK production base across the following categories: Breaking News; Camera Operator of the Year; Current Affairs – Home; Current Affairs – International; Daily News Programme of the Year; Interview of the Year; Nations and Regions Current Affairs; Nations and Regions News; Nations and Regions Presenter of the Year; Network Presenter of the Year; News Channel of the Year; News Coverage – Home; News Coverage – International; News Technology; Scoop of the Year; Specialist Journalist of the Year; Television Journalist of the Year; Independent Award; Young Talent of the Year and Oustanding Achievement Award.
Sue Inglish, Chair of the Television Journalism Awards, said: “The juries this year had some extremely tough decisions to make, with the range of outstanding journalism taking place in the UK excelling through its originality and research. We were delighted to celebrate last night the UK’s top content and talent, and the vital stories they are covering every day. Congratulations to all the winners.”
WINNERS
Click here to read the jury's comments on each winner
Breaking News
WINNER - Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe Steps Down CNN International
Nominees:
Cabinet Brexit Deal Sky News
Zimbabwe BBC News Channel for BBC News
Camera Operator of the Year
WINNER - Brice Lainé CNN International
Nominees:
Darren Conway (DC) BBC News
Jack Garland – Newsnight BBC Two
Current Affairs – Home
WINNER - The Fires That Foretold Grenfell Amos Pictures / BBC Current Affairs for BBC Two
Nominees:
Massacre at Ballymurphy Awen Media / Dartmouth Films / The Outsider Movie Company for Channel 4
Exposure - Prisons Uncovered: Out of Control? Clover Films for ITV
Current Affairs – International
WINNER - Dispatches - Myanmar’s Killing Fields Evan Williams Productions /Mongoose Productions for Channel 4
Nominees:
This World - Japan's Secret Shame True Vision Productions for BBC Two
BBC Africa Eye - Sweet Sweet Codeine BBC Africa Eye for BBC World Service
Daily News Programme of the Year
WINNER - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Nominees:
ITV News at Ten ITN for ITV
Newsnight BBC Two
Interview of the Year
WINNER - Malaysia: Najib Speaks – 101 East Al Jazeera English
Nominees:
Channel 4 News - Max Mosley ITN for Channel 4
ITV News - Sir Cliff Richard ITN for ITV
Nations and Regions Current Affairs
WINNER - Disclosure - Suffer the Children BBC Scotland for BBC One Scotland
Nominees:
Spotlight - Brexit, Dark Money & the DUP BBC Northern Ireland
Wales Investigates - Gangs, Murder & Teenage Drug Runners BBC Wales for BBC One
Nations and Regions News
WINNER - ITV News Central - Leicester Helicopter Crash - A City In Mourning ITV Central for ITV
Nominees:
ITV News Meridian - Gosport War Memorial Hospital ITV Meridian for ITV
ITV London News - Grenfell one year on ITN for ITV
Nations and Regions Presenter of the Year
WINNER - Nina Hossain - ITV London News ITN for ITV
Nominees:
Lucy Meacock - Granada Reports ITV Granada for ITV
Roger Johnson - BBC North West Tonight BBC North West for BBC One
Network Presenter of the Year
WINNER - Emily Maitlis – Newsnight BBC Two
Nominees:
Krishnan Guru-Murthy - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Victoria Derbyshire - The Victoria Derbyshire Programme BBC Two
News Channel of the Year
WINNER - Sky News
Nominees:
BBC News Channel
CNN International
News Coverage – Home
WINNER - Data, Democracy and Dirty Tricks - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Nominees:
Out in the Cold - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Violent Britain – ITV News ITN for ITV
News Coverage – International
WINNER - Data, Democracy and Dirty Tricks - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Nominees:
China’s Hidden Camps - BBC News at Ten BBC News for BBC One
Yemen BBC News for BBC One
News Technology
WINNER - BBC Africa Eye – The Anatomy of a Killing BBC Africa Eye for BBC News
Nominees:
Immersive Photojournalist Lewis Whyld’s 360° Drone Image Capture Technology CNN International
Royal Wedding Who's Who Sky News
Scoop of the Year
WINNER - Cambridge Analytica Uncovered - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Nominees:
The Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi CNN International
Westminster Bullying – Newsnight BBC Two
Specialist Journalist of the Year
WINNER - Chris Cook - Newsnight BBC Two
Nominees:
Michael Buchanan BBC News for BBC One
Nima Elbagir CNN International
Television Journalist of the Year
WINNER - Andy Davies – Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Nominees:
Clive Myrie BBC News for BBC One
Orla Guerin BBC News for BBC One
Independent Award
WINNER - Riding 'The Death Train' to America's border - Channel 4 News Pacha Films for Channel 4
Nominees:
Panorama - Can Violent Men Change? Rogan Productions / BBC Panorama for BBC One
Humam Husari - ITV News ITN for ITV
Young Talent of the Year
WINNER - Anja Popp - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Nominees:
Noel Phillips - The Victoria Derbyshire Programme BBC Two
Rishabh R. Jain - The Plight of the Rohingya The Associated Press
Outstanding Achievement Award
WINNER - Robin Elias
