RTS Television Journalism Awards 2022 sponsored by Wolftech
Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
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The winners have been announced for the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2022, sponsored by Wolftech.
Celebrating creative and excellent journalism for both news and current affairs, the prestigious awards took place this evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, hosted by journalist and presenter Cathy Newman.
ITV scored the highest award count of the night, taking home nine wins across the 19 competitive categories including Breaking News, Scoop of the Year and News Coverage – International for ITV News’ ‘Storming the Capitol’, as well as Good Morning Britain’s Noel Phillips being crowned Young Talent of the Year, and Robert Moore taking home Network Journalist of the Year.
Sky and BBC followed, both garnering three wins with Camera Operator of the Year for RTS bursary alum Dean Massey for Sky News, and along with ‘Climate Live’ for News Technology, Sky News also took home the prestigious News Channel of the Year. BBC was recognised for News Coverage – Home, Network Interview of the Year for ‘Dominic Cummings – The Interview’ for BBC News and BBC Scotland’s ‘Disclosure’ for Nations and Regions Current Affairs.
The prestigious RTS Special Award was presented to the news media community in Afghanistan in recognition of those professionals who have supported major global news outlets for decades and now under the Taliban many have lost their jobs, have been forced to flee the country and some killed in the line of duty. The second award, given at the discretion of the RTS is the Outstanding Contribution Award, which this year went to Samir Shah CBE for his glittering 40-year career heading up many of the most successful current affairs programmes before launching his own production company.
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Winners
Breaking News: Storming of the Capitol
Title: ITV News at Ten
Production Company: ITN / ITV News
Broadcaster: ITV
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Camera Operator of the Year: Dean Massey
Production Company: Sky News
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Current Affairs – Home: The Men Who Sell Football
Production Company: Al Jazeera Investigations
Broadcaster: Al Jazeera English Channel
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Current Affairs – International: The Missing Children (Exposure)
Production Company: True Vision / Nevision
Broadcaster: ITV
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Digital Award: All Hail the Lockdown
Broadcaster: Al Jazeera English
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Nations and Regions Current Affairs: Disclosure - Desperately Seeking Asylum
Production Company: BBC Scotland
Broadcaster: BBC One Scotland
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Nations and Regions News: Children In Crisis: Are we failing young minds?
Production Company: ITV News Central
Broadcaster: ITV
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Nations and Regions Presenter of the Year: Kathryn Samson
Title: Scotland Tonight & STV News at Six
Production Company: STV News
Broadcaster: STV
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Network Daily News Programme of the Year: ITV News at Ten
Production Company: ITN / ITV News
Broadcaster: ITV
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Network Interview of the Year: Dominic Cummings – The Interview
Production Company: BBC News
Broadcaster: BBC Two
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Network Presenter of the Year: Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Title: Channel 4 News
Production Company: ITN
Broadcaster: Channel 4
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Network Television Journalist of the Year: Robert Moore
Title: ITV News
Production Company: ITN / ITV News
Broadcaster: ITV
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News Channel of the Year: Sky News
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News Coverage – Home: The Cost of Covid
Production Company: BBC News
Broadcaster: BBC One
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News Coverage – International: Storming of the Capitol
Title: ITV News
Production Company: ITN / ITV News
Broadcaster: ITV
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News Technology: Climate Live
Broadcaster: Sky News
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Scoop of the Year: Storming of the Capitol
Title: ITV News
Production Company: ITN / ITV News
Broadcaster: ITV
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Specialist Journalist of the Year: Daniel Hewitt
Title: ITV News
Production Company: ITN / ITV News
Broadcaster: ITV
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Young Talent of the Year: Noel Phillips
Title: Good Morning Britain
Production Company: ITV Studios Daytime
Broadcaster: ITV
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RTS Special Award: Afghan Journalists
Nominees:
“One of the biggest international stories of the year was the retaking of Afghanistan by the Taliban. All the major global news organisations who have reported the Afghan story on and off for four decades depend on the support of local journalists. Now under the Taliban many have been forced to flee the country, many more have lost their jobs. Some were amongst those we remembered earlier who were killed in the line of duty.”
Outstanding Contribution Award: Samir Shah CBE
Nominees:
“This year’s winner has probably done more for the cause of diversity in television journalism than any other individual. But that is not the only reason we are honouring him tonight. His glittering 40 year career took him from ITV to the BBC – heading up many of the most successful current affairs programmes on both networks - before launching his own production company. One of the many TV luminaries who supported his nomination wrote: he has led the way in shaking up conventional thinking, and in challenging established views with programmes remarkable for their toughness of argument. Our winner has also made a huge voluntary contribution to our industry across a wide range of activities – including indeed for the RTS.”