RTS Television Journalism Awards 2019

Meet...Anja Popp

Channel 4 News journalist Anja Popp talks about her career in journalism and the experiences she's had behind and in front of the camera.

Having progressed quickly through the ranks at Channel 4 News, working as an intern, Washington gofer, guest-booker, London planner, producer and now reporter, Anja has established herself as a journalist on the rise.

Meet...Rishabh R. Jain

Associated Press (AP) journalist Rishabh R. Jain has had many impactful experiences as a journalist at only 28 years old. 

After starting out as an intern at AP, Rishabh has gone on to report extensively on the Rohingya crisis, speaking to individuals in refugee camps in Bangledesh and listening to their personal struggles of living in poverty.

Meet... Noel Phillips

BBC journalist Noel Phillips discusses what inspired him to become a journalist and the stories that have shaped his career.

After studying Broadcast Journalism at Staffordshire University, Noel quickly found his feet at the BBC in the West Midlands, progressing to special reporter for Sunday Politics West Midlands and presenting and producing films for BBC Midlands Today.

Last year, Noel joined the Victoria Derbyshire programme as a reporter, and has covered stories about autism, drug use and unsafe housing in London. 

Nominations for the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2019 announced

The BBC leads the way with 24 nominations overall across 16 of the 20 categories, followed by Channel 4 with 12 nominations.

The prestigious awards will be presented at a ceremony hosted by celebrated British newsreader and television presenter Mary Nightingale on the 27th February at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

The awards, which span both news and current affairs, seek to recognise 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.