BBC and ITV lead the RTS TV journalism nominations

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RTS announces 2020 TV journalism award nominees
BBC and ITV lead with the most noms across the 19 categories
“Competition to reach the shortlist of hotly contested,” said judging chair

RTS awards

RTS awards: Television Journalism Awards 2020

The Royal Television Society has unveiled the nominations for its 2020 Television Journalism awards with the BBC leading with 28 nominations and ITV following with 10.

The 19 categories spanning both news and current affairs aim 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.

The BBC’s success comes as it has announced an overhaul of its news operation, which includes cutting 450 jobs.

Read more: BBC News to cut 450 jobs

RTS Television Journalism Awards chair Simon Bucks said: “The quality of entries this year has been better than ever.

“With such a high bar, the competition to reach the shortlist was hotly contested and all the nominees in every category would be worthy winners.”

The awards will be presented at a ceremony hosted by Sky News presenter Anna Botting on the 26 February 2020 at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

The full list of nominations is as follows:

Breaking News

Turkey’s Incursion into Syria CNN International
Hong Kong BBC Newschannel
Hong Kong Protesters Storm Legislative Council CNN International

Camera Operator of the Year

Ben Martin - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
Mstyslav Chernov Associated Press
Wang Xiqing - BBC News BBC One

Current Affairs – Home

Panorama - Undercover Hospital Abuse Scandal BBC Panorama for BBC One
Exposure - The Priory: Teenage Mental Health Uncovered Hardcash Productions for ITV
Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History BBC NI for BBC Four and BBC One Northern Ireland

Current Affairs – International

This World - One Day in Gaza BBC Current Affairs London for BBC Two
Exposure - Undercover: Inside China’s Digital Gulag Hardcash Productions for ITV
For Sama ITN Productions for Channel 4

Daily News Programme of the Year

News at Ten ITN for ITV
BBC News at Ten BBC News for BBC One
Newsnight BBC Two

Digital Award

Why are transgender people self-medicating? Sky News for Snapchat Discover and YouTube
Modern Masculinity - Men need meaning and responsibility The Guardian for The Guardian / YouTube
Uncovered - Mexico Femicide ITN for Online

Interview of the Year

Harry and Meghan: An African Journey - Duchess of Sussex ITN Productions and ITV News for ITV
Andrew Neil interviews Boris Johnson BBC News for BBC One
The Prince Andrew Interview - Newsnight BBC Two

Nations and Regions Current Affairs

The Pub Bombings BBC Birmingham for BBC England
Spotlight - Paisley in Paradise BBC Northern Ireland
Disclosure: Who Killed Emma? BBC Scotland for BBC One Scotland

Nations and Regions News

ITV News London - Domestic Abuse: The Crime Behind Closed Doors ITN for ITV
BBC Look North (Yorkshire) - Floods November 2019 BBC Yorkshire for BBC One
BBC South East Today - Shoreham Special programme BBC South East for BBC One

Nations and Regions Presenter of the Year

Mark Carruthers - The View; Sunday Politics NI; Election 2019 BBC Northern Ireland
Riz Lateef BBC London for BBC One
Tony Morris - ITV News - Granada Reports ITV News for ITV

Network Presenter of the Year

Emily Maitlis - Newsnight BBC Two
Tom Bradby – ITV News ITN for ITV
Victoria Derbyshire - Victoria Derbyshire Programme BBC One and BBC Newschannel

News Channel of the Year

BBC Newschannel
CNN International
Sky News

News Coverage – Home

Britain’s Hidden Children’s Homes - Newsnight BBC Two
The Murder of Lyra McKee – Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
The Death of Molly Russell – BBC News for BBC News

News Coverage – International

The Migrant Crisis: Death on the Channel – ITV News ITN for ITV
Inside Syria - Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4
The Missing Muslims of Xinjiang - BBC News at Ten BBC News for BBC One

News Technology

Click 1000 - BBC Click BBC for BBC News
Vote Coder BBC News
First Lives from the Deep Sky News and Associated Press

Scoop of the Year

Undercover with the Clerics: Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade - BBC Arabic Investigates BBC News Arabic for BBC One
Harry Dunn Sky News
The Prince Andrew Interview – Newsnight BBC Two