RTS Television Journalism Awards 2006

The full list of nominations or this years ceremony was released today, with BBC London and ITV London going head-to-head with their Olympic celebration editions and the BBC 10 O'Clock News, ITV Evening News, and Channel 4 News up for news programme of the year; not forgetting of course the worthy 'news channel of the year' award.

EDIT: Those in bold emerged as award winners.

From Media Guardian:

Camera operator of the year
Darren Conway - BBC 10 O'Clock News, BBC1
Cyrus Nhara and "Sara" - ITV News, ITN for ITV News
Nik Millard - BBC 10 O'Clock News & BBC News Special, BBC1
Current affairs - home
Detention Undercover - The Real Story, BBC Current Affairs for BBC1
Funny Money - BBC Current Affairs for BBC1
Undercover Nurse - Panorama BBC Current Affairs for BBC1

Current affairs - international
Israel & the Arabs - Elusive Peace - Programme - 3 A Brook Lapping Production for BBC Current Affairs for BBC2
Children of Beslan - BBC Current Affairs & HBO for BBC2
The Hurricane that Shook America - BBC Current Affairs for BBC2

Innovation
Message Home Ticker - Sky News
Torture - The Guantanamo Guidebook, Twenty Twenty for Channel 4
Reuters World News Express - Reuters

Nations and regions current affairs
Journey to Hell - Focus, ITV Meridian
Under the Law - Insight, UTV
University Standards- Inside Out, BBC South

Nations and regions news coverage
Joanne Nelson Murder Case - BBC Look North, BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
Olympics 2012 Decision - London Tonight, London Tonight
Winning The Olympics - BBC London News, BBC London

News - home
Jean Charles De Menezes Shooting - ITV Evening News, ITN for ITV News
Leak of Attorney General Advice on Legality of Iraq War- Channel 4 News, ITN for Channel 4
Arrest of 21 July Bombers - ITV Evening News, ITN for ITV News

News - international
Zimbabwe - ITV Evening News, ITN for ITV News
Congo's Heart of Darkness - Channel 4 News, ITN & Free Radical Films for Channel 4
Tsunami - The Village, Sky News

News channel of the year
ITV News Channel - ITN for ITV News
Sky News - Sky News
BBC News 24 - BBC News 24

News event
London Bombings - July 7th - ITV News Channel, ITN for ITV News
Tsunami - Sky News
Pakistan Earthquake - ITN for ITV News

News programme of the year
BBC 10 O'Clock News - BBC1
ITV Evening News- ITN for ITV News
Channel 4 News - ITN for Channel 4

Presenter of the year
George Alagiah - BBC1
Jeremy Thompson - Sky News
David Dimbleby - BBC1

Specialist journalism
Neil Connery - ITV News, ITN for ITV News
Jonathan Miller - Channel 4 News, ITN for Channel 4
Dan Rivers - ITV News, ITN for ITV News

Television journalist of the year
Matt Frei - BBC 10 O'Clock News, BBC1
John Irvine - ITV News, ITN for ITV News
Jon Snow - Channel 4 News, ITN for Channel 4

Young journalist of the year
Faisal Islam - Channel 4 News, ITN for Channel 4
Catherine Jacob - Sky News for Five News
Joe Mather - BBC Newsnight, BBC2

Programme of the year
Israel & the Arabs - Elusive Peace. BBC Current Affairs for BBC2

Judges' award
David Mannion

Lifetime achievement
George Carey

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The winners will be announced on February 22 . Notable winners of last year were ITV News for the Beslan school siege, Sky News for news channel of the year, the BBC 10 O'Clock News for news programme of the year, and Trevor McDonald for receiving the prestigious 'judge's award'.

The BBC seem slightly under-represented there. And why is George Alagiah up for an award? I'm sure there are more worthy presenters.

I so hope ITV win the News Channel of the Year award. That would be a major embarrasment for the ITV chiefs!

That would be an ironic end to the NC, but an unlikely one seeing as the reason it was closed was due to its unpopularity.

It's not a popularity contest.
The jurors are unlikely to have made their decision based on the size of the audience. These are high-minded journalists who will want to praise what's best in the industry, not merely to hand out plaudits based on overnights.
Having said that I think it's highly unlikely that the News Channel will win for News Channel of the Year.
More interesting would be if they were to win for News Event.
As each organisation can put in up to three entries for the News Event catergory I would be astounded if the BBC and Sky News hadn't entered their 7/7 coverage.
Interesting that only ITV's has been nominated.

A few random questions about the awards. Firstly, when a News at 10 Cameraman is nominated, I assume it means someone who has bene working in the field for the Ten, rather than someone who controls the cameras in N6, because last time I checked there was nothing revolutionary there! Also, how was the ITV News Channel's 7/7 coverage better than the BBC's or Sky News, and on that subject I think Martin Brunt (Sky Crime Correspondent) deserves recognition, he was superb during July.

Yes, for the people who do all the hard work!



Didn't see it so don't know what it was like, but ITN did have the advantage that their building is very near to 3 of the 4 bombs (mind you they were the nearest broadcaster to the Chancery Lane Tube accident, but totally hashed it up!)

So, with the ceremony occurring this week, who do you predict will win the awards? I reckon Sky News will make News channel of the year again, ITV Evening News for news programme, and JT for presenter of the year. As for lifetime achievement, well, who could it be...?

I don't know, since the new scheduel arrived at Sky, BBC News 24 has been gaining in popularity, and is getting alot better. With the arrival of News 24 Tonight programme, which really puts the national, regional and world news in context.

Interesting that all the 'News-home' nominations are all ITN nominations. They have done pretty well nominations-wise.

The nominees are quite a ropey bunch , whats Dimbleby doing there , he's no more than average on Question time and apart from that dreary art show of his what else has he done lately ?

The irony of ITVNC winning an award would be quite apt for the stupids at ITV, i hope the now defunct channel does get a prize.

It would be amusing if it got News Channel of the year, something it could well do after the July Bombing coverage.