RTS names CNN as News Channel of the Year

CNN International won the award for the second consecutive year. It also won Best News Coverage - International

February 21, 2014:

The Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards has selected CNN International as News Channel of the Year for the second year running beating Sky News and BBC News Channel. CNN also won the coveted Best News Coverage – International category for its outstanding reporting of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines beating ITN and BBC One.

The network's coverage of news events such as the Westgate Mall siege in Nairobi, the struggle for power in Egypt, the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the on-going crisis in Syria, and the rise of extremism in the former Soviet republic of Dagestan, won over the RTS jury.

Tony Maddox, Executive VP of CNN International, said: "To win News Channel of the Year for the second year running, against some strong submissions from our peers, is a very special honour. Our profession is being tested today more than ever before, but the bravery, determination, skill and fortitude of my colleagues around the world has been unwavering. Our coverage of Typhoon Haiyan was exemplary from start to finish. Our crews showed enormous bravery as well as great sensitivity on what was both a physically gruelling, emotionally draining, and very important assignment. I'm delighted that their efforts have been recognised here, and I couldn't be more proud of their work.”

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