BBC World News America has scored four nominations in the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards.
Richard Porter, Acting Controller of English, BBC Global News says: "We're extremely honored once again to be nominated in the News and Documentary Emmy Awards. It is a tribute to the courageous work of our brilliant correspondents, and to the skills of the World News America production team. The BBC has a deep commitment to foreign news reporting, and we're delighted to receive this recognition."
The program received two nominations in the category for Outstanding Continuing Coverage Of A News Story In A Regularly Scheduled Newscast and two nominations in the category for Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast.
Outstanding Continuing Coverage Of A News Story In A Regularly Scheduled Newscast
Haiti 's Earthquake - Amidst the global media coverage of the Haiti earthquake, World News America anchor Matt Frei and BBC correspondent Matthew Price delivered a series of reports on the humanitarian crisis and the struggle facing those left without shelter, food or water.
Victims of the Flood: Pakistan in Need - The BBC's correspondent Orla Guerin traveled to some of the worst affected and most remote areas in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. In four special reports, she reported on the humanitarian crisis and the challenges facing the country in the aftermath of this disaster.
Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast
Inside the North Korean Bubble - BBC Correspondent, Sue Lloyd-Roberts, received extremely rare access to one of the world's greatest enigmas – North Korea . Even while taking the “model tour,” Lloyd-Robert was able to offer an insight into everyday life.
The Harsh Lives of Kabul 's Street Children - Peabody Award-winning BBC correspondent, Lyse Doucet, reported from some of the wealthiest of streets in the Afghan capital of Kabul and met some of the children trying to make a living on the streets.
BBC World News America has won an Emmy® Award in 2009 for Business and Financial Reporting for Return to White Horse Village , which looked at the impact of urbanization on a Chinese farming village.
BBC World News America's other prestigious awards include three Peabodys, one of which commended the newscast for overall excellence with the judges in 2009 describing the program as, “A nightly newscast like none the United States has ever had, it places our actions and concerns in a global context.”
BBC World News America broadcasts live Monday - Friday on BBC World News.
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