RTS Awards 2011 – The Results

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RTS Awards 2011 – The Results
Posted by TV Newsroom on Wednesday 23 February 2011

The Royal Television Society Journalism awards are taking place tonight and the TV Newsroom will bring the results as they come in.

The results are expected from around 9:30pm.

The winners:

Lifetime Achievement

David Dimbleby

Judges’ Award

BBC, ITV and Sky News for The Leaders’ Debates

Television Journalist of the Year

Alex Crawford – Sky News

Specialist Journalist

Gary Gibbon – Channel 4 News ITN for Channel 4 News

News Channel of the Year

Sky News

News Programme of the Year

ITV News At Ten ITN for ITV News

Camera Operator of the Year

Raul Gallego Abellan – Associated Press Television News

The Independent Award

Baby Landina – Inigo Gilmore Channel 4 News

Innovative News

World Cup Twitter Buzz Data Visualisation CNN International

Presenter of the Year

Jon Snow – Channel 4 News

Scoop of the Year

Spotlight: The Iris Robinson Investigation BBC Northern Ireland

News Coverage – International

Haiti Earthquake ITN for ITV News

Current Affairs – International

This World: The Wounded Platoon Mongoose Pictures – BBC Two

Current Affairs – Home

Panorama: Kids in Care Films of Record/BBC Current Affairs for BBC One

News Coverage – Home

Student Protest – Sky News

Nations and Regions Current Affairs and News Event

Spotlight: The Iris Robinson Investigation BBC Northern Ireland

Nations and Regions News Programme

The Cumbria Shootings – Day 1 ITV Border

Young Journalist of the Year

Rohit Kachroo – ITV News ITN for ITV News

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