VIEWS ON SKY NEWS

Views on Awards

Judges comments for Sky News Broadcast Digital award in May 2007
 Best News Channel
 “Sky is generally about two minutes ahead of BBC News 24.  It is an excellent channel – first to the spot every time a story breaks...It engages a wider audience than the BBC.”

Judges comments for Sky News' RTS awards in February 2007
China: Baby-Snatchers - Sky News
“From a very strong field the winner emerged as one of a series of investigative reports from a hugely important but still little understood part of the world. The journalism was brave and enterprising and the stories powerful and filled with insight. In the opinion of the jury - altogether first class television journalism.”

Television Journalist of the Year
Dominic Waghorn - Sky News
“The winning journalist presented a series of exclusive and compelling reports about the dark underside of new China, a remarkable example of investigative journalism within a news format. His extensive personal research, imaginative use of User Generated Content and ability to evade China’s tight media controls enabled him to challenge the conventional agenda on China’s economic miracle.”

News Channel of the Year
Sky News “The jury felt that the winning channel had re-emerged as vibrant and innovative and frequently first with the news. The jury was impressed by its immediacy, impact and the variety of its coverage. Big stories anchored by experienced presenters were supported by sharp and intelligent reporting and well judged analysis.”

Jeremy Thompson - Presenter of the Year
“Sky News’ Jeremy Thompson was named as presenter of the year, Channel 4 News’ Jon Snow was journalist of the year, while BBC News 24 picking up the news channel of the year prize.
Thompson beat two contenders from BBC1 – George Alagiah and David Dimbleby – to pick up the award, with the judges saying Thompson ‘has a unique ability to capture the moment, to know which tiny little things really matter and – crucially – he knows when to shut up and let the pictures do the talking.’”Media Guardian, 23.02.06

“ITN, Sky News and BBC News 24 have been announced as regional semi-finalists in the news categories at the 2006 International Emmy Awards.  Both BBC News 24 and Sky News are nominated in the breaking news category for their coverage of the London bombings on 7 July last year.”Press Gazette, 18.08.06

The judges on winning RTS News Channel of the Year Award 2004:
"in spite of the presence of much they wished to commend on the other channels, the judges were unanimous in their view that none yet matched the winner [Sky News] who had continued to innovate in their coverage of the war and elsewhere and, as a news channel, remain - simply the best!"

On winning RTS News Channel of the Year Award 2003:
The RTS judges recognised that, in a highly competitive year, Sky News "stood above the rest for its freshness, energy and innovation."

On winning RTS Innovation Award 2004 for Hutton & Soham coverage:
"The winners devised a range of radical and imaginative solutions to the enduring problem of covering judicial proceedings where cameras are banned. These were used to brilliant effect for the Soham trial and the Hutton Inquiry. They introduced persuasive retrospective highlights of courtroom proceedings on a daily basis using actors and journalists - and at the Hutton Inquiry they were able to provide near instant on screen coverage of the evidence - a television first."