CNN has bagged top honours for continuing coverage and news documentary in the Network Television Division at the US' 2002 Edward R Murrow awards.

The Murrow awards, sponsored by the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), recognise outstanding achievements in electronic journalism since 1971. This year’s competition judged 2,303 entries from 511 organisations. The awards ceremony will be held on 7 October in New York City when CNN will be honoured with awards in the following categories in the Network Television Division:

1. Continuing Coverage:
'11 September, 2001: Terrorist Attacks' - CNN is being recognised for its coverage of 11 September events. Coverage included constant news updates from each scene, eye witness accounts, international reports and in-depth perspectives from CNN’s top anchors and correspondents around the world. Five hours of non-stop breaking news were anchored by CNN’s Aaron Brown and Judy Woodruff.

2. News Documentary:
'Beneath the Veil' - Investigative journalist Saira Shah journeyed to her ancestral home in Afghanistan to look at life under the iron rule of the Taliban. Using secret footage, hidden cameras and with unprecedented access, Shah showed viewers the ruins of Kabul, public executions and the forbidden underground network of women struggling to survive. From the frontlines to the forbidden classrooms, the execution grounds to the ruined gardens of Shah’s father’s homeland, this film takes a searing look into the Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

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