BBC triumphs at Royal Television Society Journalism awards

BBC triumphs at Royal Television Society Journalism awards

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MUMBAI: UK pubcaster BBC News had another win at this year's Royal Television Society Journalism awards in the UK.

Highlights included BBC News 24 winning the award for news channel of the year and programme of the year for Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs.

And, both home and international current affairs prizes went to BBC programmes for Detention Undercover - The Real Story and Children of Beslan respectively. BBC News director Helen Boaden said, "News 24 has come of age with this award and will go from strength to strength. BBC Current Affairs did outstandingly well - gaining all the nominations in both domestic and foreign award categories. Our winners were outstanding films which demonstrated courage and flair as well as brilliant story telling."

The camera operator of the year was won by Nik Millard of the BBC Ten O'Clock News. The Nations and Regions News Coverage award went to BBC Look North for their coverage of the Joanne Nelson murder case.