BBC wins at the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2018

Last night, Wednesday 28 February 2018, The Royal Television Society (RTS) Television Journalism Awards were held at a ceremony in London.

The news and current affairs awards: “seek to recognise creative and excellent journalism by organisations whose broadcasts are transmitted on a UK-based platform, or who create online video content from a UK production base”.

BBC news programmes and journalists took home 11 awards in total, with Victoria Derbyshire named Network Presenter of the Year award; Orla Guerin awarded Television Journalist of the Year and Nawal Al-Maghafi (BBC News for BBC One) took the Young Talent of the Year award.

In addition, Daily News Programme of the Year went to BBC News at Ten (BBC News for BBC One), and both News Coverage awards went to BBC programmes - the Home award for The Grenfell Tower Fire (Newsnight, BBC Two) and the International award for Yemen (BBC News for BBC One).

Fran Unsworth, Director BBC News and Current Affairs said: “This is a great set of results and I’m thrilled that teams across BBC News have been recognised for their work. I’m particularly proud that the RTS recognised the full range of our television output – home and foreign, programmes and newsgathering, innovation and experience, network and regional. This is a tribute to everyone in BBC News and Current Affairs and I’d like to add my thanks to the wider teams behind this outstanding work.”

BBC winners are listed below:

• Current Affairs – Home: Undercover: Britain's Immigration Secrets - Panorama BBC Panorama for BBC One
  
  
  
  
• Current Affairs – International: The Rohingya Crisis: The Tula Toli Massacre- Newsnight BBC Two
  
  
  
  
• Daily News Programme of the Year: BBC News at Ten BBC News for BBC One
  
  
  
  
• Interview of the Year: Victoria Derbyshire Programme - Football Abuse Revelations BBC Two
  
  
  
  
• Nations and Regions Current Affairs: Inside Out - An Inside Out Special: Operation Sanctuary BBC News English Regions for BBC One NE & Cumbria
  
  
  
  
• Network Presenter of the Year: Victoria Derbyshire - Victoria Derbyshire Programme BBC Two
  
  
  
  
• News Coverage – Home: The Grenfell Tower Fire - Newsnight BBC Two
  
  
  
  
• News Coverage – International: Yemen - BBC News for BBC One
  
  
  
  
• News Technology - NHS Tracker BBC News for BBC
  
  
  
  
• Television Journalist of the Year: Orla Guerin - BBC News for BBC One
  
  
  
  
• Young Talent of the Year: Nawal Al-MaghafiBBC News for BBC One

For a full list of winners and nominees visit the RTS website.