BBC News triumphs at International Emmys

BBC News triumphs at International Emmys

MUMBAI: BBC News has won won two awards in the news categories of the International Emmys. The BBC's coverage of last summer's Lebanon conflict won the International News award.

A current affairs commission took the only other international award for Baghdad: A Doctor's Story which was broadcast on BBC Two as part of the This World strand.

Guardian Films made the documentary with Ben Summers producing and with assistance from the BBC News Baghdad team. Louise Norman was the executive producer for This World.

Baghdad: A Doctor's Story was shot by an Iraqi doctor in a Baghdad emergency room. He agreed to film his own hospital anonymously to bring the truth about the civilian casualties to light.

The 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony was held in New York. Media industry executives, journalists, and producers attended the event which honours outstanding achievement in television journalism by individuals and programmes, distributed via broadcast, cable and broadband.

BBC director of news Helen Boaden said, "Our overall coverage of the Lebanon conflict was an outstanding collaboration between teams across all platforms and this award recognises the journalistic excellence of BBC News.

"Baghdad: A Doctor's Story by Guardian Films was a brilliant commission by Current Affairs. It took a lot of nerve and tremendous bravery on the ground, to deliver this extraordinary and memorable film."