 | Press ReleasesBBC News celebrates Emmys success |
BBC News has 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 & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony was held in New York last night. 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. Helen Boaden, BBC Director of News, 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." She added: "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." KR | 
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