A Canadian first: Global News wins Edward R. Murrow Award for overall excellence

WASHINGTON – Global News has won the 2013 Edward R. Murrow award for overall excellence, the first Canadian network to garner this honour in the 42-year history of the awards competition. Global News was among the winners of the 2013 national Edward R. Murrow Awards announced today by the U.S. Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). The Edward R. Murrow awards recognize work of the highest quality produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world. NBC News previously won the award for overall excellence four years in a row from 2009 to 2012. “This is one of...