TORONTO – CBC News Network has been honoured with a prestigious international award for its coverage of last year's shootings in Ottawa.
The news service won the Golden Nymph Award at the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo in the category of Best 24-Hour News Program. The award recognizes the coverage provided by CBC Chief Correspondent Peter Mansbridge and the CBC News teams in Toronto and Ottawa, who delivered immediate news and informed analysis while guiding viewers through a confusing and chaotic situation and separating rumour from fact.
CBC was the only Canadian network nominated in the 24-Hour News Program category and faced strong competition from the other finalists, including Sky News for coverage of the Crimean conflict, Russia’s RT News Channel for the May 9th shooting in Mariupol, and CNN for coverage of the crash of flight MH17. CBC’s The National was also a finalist for coverage of the MH17 crash in the TV News Item category, again the only Canadian nominee, said CBC's news release.
“This award is a reflection of the ground-breaking investigative and enterprise journalism that Canadians expect of us,” said Jennifer McGuire, general manager and editor-in-chief of CBC News and Centres, in the release. “Being honoured at this prestigious international event is another acknowledgement of the status of CBC News Network as a leader in breaking news coverage and of CBC News’ adherence to the highest journalistic standards.”
CBC was also recognized with two Citations of Merit at the recent Michener Awards ceremony in Ottawa.
