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'''Channel 4 News''' is the news division of British TV broadcaster [[Channel 4]]. It is produced by [[ITN]], and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in [[1982]]. |
'''Channel 4 News''' is the news division of British TV broadcaster [[Channel 4]]. It is produced by [[ITN]], and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in [[1982]]. Its editorial position is perceived by many as [[Liberal]] and sympathetic to [[Muslim]] concerns especially regarding the [[Balkans]], the [[Middle East]] and the [[United States]]. |
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==News Programmes== |
==News Programmes== |
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Revision as of 16:07, 19 March 2006
Channel 4 News is the news division of British TV broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982. Its editorial position is perceived by many as Liberal and sympathetic to Muslim concerns especially regarding the Balkans, the Middle East and the United States.
News Programmes
Currently Channel 4 News has three programmes:
- News at Noon goes out weekdays on Channel 4 1200-1230.
- Channel 4 News is the name given to the flagship programme which is on the air 1900-1955 weeknights on Channel 4. (1900-1930 on Fridays). It also goes on Saturday and Sunday evenings, timing varies.
- More 4 News broadcasts weeknights on sister channel More 4 from 2000-2030.
Head Anchors
- 1982 - 1989 Peter Sissons
- 1989 - present Jon Snow
News at Noon
The other main programme of the day is News at Noon, which was first introduced in 2003 for the duration of the Iraq war, and due to its instant success, it was kept on in the Channel 4's daytime schedule. It is presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is the name of the flagship evening news programme. It is anchored by Jon Snow and it is on the air Monday to Friday from 1900-1955 on Channel 4.
Channel 4 News is well regarded as a serious news programme, most recently winning a record five Royal Television Society Television Awards in February 2006. These included TV Journalist of the Year for Jon Snow, Home News Award for the Attorney_General leak, and the International News Award for Congo's Tin Soldiers.
It won the News Coverage British Academy Television Award in 2004 and the 2004 International Emmy for the best news program produced and aired outside the United States. Jon Snow won the Richard Dimbleby British Academy Television Award in 2005 for outstanding contribution to the world of news and current affairs.
More 4 News
A third programme airs Monday to Friday on sister channel More 4. More 4 News is anchored by Sarah Smith, and it runs for 30 minutes, aiming to go in-depth into a certain issue.
Trivia
Channel 4 News is noted for its extensive coverage of international news and good background reports on current affairs. The programme was itself the subject of news coverage in 2003 when it broke the story of the "Dodgy Dossier" which led to a political crisis in Britain.
More recently it broke details of a secret discussion between George W. Bush and Tony Blair in the run up to the Iraq war. The 31 January White House Meeting Memo revealed that Bush and Blair discussed using American spyplanes in UN colours to lure Saddam into war. The memo also suggests that Blair was 'solidly' behind the President and his intention to go to war with or without a second United Nations resolution.
The music in the Channel 4 News titles is an orchestration of 'Best Endeavours' by Alan Hawkshaw.
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