Channel 4 News celebrates five Online Media Awards
Channel 4 News scoops five awards at the Online Media Awards including the Grand Prix prize for website of the year.
The web team also picked up awards for outstanding digital team of the year, best use of social media, best site for news-led journalism, while presenter Jon Snow won the award for best Twitter feed.
Channel 4 News Editor Ben de Pear said: “This is a magnificent achievement for the online team that have been so ably and imaginatively led by Anna Doble and have worked tirelessly to deliver such fantastic stuff. Receiving five awards is unprecedented, but the awards for best website and in particular best digital team were really special.
“Online have won nearly every award going this year for a whole plethora of projects – but No Go Britain really stood out. Everyone at Channel 4 News is rightly proud of a project that is fundamentally changing the transport infrastructure in some of Britain’s biggest transport hubs.”
I’m honoured and daunted by winning #onlinemediawards twitter award: irony in a week when I am in Iran where Twitter so interupted….
— Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) June 13, 2013
I value this more than I can say..I can honetly say that my life online has totally ignited my life as a jouranlist.. #onlinemediaawards
— Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) June 12, 2013
Blimey #onlinemediaawards twitter.com/annadoble/statâ?¦
— Anna Doble (@annadoble) June 12, 2013
Congratulations to @annadoble & team winning 5 OMA’s Best Website, News website, Digital team, social media & Best Twitter feed -@jonsnowc4
— bendepear (@bendepear) June 12, 2013
#onlinemediaawards cake o’clock twitter.com/annadoble/statâ?¦
— Anna Doble (@annadoble) June 13, 2013
Online Media Awards winners were announced on Wednesday 12 June at a ceremony at the Emirates Stadium in central London – the night recognises “the best and boldest of online news-based creativity”.
Icing on the cake
Anna Doble, head of online, said: “I am thrilled because this was about the team being recognised – beyond all expectations. I am so proud of everyone who has helped bring such winning ways to the website, from correspondents to producers, tweeters to camera operators.
“To scoop best digital team, best news-led site and the grand prix award for best overall website was truly off the scale. And Jon Snow winning best Twitter feed was the icing on a very special cake!”
On Tuesday, Channel 4 News also won two Amnesty International Awards: a digital innovation award for No Go Britain and the television news prize for Burma’s Forgotten People.
