Channel 4 News wins International Emmy Award

Channel 4 News has won an International Emmy Award for its coverage of the Syrian war.

The News category accolade was presented to the programme last night for their coverage of Syria’s descent into civil war.

Syria's Descent charts a country’s fall into hopelessness with “searing coverage from Aleppo, Damascus, Ras-al-Ayn and Zaatari refugee camps, as the brutal civil war entered its third year.”

The fifth estate: Made In Bangladesh produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) won the Current Affairs category.

"In these dangerous and unsettled times, the need for high quality news has never been so great." said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. "These two programs capture two strands of critical news reporting today: news of war, and news of people who suffer, even absent war."

Last year Channel 4 News also picked up the International Emmy for its Battle for Homs coverage.

Editor, Ben de Pear, said: “It is such an honour to win an International Emmy Award. But to win one in two straight years makes it particularly special. I am so proud of everyone at Channel 4 News. They may be a small team but the work they produce makes a significant impact.”

Winners were announced in New York at a ceremony at the Frederick P. Rose Hall of Jazz at Lincoln Center.