CNN led winners on Night 1 of The News and Documentary Emmy Awards, as it did last year—nabbing seven statuettes, as Vice News Tonight claimed a new award for outstanding newscast. See the full list of winners here.
The virtual ceremony also saw print and digital outlets win Emmys, including The New York Times, which won four—two of which were for video feature “How The Police Killed Breonna Taylor.” The list of Night 1 winners broken down by network or platform is at right.
CNN’s awards included two for the “CNN/Bellingcat Investigation into the Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny,” which was shown on AC360. Its coverage of the death of George Floyd won for breaking news coverage. In accepting the award, senior national correspondent Sara Sidner talked of the emotional impact of the story. CNN also won another award via CNN en Espanol.
PBS won four awards,...
The virtual ceremony also saw print and digital outlets win Emmys, including The New York Times, which won four—two of which were for video feature “How The Police Killed Breonna Taylor.” The list of Night 1 winners broken down by network or platform is at right.
CNN’s awards included two for the “CNN/Bellingcat Investigation into the Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny,” which was shown on AC360. Its coverage of the death of George Floyd won for breaking news coverage. In accepting the award, senior national correspondent Sara Sidner talked of the emotional impact of the story. CNN also won another award via CNN en Espanol.
PBS won four awards,...
- 9/29/2021
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