International Emmy Award for Best News

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International Emmy Award for Best News
CountryUnited States
Presented by International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First award1999
Currently held by Channel 4 News : "Israel-Hamas at War"
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Website www.iemmys.tv

The International Emmy Award for Best News is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) to recognize the best news programming produced and initially broadcast outside the United States. The award was first presented in 1999. The categories for international journalism were previously presented at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards alongside their U.S. counterparts. [1]

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In 2025, they began to be presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala, along with the other categories. [2]

Winners and nominees

1990s

YearProgram (English Title)Episode/StoryProduction company/NetworkCountry
1999
[3] 		Dispatches "A Witness to Murder" Hardcash Productions / Channel 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
News 23 Special"A Discussion with President Clinton" Tokyo Broadcasting Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kosovo: Liberation Day Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

2000s

YearProgram (English Title)Episode/StoryProduction company/NetworkCountry
2000
[4] 		The Mozambique Floods ITN News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Correspondent: Inside Chechnya BBC / Wilton FilmsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Zone Interdite "Chile: Torturers Running Free"Tony Comiti Productions / Metropole Television Flag of France.svg  France
2001
Not awarded
2002
[5] [6] 		BBC News at Ten "Fall of Kabul" BBC News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Jornal Nacional "September 11" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
ITN for ITV "Attack on America"ITN ProductionFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
RTL aktuell "Terror Against America" RTL Television Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2003
[7] 		Channel 4 News "The Fall of Sadam" Channel 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Looting at Baghdad Museum France 2 Flag of France.svg  France
Gulf War II AP Television Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Radioactive Ammunitions: Deployed Again Despite Scientists' Warnings ARD / Westdeutscher Rundfunk Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2004
[8] [9] 		Channel 4 News "The Madrid Bombing" Channel 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Good Morning Japan "Eclipse in the Antarctic" NHK Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
News 7 "Terrorist Bombing of UN Headquarters in Iraq"
Sky News "Liberia" Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2005
[10] [11] 		Return to Belsan NCRV Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
ITV News "Beslan siege" Associated Press Television News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Jornal Nacional "Re-election of George W. Bush" Rede Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
ITV News "Tsunami: Seven Days that Shook the World" Associated Press Television News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2006
[12] 		Hunting for Taliban NPS / VARA Television Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sky News "London Bombings July 7, 2005" Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Summit of the Americas Artear / El Trece Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
BBC News 24 "London Bombings July 7, 2005" BBC News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
The First Mehlis Report on Hariri's Murder Al Arabiya Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
2007
[13] 		BBC News "Lebanon Crisis" BBC News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Bandila "The Subic Rape Case Promulgation" ABS-CBN Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Pro TV News"Tibetans at the Chinese Border" Pro TV Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Jornal Nacional "Caravana JN: Elections" Globo TV Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2008
[14] 		Pro TV News"Any Idea of What Your Kid is Doing Right Now?" Pro TV Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Al Jazeera English Kuala Lumpur News Hour "Popular Uprising in Myanmar & Military Crackdown" Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
ITV News "Zimbabwe: The Tyranny and the Tragedy" ITV News / ITN / ITV1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Jornal Nacional "TAM Accident" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2009
[15] 		ITV News "China Earthquake" ITV News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Al Jazeera News Hour "Russia-Georgia War" Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Details"South Ossetian War"National Information Systems / INTER TV Channel Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Jornal Nacional "Eloá's Story" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

2010s

YearProgram (English Title)Episode/StoryProduction company/NetworkCountry
2010
[16] 		Pakistan: Terrors' Front Line Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Al Jazeera English News Hour "Gaza War" Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
RT News "Extended News Coverage on Obama's Visit to Russia" RT Channel Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Jornal Nacional "Blackout in Brazil" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2011
[17] 		Jornal Nacional "Guerra contra as Drogas" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
RÚV News"Volcano Eruption at Eyjafjallajokull" RUV Icelandic National Broadcasting Service Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Sky News Live at Five "Inside the Taliban" Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
TV Patrol "Manila Hostage Crisis" ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2012
[18] 		Great East Japan Earthquake Emergency News NHK Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Jornal Nacional "Rains in the Mountain Region of Rio" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Newshour "Fall of Tripoli" Al Jazeera Network / Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Occupy Wall Street: Occupy Movement RT Channel Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2013
[19] 		Channel 4 News "The Battle for Homs" ITN / Channel 4 News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
24 Oras "Typhoon Pablo" GMA Network Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Jornal Nacional "Collapse in Rio" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pro TV News"Romania Buried in Snow" Pro TV Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2014
[20] 		Syria's Descent ITV / Channel 4 News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Fantástico and Jornal Nacional "Fire in a Nightclub" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
RT News Guantanamo Hunger Strike Coverage RT News Channel Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
TV Patrol Weekend "Most Powerful Storm" ABS-CBN Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2015
[21] [22] 		CBC News: The National "The Ebola Effect (Ebola Outbreak in West Africa)" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
The Buck Stops Here: "Srinagar Floods Coverage" New Delhi Television Limited Flag of India.svg  India
The National Day of Mourning NOS Broadcasting Organization Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Jornal Hoje and Jornal Nacional "The Death of Eduardo Campos" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2016
[23] [24] 		Sky News "Migration Crisis" Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Nepal Earthquake Coverage: "Nepal Earthquake and its Aftermath" Al Jazeera English News Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
RT News "UNGA: Special Coverage" RT Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Jornal Nacional and Fantástico "Microcephaly/Zika" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2017
[25] [26] 		Inside Aleppo: Battle for Aleppo Channel 4 News / ITN Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Jornal Nacional "The Ryan Lochte Scandal" Globo Comunicação e Participações Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Le Journal: "Paris/Jaffa: Republican National Convention, Cleveland" i24NEWS Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
TV Patrol "Super Typhoon Lawin's Trail of Damage" ABS-CBN Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2018
[27] [28] 		Sky News "Rohingya Crisis" Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
#MosulSOS RT Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Jornal GloboNews"Dozens Killed and Wounded in Alcacuz Prison Riot: The Collapse of Brazil's Prison System" GloboNews / TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Newsgrid"Qatar Crisis Special" Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
2019
[29] [30] 		Data, Democracy and Dirty Tricks: The Cambridge Analytica Scandal ITN / Channel 4 News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Indonesia: Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Jornal do Globo, Jornal Nacional and Fantástico "The Murder of Marielle Franco" TV Globo / GloboNews Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Siberia Fire: Kemerovo Tragedy RT Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

2020s

YearProgram (English Title)Episode/StoryProduction company/NetworkCountry
2020
[31] 		Channel 4 News "Hong Kong: A Year of Living Dangerously" ITN Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
RJ2"Ghost Staff" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Russian Jet Crash-Landing in Moscow: Timeline and Survivors RT International Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
The Battle for Burkina Faso Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
2021
[32] [33] 		Sky News "A Warning from Italy" Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Beirut Blast Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Jornal Nacional "COVID-19 in Brazil" Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Bloodshed and Path to Ceasefire RT (ANO TV-Novosti)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2022
[34] [35] 		ITV News "Storming of the Capitol" ITV Productions / ITV News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Afghanistan Crisis News Coverage Euronews Flag of France.svg  France
Jornal Nacional "Prevent Senior Case" Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2023
[36] [37] 		The Battle for Bucha & Irpin Sky News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
TV4 Nyheterna "Beyond Enemy Lines" TV4 News Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Shireen Abu Akleh's Killing Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Jornal Nacional and Fantástico "The Murder of Bruno and Dom" Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2024
[38] 		Channel 4 News "Israel-Hamas at War" Channel 4 News Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
GloboNews & RJ2"Secret Payrolls" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Tragediata v lokorsko Nova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
War on Gaza Al Jazeera English Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "2025 RULES & REGULATIONS" (PDF). iemmys.tv. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
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