Sky News Scoops Two Golden Nymph Awards at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Sky News has been awarded two prestigious Golden Nymph Awards at the 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Friday.

Sky won Best TV News Item for Battle for Zawiyah, Alex Crawford’s account of being trapped in the Libyan town where Gaddafi’s troops opened fire on unarmed protesting civilians. Alex along with cameraman, Martin Smith, and deputy foreign editor, Tim Miller, were the only journalists to reach the town and expose the story.

Sky beat Channel 4 News, ITV News and BBC News who all had nominations in this category.

Sky News also won Best 24-Hour News Programme for its coverage of the stepping down of President Mubarak in Egypt. Sky News anchor, Andrew Wilson, and reporters Stuart Ramsay, Dominic Waghorn, Tim Marshall and Alex Crawford all contributed to the dramatic coverage of this key moment in the ongoing news story of the Arab Spring.  Sky beat off competition from CNN International and other European channels to win the category.

Sarah Whitehead, Head of Foreign News, commented: ‘This is a fantastic achievement for our foreign coverage which has been world-class throughout the uprisings in the Middle East. This year we have seen some of the most dramatic news events in recent times and our teams have worked tirelessly to bring these stories to our viewers across the world. I’m thrilled they are enjoying the recognition they deserve.’

Earlier this year Alex Crawford was named RTS Journalist of the Year for a record third time, and Sky News was named News Channel of the Year for the eighth time.