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MUMBAI:
BBC News has won won two awards in the news categories of the
International Emmys. The BBC's coverage of last summer's Lebanon
conflict won the International News award.
A
current affairs commission took the only other international award
for Baghdad: A Doctor's Story which was broadcast on BBC Two as
part of the This World strand.
Guardian
Films made the documentary with Ben Summers producing and with
assistance from the BBC News Baghdad team. Louise Norman was the
executive producer for This World.
Baghdad:
A Doctor's Story was shot by an Iraqi doctor in a Baghdad
emergency room. He agreed to film his own hospital anonymously
to bring the truth about the civilian casualties to light.
The
28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony was held
in New York. Media industry executives, journalists, and producers
attended the event which honours outstanding achievement in television
journalism by individuals and programmes, distributed via broadcast,
cable and broadband.
BBC
director of news Helen Boaden said, "Our overall coverage
of the Lebanon conflict was an outstanding collaboration between
teams across all platforms and this award recognises the journalistic
excellence of BBC News.
"Baghdad:
A Doctor's Story by Guardian Films was a brilliant commission
by Current Affairs. It took a lot of nerve and tremendous bravery
on the ground, to deliver this extraordinary and memorable film."
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