Sky News’ Ukraine protection nominated at International Emmy Awards
Sky News has been nominated on the International Emmy Awards for its protection of the Ukraine War.
The submission showcased protection such because the battle for Bucha and Irpin within the early days of the invasion.
The cities close to Kyiv noticed fierce preventing as Russian troops tried to succeed in the capital, and the bloodbath of civilians provoked widespread worldwide outrage.
Sky’s reporting included particular correspondent Alex Crawford on the bottom as trapped civilians fled the bombardment and artillery rounds echoed within the background.
Crawford additionally reported from Irpin as Ukrainians – together with some in wheelchairs and on stretchers – had been helped to cross a rickety bridge to get to security.
She was additionally among the many first to interview President Zelenskyy, visiting him in a fortified Kyiv location, as he urged the world to behave and impose a no-fly zone.
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There was additionally a terrifying reminder of the indiscriminate assaults the Russians had been meting out when a Sky News group came under fire themselves as they headed to Bucha.
The report by chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his crew confirmed them taking cowl as their automotive was peppered with bullets, earlier than they had been compelled to run for his or her lives – Ramsay was wounded in the course of the capturing.
The big move of Ukrainians compelled to go away their homeland was additionally vividly documented by Lisa Holland.
Reporting from Polish capital Warsaw, she captured the heartbreak as women and children left behind loved ones and boarded buses to start an unsure life as refugees throughout Europe.
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Sky’s entry additionally featured stay evaluation from Ukraine by correspondents together with Alistair Bunkall, and showcased how our specialists defined the newest troop actions utilizing our studio’s large display.
Others nominated within the news class for an International Emmy embrace Brazil’s Globo, Al Jazeera English and TV4 News from Sweden.
The ceremony takes place in New York on 27 September.