When a TV station has its news coverage recognized with an Emmy, either a regional or a national award, that’s worth sharing. But, in my opinion, it’s not enough to just announce which stations have been honored in what category. We need to see examples of that excellent news coverage. Last year, I started sharing […]
When a TV station has its news coverage recognized with an Emmy, either a regional or a national award, that’s worth sharing.
But, in my opinion, it’s not enough to just announce which stations have been honored in what category. We need to see examples of that excellent news coverage.
Last year, I started sharing local TV Emmy Award winners but only if I could share the news story example and/or the promo of the winning entry. (I do not write about any Emmy nominations, only winners.)
So when you read my column and it is about an Emmy Award winner, you will always see the examples because sharing what the industry considers to be excellent journalism helps all of those who aspire to provide top-notch story-telling.
Here’s a little background on the Emmys.
There are 20 regional chapters located across the United States. Each region recognizes journalistic excellence for the television markets that are geographically in that region. There are about 40 award categories for each region.
With 20 regions having about 40 categories in each, that’s about 800 regional awards.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) conducts the judging. Voting is done by peer judging panels.
NATAS solicits anybody with significant experience in news or documentary reporting or production to serve as judges. Most categories have two voting rounds, with separate judging panels in each round.
Regional awards winners are then reviewed and voted on to win a national Emmy.
Regardless of winning on a national or regional level, all recipients are Emmy Award winners.
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