Channel 4 News
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Channel 4 News is the news division of British TV broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982.
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[edit] News programmes
Currently, Channel 4 News has three programmes:
- News at Noon goes out weekdays on Channel 4 12:00-12:30.
- Channel 4 News is the name given to the flagship programme which is on the air 19:00-19:55 weeknights on Channel 4. (19:00-19:30 on Fridays). It also goes on Saturday and Sunday evenings, with varying timing.
- More4 News broadcasts weeknights on sister channel More4 from 20:00-20:30.
[edit] Head anchors
- 1982 - 1989 Peter Sissons
- 1989 - present Jon Snow
Between 1982 and 1989, Alastair Stewart and Nicholas Owen were also regular presenters of the Channel 4 News, as was Dermot Murnaghan between 1989 and 1993
[edit] Other correspondents/ presenters
- Tom Clarke
- Benjamin Cohen
- Carl Dinnen
- Gary Gibbon
- Nicholas Glass
- Krishnan Guru-Murthy
- Sumeera Ahmed
- Lindsey Hilsum
- Faisal Islam
- Simon Israel
- Victoria MacDonald
- Lucy Manning
- Nick Martin
- Jonathan Miller
- Kylie Morris
- Cathy Newman
- Katie Razzall
- Emily Reuben
- Jonathan Rugman
- Julian Rush
- Darshna Soni
- John Sparks
- Lindsay Taylor
- Sue Turton
- Roz Upton
- Nick Paton Walsh
[edit] News at Noon
The first main programme of the day is News at Noon, which was first introduced in 2003 for the duration of the Iraq war, and due to its instant success, it was kept on in the Channel 4's daytime schedule (except when there's Racing on). It is presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Prior to this bulletin, the programme in the slot was Powerhouse, a business news programme, also produced by ITN.
[edit] Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is the name of the flagship evening news programme. Channel 4 News is noted for its extensive coverage of international news and good background reports on current affairs. It is anchored by Jon Snow and it is on the air Monday to Friday from 19:00-19:55 on Channel 4.
Channel 4 News is well regarded as a serious news programme, most recently winning a record five Royal Television Society Television Awards in February 2006. These included TV Journalist of the Year for Jon Snow, Home News Award for the Attorney_General leak, and the International News Award for Congo's Tin Soldiers.
It won the News Coverage British Academy Television Award in 2004 and the 2004 International Emmy for the best news program produced and aired outside the United States. Jon Snow won the Richard Dimbleby British Academy Television Award in 2005 for outstanding contribution to the world of news and current affairs.
Unlike a majority of Channel 4's programming which is broadcast in widescreen, Channel 4 News was shown in the 4:3 format until January 2007.
[edit] More4 News
A third programme airs Monday to Friday on sister channel More4. More4 News is anchored by Sarah Smith, and it runs for 30 minutes, aiming to go in-depth into a certain issue.
[edit] Historical Roles
In 2003, Channel 4 News broke the story of the "Dodgy Dossier" which led to a political crisis in Britain.
More recently it broke details of a secret discussion between George W. Bush and Tony Blair in the run up to the Iraq war. The 31 January White House Meeting Memo revealed that Bush and Blair discussed using American spyplanes in UN colours to lure Saddam into war. The memo also suggests that Blair was 'solidly' behind the President and his intention to go to war with or without a second United Nations resolution.
[edit] Trivia
The music in the Channel 4 News titles is an orchestration of 'Best Endeavours' by Alan Hawkshaw.
[edit] External links
- Channel 4 News at channel4.com
- Official Channel 4 Newsroom blog at channel4.com
- Art of Glass blog
- More4 News blog
- - ITN.co.uk
Channels: Channel 4, E4, More4, Film4 • News: Channel 4 News (Currently provided by ITN)
Radio: Oneword, 4radio • Online: channel4.com, FourDocs • Other: T4, Film4 Productions
