ATLANTA, April 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scripps News, the national
network owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), was
honored with three 2024 National Headliner Awards, including a
first-place award for its documentary on U.S.-Mexico border patrols, and third-place wins
for reporting on Ukraine's stolen
orphans and an investigation on Russia's ghost fleet. Headliner medallions are
presented annually to outstanding writers, photographers, daily
newspapers, magazines, graphic artists, radio and television
stations and networks and news syndicates.
The Scripps News awards include:
Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators
news magazine program
Scripps News, in partnership with the
Los Angeles Times, received first place
in the news magazine category for its documentary "In Real Life:
Crossing the Line." The episode explores the operations and impacts
of citizen border patrols at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The "In Real Life: Crossing the Line" team embedded with
Arizona Border Recon for two days in the desert. This firsthand
experience provided a unique vantage point, enabling the
documentary team to witness armed citizen patrols. The program
featured a range of perspectives. In addition to citizen
militiamen, the documentary crew spoke with U.S. border patrol,
migrant aid groups, landowners along the border, a "coyote," who
leads people across the border, and immigrants making the
journey.
Judges for the National Headliner Awards wrote: "A much needed
approach to covering complicated news stories was found in these
reports produced by Scripps News and the Los
Angeles Times. The in-depth reporting of very opposite
groups at the border shed light on people that we only hear about
in soundbites. Taking viewers on the ground and hearing firsthand
accounts while actually moving with the interview subjects on the
ground was risky and exceptionally important. This is a fine
example of what journalism is supposed to do. The collaborative
effort showed accountability and allowed reporters in TV and print
to showcase the best of both worlds with their varied approaches to
covering a story."
Watch new episodes of the Emmy-Award winning
documentary series "In Real Life" Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.
Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators
investigative report
Scripps News received third place in the investigative report
category for its special "Scripps News Investigates: Ukraine's Stolen Orphans." In this
episode, Scripps News' international correspondent Jason Bellini introduces viewers to the
innocent Ukrainian orphans who were abducted and sent to
Russia. Scripps News shared the
chilling images of the youngest orphans as they're taken away
— video now considered evidence in a war crimes trial.
The December report sparked a new sense of urgency to
rescue Denys, a central character in the forced deportation of
Ukranian orphans. After covering Denys' story for more than two
years, this year, Bellini exclusively reported on Denys and his
escape, when he was finally free to tell his story.
News video 10 to 30 minutes
Scripps News, in partnership with Bellingcat, received third place
in the news video category for its reporting on "Russia's Ghost Fleet." In a collaborative
special report, Scripps News' visual investigations
correspondent Jake Godin and
Bellingcat journalists uncover Russian vessels covertly exploiting
international ports for Ukraine's
resources in the spoils of war.
The reporting team analyzed marine traffic data and satellite
imagery to provide an insightful and comprehensive look into a
secretive trade that's reshaping global dynamics and an
understanding of how Russia's
concealed operations are robbing Ukraine of one of its most valuable
assets.
Read the full list of National Headliner Award recipients
here.
Media contact: Molly
Miossi, The E.W. Scripps Company, 513-977-3713,
molly.miossi@scripps.com
About Scripps News
Scripps News is the nation's only
free 24/7 broadcast news network, serving viewers opinion-free
national and international news across the United States. Scripps News partners with
the Scripps local station group to cover news from over 50 bureaus.
Scripps News is available in more than 94% of U.S. television homes
free and over the air with a digital antenna, on mobile with the
Scripps News app and online at ScrippsNews.com. It is also carried
on streaming platforms and services, including Samsung TV Plus,
Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Sling, Vizio and Xumo.
Scripps News is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:
SSP).
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