International Emmy News & Current Affairs Winners Unveiled

The 2017 International Emmy for news was presented to Inside Aleppo: Battle for Aleppo, while the Emmy for current affairs was presented to Exposure: Saudi Arabia Uncovered.

Both programs hail from the U.K.

Inside Aleppo: Battle for Aleppo, produced by ITN/Channel 4 News, won the news category. The story covers the battle for Aleppo, the most brutal in the five-year Syrian war. Exposure: Saudi Arabia Uncovered, produced by Hardcash Productions/ITV/WGBH/Frontline, won the current affairs category. The film reveals the hidden reality inside one of the world’s most secretive and strict Islamic regimes.

“A free and committed press corps is the most important bulwark against repression and tyranny,” said Bruce L. Paisner, the president and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in presenting the Emmys. “We congratulate the winning reporters, cameramen and crews behind these outstanding reports for their courageous journalism.”

Read Bruce L. Paisner’s World Screen column here.