{"id":10555,"date":"2017-10-06T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T13:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/international-emmy-news-current-affairs-winners-unveiled\/"},"modified":"2017-10-06T09:29:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T13:29:31","slug":"international-emmy-news-current-affairs-winners-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/international-emmy-news-current-affairs-winners-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"International Emmy News & Current Affairs Winners Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 2017 International Emmy for news was presented to Inside Aleppo: Battle for Aleppo<\/em>, while the Emmy for current affairs was presented to Exposure: Saudi Arabia Uncovered<\/em>.<\/p>\n Both programs hail from the U.K.<\/p>\n Inside Aleppo: Battle for Aleppo<\/em>, 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<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n