ATLANTA, Sept. 28,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scripps News, the nation's
only 24/7 broadcast news network available over the air, has won
its first national News Emmy Award with its documentary news
series, "In Real Life."
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced
the honors Wednesday evening during the news ceremony of the 44th
News and Documentary Emmy Awards.
Scripps News won in the outstanding science, technology or
environmental coverage category for "In Real Life: Plastic Time
Bomb." Other nominees in this category included CNN, National
Geographic and Vice.
The winning 2022 episode of "In Real Life" presented a global
exploration of the impact of microplastics on the planet and on our
health – and what scientists are doing to help fix the problem. The
reporting team traveled to Malaysia to show the impact of the world's
un-recycled waste and explored gaps in the global recycling system
– all while interviewing local residents and non-profit leaders and
scientists from around the globe to bring viewers a closer look at
our relationship to one of the world's most common materials.
A second episode from the 2022 "In Real Life" season – "The New
Death" – was also nominated this year in the outstanding soft
feature story: long form category.
"This award, and our second nomination, are fantastic
recognitions of Scripps News' commitment to going beyond the
headlines to bring viewers deeper, context-driven reporting," said
Scripps News President Kate O'Brian.
"With each visually stunning episode, the 'In Real Life' team takes
viewers to the heart of important, but sometimes overlooked,
stories playing out across the world and their impact on our
communities – locally and globally. 'Plastic Time Bomb' did exactly
that, sharing perspectives from multiple corners of the globe and
bringing viewers a nuanced look at an issue that is often
polarizing."
The winning Scripps News team included Nelufar Hedayat,
correspondent; Kevin Clancy,
producer, editor and director of photography; Grier Dill, animator; and Zach Toombs, executive producer. Viewers can
watch the winning episode on Scripps News again this Sunday during
a special replay at 8 p.m. ET.
This is the third time this year the "In Real Life" series has
been honored for its reporting – it has won a Gracie Award from the
Alliance for Women in Media as well as an award for outstanding TV
journalism from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD). Scripps News also won three National Headliner Awards
earlier this year for its investigations and impact journalism.
Scripps News will debut the fifth season of "In Real Life" at
8 p.m. ET on Oct. 8 by taking viewers onto a flying laboratory
operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
which is helping the U.S. government to test controversial
solutions to cooling down the planet's rising temperatures. The
upcoming season will see correspondents diving into all new stories
each week, including artificial intelligence and the dating scene,
genetic rescue of animals on the brink of extinction, the growth of
deep sea mining and the rise of citizen militias along the
U.S.-Mexico border.
The 44th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards honored
programming content from more than 2,300 submissions that
originally premiered in calendar-year 2022, judged by a pool of
over 1,000 peer professionals from across the television and
streaming/digital media news and documentary industry.
Media contact: Becca
McCarter, (513) 410-2425, rebecca.mccarter@scripps.com
About Scripps News
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broadcast news network, serving viewers opinion-free national news
from 16 news bureaus across the U.S. and Scripps' Local Media
national desk. 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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