Sky News nominated for nine RTS Television Journalism Awards
Sky News has been nominated for nine Royal Television Society TV Journalism Awards, including News Channel of the Year. Several Sky News journalists have been honoured for their excellent work in their field, including Yalda Hakim, who hosts international news shows. Yalda Hakim hosts the world’s news shows. This achievement has been recognised in the Network Presenter of the Year category.
Special correspondent Alex Crawford and Africa correspondent Yusra Elbagir occupy two of the three slots in the Network Television Journalist of the Year category.
Crawford, who frequently travels around the world to cover major stories from war zones, will report from countries including Syria, Libya, and Somalia in 2025. she stars in a US hotspot; The series takes viewers straight into some of the world’s most hostile environments.
Elbagir has conducted extensive reporting on the war in Sudan, which includes an investigation into “killing fields” that have targeted thousands of people.
Elbagir has conducted an investigation into the thousands of people who are missing due to the war in Sudan.
Elsewhere, data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire has been nominated for Specialist Journalist of the Year, while Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates is shortlisted in the Politics Category, and News Correspondent Molly Malone has been recognised in the shortlist of emerging talents.
In 2025, Cheshire reported from a far-right “whites only” ghetto in Arkansas, while Malone covered the cases of several individuals in UK prisons.
‘Whites only’ settlement inside
As well as exclusive interviews and analysis from Westminster, Coates also co-hosts our Politics in Sam and Anne’s Podcast with POLITICO’s Anne McElvoy.
In the News Channel of the Year category, Sky News—which has won the award for eight consecutive years— has competition with BBC News and Al Jazeera English.
Hakim, Crawford, and Elbagir, our international correspondents, have also contributed to the recognition of our international coverage in various categories. John Sparks is up for a digital award for 24 Hours in the Kill Zone – for which he joined Ukrainian soldiers in an area targeted by explosive-carrying drones.
He is against BBC News’ reporting on militias in Sudan and ITV’s political coverage on TikTok.
24 hours in Ukraine’s ‘kill zone’
Our reporting continues on life in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. RTS is in the running with Channel 4 News for the International News Coverage Award, which has also been recognised for its coverage of Syria and The Associated Press’ reporting on the famine in Gaza.
The chairman of the RTS Television Journalism Awards, Adrian Wells, praised the ” extraordinary year of very high-quality submissions”.
He added, “UK-based broadcasters and content creators have demonstrated their skill, effort and bravery in championing the most important stories on both the domestic and international fronts.
“Despite the many other challenges facing the media industry, the calibre of journalism demonstrated across news categories has been exceptional.”
The RTS Awards will take place on 4 March, hosted by journalist and broadcaster Jeremy Vine.
There will also be an Outstanding Contribution Award and an RTS Special Award, which will be presented during the ceremony.
