CNA named Channel of the entire year by Association for International Broadcasting
17 November, 2020
CNA has been recognised as Channel of the entire year by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB), the global trade association for broadcast journalism.
The channel defeat out fellow nominees BBC News Persian, CNN International and Iran International TV for the prize, the UK-based AIB announced on Friday (Nov 13).
Commenting on the gain, the AIB highlighted CNA's insurance policy coverage of the Hong Kong protests and COVID-19, and also its clear cultural identity as an Asian company.
"2020 began as a busy season for CNA within the Hong Kong riots and the global implications of the partnership with China - a tale well and truly 'on their doorstep'," the AIB said.
"CNA's workload became even heavier seeing that a once in a lifetime event hit the entire planet. Not merely was the pandemic a significant story, it also brought immense issues to just how broadcasters themselves can work."
The channel rose to these challenges, using its coverage of the pandemic becoming "another defining point in time" in CNA's history, the AIB said.
"They are very well positioned to 'Understand Asia' and also have reported in global developments, with Asian perspectives, for over two decades," the association added.
It highlighted CNA's 2019 Celebrate Asia campaign, which sought target audience submissions to create on line chatter in what they love about Asia and "(evokes) a sense of satisfaction that resonates with the actual fact that CNA can be an Asian brand".
"Our judges noted the clear and coherent news editorial values. In addition they observed that CNA acquired more local correspondents covering the news, which is extra reflective of their visitors," the AIB said.
It added: "Judges were impressed with the assorted content available, the channel’s meaningful engagement with multiple social media platforms and the display of a clear cultural identity.
"That coupled with compelling on-air talent and polished and demonstrable production skills produced CNA a deserving winner."
"OBJECTIVITY AND INTEGRITY"
Speaking for the AIB awards after the win was announced, CNA presenter Dawn Tan explained that gaining much deeper insight into Asia expected having "zero preconceptions".
"By staying true to that objectivity and integrity, CNA has got helped people around the environment to truly understand Asia," an area that "epitomises diversity", Ms Tan said.
Asked about the channel's highlights of the past year, Ms Tan designated CNA's role since host broadcaster of the Trump-Kim summit in 2018 and its own insurance policy coverage of the Hong Kong protests in 2019.
"It had been our most intensive ground deployment to time," she explained of the channel's coverage in Hong Kong.
"Not merely did we report using one of the main stories that was occurring right here in Asia every evening, but likewise we moved our flagship morning hours news bulletin to the town. We did that for an entire week," Ms Tan stated.
"And this calendar year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, CNA not merely told the non-public tales of lockdowns, fear and isolation through a long time of documentaries and digital exclusives, but we were also among the first on earth to release a COVID-19 map" with live-tracking of the disease's pass on, she added.
CNA productions were likewise highly commended in several other categories: YOUR SKIN We Wear, in regards to a rare epidermis genetic disorder, was recognised in the Human Interest Television and Video category; and Coded Universe, about the impact of computer code on every day lives, in the Science and Technology category.
The AIBs, as the awards are known, have been provided annually since 2005. This year's prizes were awarded by a global panel of 48 judges. BBC Community News, Channel 4, CNN and Al Jazeera English had been some of the different winners in a variety of categories this year.
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