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08/07/2003
APTN Nominated for International Emmy
NEW YORK -- International video news agency Associated Press
Television News has been nominated for the prestigious International
Emmy award for its coverage of the war in Iraq. The National
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will present its News
and Documentary Awards -- dubbed the Emmys -- in New York
on Sept. 3.
More than a billion viewers saw APTN footage supplied via
500 broadcaster and online portals. The agency sent 120 people
to the region, equipped with the latest video and satellite
technology in what was the largest deployment in television
news agency history.
Sandy MacIntyre, APTN's Head of News, said: "To be nominated
for such a prestigious award is testament to weeks of tireless
endeavor in the field and speaks volumes for the journalistic
excellence of everyone on the news team at APTN. We set out
to 'raise the bar' on how we cover major conflict and tried
hard to push the boundaries both editorially and technically.
We feel incredibly proud to have our efforts recognized in
this way by our professional peers."
Here are a few highlights:
· APTN covered the bombing of Baghdad LIVE and reported
the capture of its international airport by US troops. The
agency's LIVE images of the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue
in a Baghdad square were amongst the most memorable of the
war.
· APTN scored a world exclusive when an American pilot
used a small APTN digital camera to capture the air to ground
bombing of Iraq.
· APTN used cutting-edge satellite tracking antennas
and videophone technology to transmit live pictures from the
deck of the American aircraft carrier USS Constellation during
bombing raids.
· APTN also mounted full broadcast quality satellite
dishes onto especially adapted 4-wheel drive vehicles to give
viewers a unique perspective of the unfolding conflict in
the Iraqi desert and in Northern Iraq.
This latest accolade from the International Emmy organization
follows recognition from the Royal Television Society in the
UK whose Special Judges' Award was given to APTN for coverage
of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks.
APTN has over 80 bureaus in 67 countries linked by a network
of global satellites and forms a vital part of the Associated
Press. APTN supplies video news, entertainment, and sports
content to more than 500 broadcast newsrooms, portals, Internet,
broadband and mobile products worldwide.
With a daily reach of 1 billion people around the world,
The Associated Press provides content to more than 15,000
news outlets around the world, including more than 5,000 television
and radio stations and 1, 000 U.S. media Web sites. They depend
on AP for text stories, audio, video, graphics, and photo
services for building their on-air and online products and
services. AP offers coverage of news, sports, business news,
political news, technology news, entertainment and weather.
AP's multimedia services are distributed by satellite and
the Internet to more than 120 nations.
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For more information, Contact John K. Jones, Manager of Marketing
Communications. (202) 736-1152 or JKJones@AP.org
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