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The Channel 4 News logo
The Channel 4 News logo

Channel 4 News is the news division of British TV broadcaster Channel 4. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

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News programmes

Currently, Channel 4 News has three programmes:

Head anchors

Between 1982 and 1989, Alastair Stewart and Nicholas Owen were also regular presenters of the Channel 4 News, as was Dermot Murnaghan between 1989 and 1993. Peter George Sissons (born July 17, 1942 in Liverpool) is a television newsreader in the United Kingdom. Jon Snow (born 28 September 1947) is an English Journalist and Presenter, currently employed by Channel 4 and ITN Alastair Stewart OBE (born 22 June 1952 a boys' Independent school in Kent, Southern England. Nicholas Owen may refer to Nicholas Owen (martyr - One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Nicholas Owen (journalist Dermot John Murnaghan (born 26 December 1957 is an English Journalist and Television presenter.

Shahnaz Pakravan, Fiona Murch and Zeinab Badawi were all regular co-presenters in the 1990s; Ms. Shahnaz Pakravan ( Persian: شهناز پاکروان is a radio and televistion presenter Zeinab Badawi — born — is a Television and Radio Reporter and News presenter in the United Kingdom. Pakravan alternated with Dermot Murnaghan with as the main presenter of the 'Channel 4 Summary' bulletins on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

News at Noon

The first main programme of the day is News at Noon, which was first introduced in 2003 for the duration of the Iraq war, and due to its instant success, it was kept on in the Channel 4's daytime schedule (except when live Horse Racing is being broadcast). Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began It is presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born 5 April 1970) is a British television newscaster and Journalist. Prior to this bulletin, the programme in the slot was Powerhouse, a political news programme, also produced by ITN.

Channel 4 News

Closing shot showing the Channel 4 News studio at ITN.
Closing shot showing the Channel 4 News studio at ITN.

Channel 4 News is the name of the flagship evening news programme. Channel 4 News is noted for its extensive coverage of international news and good background reports on current affairs. It is anchored by Jon Snow and it is on the air Monday to Friday from 19:00-19:55 on Channel 4. Jon Snow (born 28 September 1947) is an English Journalist and Presenter, currently employed by Channel 4 and ITN Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

Channel 4 News is well regarded as a serious news programme, most recently winning a record five Royal Television Society Television Awards in February 2006. The Royal Television Society (commonly known in the television industry as the RTS) is a British -based society for the discussion analysis and preservation of These included TV Journalist of the Year for Jon Snow, Home News Award for the Attorney_General leak, and the International News Award for Congo's Tin Soldiers. Jon Snow (born 28 September 1947) is an English Journalist and Presenter, currently employed by Channel 4 and ITN

It won the News Coverage British Academy Television Award in 2004 and the 2004 International Emmy for the best news program produced and aired outside the United States. The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs &mdash or to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards The 2004 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday April 18 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London. Jon Snow won the Richard Dimbleby British Academy Television Award in 2005 for outstanding contribution to the world of news and current affairs. The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs &mdash or to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards The 2005 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday April 17 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London.

More4 News

Main article: More4 News

A third programme airs Monday to Friday on sister channel More4. More4 News is a daily news programme on the More4 digital television channel in the United Kingdom, airing Monday to Friday from 8 More4 is a Digital television channel produced by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. More4 News is anchored by Kylie Morris, and it runs for 30 minutes, aiming to go in-depth into a certain issue. Kylie Morris is a Australian Newsreader She moved to the UK in 1998 after working with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Historical Roles

In 2003, Channel 4 News broke the story of the "Dodgy Dossier" which led to a political crisis in Britain. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Iraq Its Infrastructure of Concealment Deception and Intimidation (more commonly known as the Dodgy Dossier, the Iraq Dossier or the February Dossier

More recently it broke details of a secret discussion between George W. Bush and Tony Blair in the run up to the Iraq war. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The January 31 White House Meeting Memo revealed that Bush and Blair discussed using American spyplanes in UN colours to lure Saddam into war. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The memo also suggests that Blair was 'solidly' behind the President and his intention to go to war with or without a second United Nations resolution.

Other correspondents/ presenters

Music

The music in the Channel 4 News titles is an orchestration of 'Best Endeavours' by Alan Hawkshaw. Samira Ahmed (born 1968 is a British Television newsreader and reporter on Channel 4 News. Tom Clarke or Thomas Clarke may refer to Tom Clarke (politician (born 1941 British Member of Parliament Tom Clarke (Irish republican Benjamin Cohen (born 14 August 1982) is a Jewish journalist with Multiple Sclerosis (MS based in London. Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born 5 April 1970) is a British television newscaster and Journalist. Lindsey Hilsum is a British television Correspondent for Channel 4 News and a coloumist for the New Statesman. Alan Hawkshaw is a composer and performer particularly of themes for movies and television programmes

External links

Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began
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