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Sky News' web-based "living tribute" to British soldiers who died in Afghanistan scooped the prize for 'Innovative News' at last night's Royal Television Society Awards 2008/9.

The entry, 'Fallen Heroes', stood out as a "model for the future" the judges said.

"Combining high production values with users' own content, it provided a Remembrance Day tribute that was truly moving - and is still being updated as a constant memorial."

Although it was the BBC that took away the most prizes (in seven categories) Sky News also won 'News Channel of the Year', 'News Coverage (International)' for its 'Pakistan: Terror's Frontline report', and Sky News' Alex Crawford was named 'Television Journalist of the Year'.

The BBC won prizes for 'Nations and Regions Current Affairs'; 'National Current Affairs'; 'International Current Affairs'; 'Scoop of the Year'; 'Young Journalist of the Year' (Panorama's Tamanna Rahman); 'News Programme of the Year' (News at Ten) and 'Specialist Journalist' (Paul Kenyon for Panorama).

ITV celebrated a win in 'Presenter of the Year' (ITV's Julie Etchingham), and Channel 4 took away prizes for 'News Coverage (Home)'; 'Camera Operator of the Year' (Dai Baker) and the 'Independent Award' (Mehran Bozorginia).  

An overall judges' award went to the Gaza news teams, from all broadcasters: "Individuals and small groups of local journalists and cameramen took extraordinary risks to send pictures and eye-witness reports to the outside world showing the daily toll of death and destruction.

"Some were freelancers, some locally hired producers or stringers working for Reuters and APTN or other broadcasters. Whatever their status they made an irreplaceable contribution to the work of the television agencies and the rest of the world's media."
 
The full list of winners and details of the programmes can be read at this link.

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