Earlier this year it was announced that we are the recipients of this year’s prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for best online coverage.
Headlines were first made here in Winnipeg on October 1, 2012, about half-an-hour before our evening news went to air, Speedway International in St. Boniface went up in flames, sending a fireball into the sky and people running for their lives, an image which soon made international headlines.
Between our news helicopter, Skyview-1,our roof cam, live blog, live stream, social media and articles – we were able to provide our viewers with up the second updates and unbeatable coverage.
On Saturday, Brent Williamson, the news director for Global Winnipeg, accepted the award.
“This Edward R. Murrow award recognizes the amazing work of our journalists on the night of the Speedway International fire.,” said Williamson. “Complimenting this award winning team is unrivalled technology like our helicopter – Skyview1, HD live trucks and live streaming video on Globalnews.ca. We are extremely proud to be the only news organization in the province to ever win this prestigious award for online journalism!”
Congratulations to our team here at Global Winnipeg.
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