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NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS Honorees in More Than 40+ Categories to be Live-Streamed In Two Ceremonies on September 21sh & 22nd NEW YORK (AUGUST 6, 2020; Revised September 17, 2020) – Nominations for the 41th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The awards will be presented in two individual ceremonies: News Categories – Monday, September 21st, 2020 at 8 p.m. EDT Documentary Categories – Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 at 8 p.m. EDT Each ceremony will be streamed live on NATAS’ dedicated viewing platform powered by Vimeo, available on the web at watch.theemmys.tv and via The Emmys® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv). “As we continue to innovate and honor the best in our industry, we are for the first time honoring our news and documentary communities with distinct ceremonies,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “We will honor those professionals that consistently deliver crucial, clear and factual reporting so critical during these unprecedented times. In light of the ongoing pandemic, the events will build on the success of our live Daytime creative arts ceremonies and upcoming Sports Emmys, and be similarly presented with hosts, recipients and other special guests appearing from home and other distributed locations.” The 41st. Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honor programming content from more than 2000 submissions that originally premiered in calendar-year 2019, judged by a pool of 875 peer professionals from across the television and streaming/digital media News & Documentary industry. The complete list of nominees is also available on the National Television Academy's website: theemmys.tv ### 1 ABOUT NATAS The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, and Daytime television programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the United States Beyond awards, NATAS provides extensive educational programs through its Foundation, including regional and national scholarships and Student Production Awards. PRESS: NYC Paul Pillitteri [email protected] PRESS: LA Harlan Boll [email protected] The numerical breakdown, by media entities, as compiled by the independent accountancy firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, follows: Over-the-Air, Cable, Satellite and Internet Broadcast Nominees PBS 47 CNN en Español 3 CNN 30 A&E 2 HBO 27 Hulu 2 Univision 18 Vice TV 2 CBS 17 Vox 2 Netflix 15 The Wall Street Journal 2 The New York Times 14 Discovery Channel 1 Discovery Networks Latin America / NBC 12 1 US Hispanic ABC 9 Field of Vision 1 FX Networks 9 Fusion 1 Al Jazeera International USA 6 Investigation Discovery 1 MSNBC 5 The Intercept 1 National Geographic 5 The Marshall Project 1 Showtime 5 Newsy 1 Smithsonian Channel 5 OWN 1 Telemundo 5 PBS & Smithsonian Channel 1 Reveal from The Center for VOD 5 1 Investigative Reporting Starz 4 Science Channel 1 BBC America 3 The Washington Post 1 2 ReGional Nominees *Awards presented in these categories are not Emmy Awards, but rather a form of special national recognition given to outstanding regional news reports. Award recipients in the regional reporting categories receive crystal pillars rather than Emmy statues. KNXV-TV 1 WJXT-TV 1 KSTP-TV 1 WLWT-TV 1 KWEX-DT 1 WRAL-TV 1 WBFF-TV 1 WVLT-TV 1 WBBM-TV 1 WXIA-TV 1 3 INDEX OF CATEGORIES Page # Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast 6 Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast 9 Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast 10 Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast 12 Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast 14 Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newsmagazine 18 Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newsmagazine 20 Outstanding Feature Story in a Newsmagazine 23 Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newsmagazine 25 Outstanding Breaking News Coverage 27 Outstanding News Special 32 Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis 34 Outstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion 36 Outstanding Live Interview 38 Outstanding Edited Interview 39 Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report 42 Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Report 43 Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Report 46 Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary 48 Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 50 Outstanding Social Issue Documentary 51 Outstanding Investigative Documentary 53 Outstanding Historical Documentary 54 Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary 57 Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary 58 Outstanding Nature Documentary 60 Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary 61 Outstanding Short Documentary 63 Best Story in a Newscast 65 Best Story in a Newsmagazine 68 Best Documentary 70 Outstanding Newscast or Newsmagazine in Spanish 72 Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish 74 Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish 77 Outstanding Feature Story in Spanish 78 Outstanding Interview in Spanish 79 Outstanding New Approaches: Current News 81 Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary 82 Outstanding New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture 85 Outstanding Writing 87 Outstanding Research 88 Outstanding Direction: News 88 Outstanding Video Journalism: News 89 Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary 89 Outstanding Editing: News 90 Outstanding Editing: Documentary 90 Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction 91 Outstanding Music Composition 92 4 Outstanding Sound 93 Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design 94 Outstanding Promotional Announcement 95 Outstanding Regional News Story: Spot or Breaking News 99 Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report 100 5 THE NOMINATIONS Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast ABC World News Tonight with David Muir ABC California Burning Executive Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Senior Producers Mike Noble, Seniboye Tienabeso Anchor and Managing Editor David Muir Chief Editorial Producer Santina Leuci Producers Connor Burton, Esther Castillejo, Ronal Ellison, Stephanie Fuerte, Matt German, JenniFer Harrison, Bob Henault, Chris Komives, Kelly Landrigan, Ariane Nalty, Eric Noll, Annie Pong, Juan Renteria, Scott Shulman, Timmy Truong, JenniFer Watts, Robert Zepeda Coordinating Producers Sabina Ghebremedhin, David Herndon, Bonnie Mclean Correspondents Matt Gutman, Rob Marciano, Will Reeve Editors John Cooney, Jose Duran, Roy Garlisi, Brian Laterra ABC World News Tonight with David Muir ABC Shooting in El Paso Executive Producers Almin Karamehmedovic, David Reiter Senior Executive Producer Marc Burstein Senior Producers Michael Solmsen, Seniboye Tienabeso Chief Editorial Producer Santina Leuci Anchor and Managing Editor David Muir Producers Desire Adib, Brandon Baur, Esther Castillejo, Courtney Condron, Katie Conway, JefF Cook, Greg CroFt, Ronal Ellison, Sabina Ghebremedin, Robert Henault, Aaron Katersky, Jason Kuang, Kelly Landrigan, Doug Lantz, Jenn Leong, Dhanraj Mangal, Josh Margolin, Michael Mendelsohn, Jennifer Metz, Yoni Mintz, Eric Noll, Victor Ordonez, Lisette Rodriguez, Jim Scholz, Mary Ellen Schwisow, LisaSiverston, Lisa Sivertsen, Alex Stone, Gina Sunseri, Maria Villalobos, Jim Vojtech, Stephanie Wash, Justin Weaver, Ed Wiese Coordinating Producers David Herndon, Bonnie McLean Segment Producers Alyssa Acquavella, Vera Drymon, Kate Hodgson, Anthony McMahon, Matt Stone Anchor Tom Llamas Correspondents Marcus Moore, Pierre Thomas Editors Jose Duran, Thomas Fasano, Andrew Garick, Roy Garlisi, Macy Jones Cameraperson Juan Renteri 6 Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast continued ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline ABC The Sri Lanka Easter Massacre Executive Producers Steven Baker, Almin Karamehmedovic Senior Broadcast Producer Eman Varoqua Senior Producers Claire Brinberg, Seniboye Tienabeso Producers Josh Margolin, JenniFer Metz, Cho Park, Bruno Roeber, Bruno Roeber, Emily Taguchi, Ignacio Torres Torres Coordinating Producers Ben Gittleson, Kirit Radia, Joe Simonetti, Dimitrije Stejic, Marcus WilFord Correspondent James Longman Editors Mike Darlington, Mike Dempsey, Thomas Fasano, Frankie Moloney Camerapersons Nicky Deblois, Salman Saeed New Day CNN Roger Stone Raid Executive Producer Javier Morgado Senior Producers Megan Blonde, Heather Lightcap, Aaron Silverman, Bruce Williams Crime and Justice Producer David Shortell Producer Laura Robinson Congressional Reporter Jeremy Herb Crime and Justice Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez Political Correspondent Sara Murray Crime and Justice Reporter Katelyn Polantz Reporter / Producer Marshall Cohen Photojournalist Gilbert De La Rosa President, CNN Worldwide JeFF Zucker Senior Vice President of Newsgathering, CNN US Virginia Moseley Vice President, Washington Newsgathering Adam Levine VP, Morning Programming Izzy Povich 7 Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast continued PBS NewsHour PBS Why the Caliphate’s fall is a ‘milestone’ but not the end for ISIS Executive Producer Sara Just Senior