| Runtime: | 55 minutes (Monday–Friday) 20–30 minutes (Saturday–Sunday) |
| Company: | ITN |
| Presenter: | Krishnan Guru-Murthy Matt Frei Cathy Newman Ciaran Jenkins Jackie Long Fatima Manji |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Network: | Channel 4 |
| Last Aired: | present |
| Related: | More4 News (defunct) |
Channel 4 News is the main news programme on British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since Channel 4's launch in November 1982.
Channel 4 News is the name of Channel 4's main evening news programme.
The editor is Esme Wren, appointed in 2022.[1] The programme is presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Cathy Newman, Matt Frei, Jackie Long and Fatima Manji and is on the air Monday to Thursday from 7:00 to 7:55 pm, Friday from 7:00 to 7:30 pm, and at variable times at weekends. Alex Thomson is the chief correspondent.
Channel 4 News is among the highest-rated television programmes in the United Kingdom, winning a record five Royal Television Society Television Awards in February 2006. 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.
It won the News Coverage British Academy Television Award in 2004 and the 2004 International Emmy for the best news programme produced and aired outside the United States. Jon Snow won the Richard Dimbleby British Academy Television Award in 2005 for outstanding contribution to the world of news and current affairs.
In November 2011, Liam Dutton became Channel 4's first ever weather presenter, joining from BBC Weather.[2] The exposé of Cambridge Analytica in conjunction with The Guardian and The New York Times which aired in 2018 was awarded a Peabody Award.[3]
In April 2021, Channel 4 and ITN announced that Snow would leave the programme after 32 years.[4] His last show was on 23 December 2021.[5]
A replacement for the Channel 4 News at Noon in the 12.00 pm slot, it first aired on 21 December 2009, giving a five-minute summary of the news.
Channel Four News at Noon was first introduced in 2003 for the duration of the Iraq War, and due to its instant success, it was kept on in Channel 4's daytime schedule (except when live Horse Racing was being broadcast). It was presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Prior to this bulletin, the programme in the slot was Powerhouse, a political news programme, also produced for Channel 4 by ITN. As a consequence of the advertising slowdown during the 2009 recession, the programme was cancelled, along with More4 News and replaced with the five minute Channel 4 News Summary, the last broadcast airing on 18 December 2009. [6]
See main article: More4 News. Aired Monday to Friday on sister channel More4, More4 News was anchored by Sarah Smith then later Kylie Morris, it ran for 30 minutes, aiming to go in-depth into a certain issue. As a consequence of the advertising slowdown during the 2009 recession, the programme was cancelled, along with the Channel Four News at Noon, the last broadcast airing on 18 December 2009.
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| Years | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007– | Sam Wapples | Head of Graphics | |
| 1989–94 | Jonathan Spencer | Graphic Designer | |
| 1994– | Fabrizio Viani | Senior Designer | |
| 1997– | Mike Smith | Senior Designer | |
| 1998– | Ian Watkins | Deputy Head of Graphics | |
| 2005– | Sue Kearley-Schon | Senior Designer | |
| 2012– | Kevin O'Dell | Senior Designer | |
Channel 4 News also produces a variety of non-broadcast media, including a range of journalist authored blogs to deliver insight and analysis of the news from the news team.[10] Channel 4 News also produces Snowmail, a free daily email from the news reporter team, giving their personal take on the day's news agenda and behind-the-scenes newsroom goings-on.[11]
In 2003, Channel 4 News broke the story of the Dodgy Dossier which led to a political crisis in Britain.[12]
The story of the Conservative Party's election expenses scandal was first broken, and then pursued for over a year, by Michael Crick.[13]
In March 2018, an undercover investigation by Channel 4 News explored the campaign activities of Cambridge Analytica.[14]
On the evening of the 2017 Westminster attack, Channel 4 News claimed they were able to name the dead attacker as Abu Izzadeen, also known as Trevor Brooks. The claim was repeated by The Independent and the Daily Mirror. However, Channel 4 News was forced to issue an on-air retraction during the same bulletin after Izzadeen's solicitor stated that he was alive and serving time in prison.[15]
The music in the Channel 4 News titles is an orchestration of "Best Endeavours" by Alan Hawkshaw.[16] It was introduced a few months after the channel's launch, and has remained in use since its inception.