Autumn 2020 marked ITN’s 65th anniversary on air. At this pivotal moment in our world and industry’s history, we hosted a ten-week festival of news and content to provoke debate about the future of journalism and TV production. Each week we published features, clips and columns from ITN's on- and off-screen talent, as well as industry figures, that asked what we can learn from our experience and look at the opportunities for the next generation of journalists and content creators. This site is home to the 65 stories we have published to mark our 65 years.

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ITN News

  • ITN reveals winners of My News in 65

  • Serving the public through news

  • Reflections of an ITN Prodigal Son

  • News during Covid: keeping audiences engaged

  • Reassessing the pace of change

  • Keeping Jeremy Vine talking during lockdown

  • Confronting inequality

  • Bringing power to the people

  • Broadcast journalism still matters

ITN News

  • TC REporting from Downing Street

    Bringing power to the people

    2020-11-30T16:02:00+00:00

    C5 News’ chief correspondent Tessa Chapman spotlights the challenge of capturing the everyday under Covid conditions

  • KGM Detering Democ

    Broadcast journalism still matters

    2020-11-30T13:48:00+00:00

    Strong TV journalism is absolutely vital in an age of digital disruption and difficult political discourse, says Krishnan Guru-Murthy

  • Johnny Depp

    Changes in law could shape future news coverage

    2020-11-26T15:07:00+00:00

    Keeping abreast of these changes might just avert a major problem for employers and individuals alike, says ITN’s John Battle

  • John Whittingdale

    A bastion of British broadcasting

    2020-11-24T08:00:00+00:00

    ITN is a shining example of a British television success story and will remain vital to the health of the sector in the future, says John Whittingdale

  • Debi Edward report 1

    Flying to the epicentre

    2020-11-23T17:27:00+00:00

    Scoops: in the last in our series of extracts from ITV News’ collection of 59 specially commissioned essays, Debi Edward describes how she reported a new virus emerging from China

  • Matt Frei Paris Attacks

    The politics of war reporting

    2020-11-23T17:26:00+00:00

    Scoops: from reporting amid a terror attack in Paris to the conflict in East Timor, walking towards the action is now part of a journalist’s role, says Matt Frei

  • Screenshot 2020-11-18 at 11.08.31

    Up close and personal: The challenges of covering Biden’s Victory

    2020-11-23T17:23:00+00:00

    Covid-19 restrictions challenged reporters looking to get under the skin of voters in the US election, but the emotion was plain to see

  • CBI Gallery

    Pandemic production: and we’re live

    2020-11-19T13:54:00+00:00

    Our digital conferences have proven we can reimagine how to deliver news and debate, says Elizabeth Fisher-Robins

  • Anil Douglas at his desk

    A day in the life of a senior edit technician

    2020-11-18T16:38:00+00:00

    Post-production puts together the building blocks from which creative endeavours can bloom, says ITN’s Anil Douglas

  • Paul Brand

    When Paul met the politicians

    2020-11-17T15:41:00+00:00

    Getting Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn to abandon the script and offer a soundbite that turns an interview into a story

  • KC inquest 2

    Kevin Clarke’s inquest: seeing the full picture

    2020-11-17T10:03:00+00:00

    Comment: I would speak out in open court again to highlight how important footage from police body cameras can be to telling the full story, says Steph Davies.

  • Diana's funeral

    ITN News in the ‘90s: The death of Princess Diana

    2020-11-17T10:00:00+00:00

    Nigel Dacre recalls the night reports came in that the People’s Princess had been killed in a car crash in Paris

  • Patrick on c4N

    The power of kindness can enact change

    2020-11-12T15:09:00+00:00

    Channel 4 News allowed me to send my message of anti-racism across the world, says Patrick Hutchinson

  • Images MJ feature

    The blueprint for a digital age

    2020-11-12T10:52:00+00:00

    ITV News director of news Michael Jermey says committing to digitalisation, diversity & safeguarding broadcast values will drive future success

  • Blackburn

    When Clare met the great British public

    2020-11-10T14:47:00+00:00

    Art of the interview: the vox pop is the unrecognised gem, as we can learn more about the world from the public than politicians, says Clare Fallon

  • Robin Elias

    Remembering lost colleagues: Terry Lloyd, Fred Nerac and Hussein Osman

    2020-11-10T14:45:00+00:00

    Comment: Ex-ITV News managing editor Robin Elias recalls the terrible day in Basra, and a moving return trip to Iraq

  • gaby liberating Konduz

    Remembering lost colleagues: Gaby Rado

    2020-11-10T14:45:00+00:00

    Comment: In 2003, Channel 4 News tragically lost distinguished foreign affairs correspondent Gaby Rado, who fell from a hotel roof in Iraq. Alex Thomson remembers his former colleague and friend

  • Charlie Adiya

    A day in the life of an ITV News floor manager

    2020-11-09T13:51:00+00:00

    Behind the Scenes: collaboration and variety keep the job exciting every day, says Charlie Adiya

  • Victoria Macdonald image 3

    Covid-19: the story that impacts us all

    2020-11-04T17:01:00+00:00

    Scoops: reporters usually tell stories through a lens, but coronavirus is personal to everyone, says Victoria Macdonald

  • My News in 65

    ITN extends My News in 65 deadline

    2020-11-03T16:09:00+00:00

    Entrants aged 7-14 required to make a 65-second news clip around the themes of happiness, change and inspiration

  • Lindsey Hilsum doing PTC with Kipsigis warriors, during post election violence in Kenya

    Don’t take democracy for granted

    2020-11-03T10:07:00+00:00

    Comment: Western democracies are fragile and elections must be wary of violence and demagoguery, says Lindsey Hilsum

  • Sadiq Khan from ITV Nl 21 September

    Covering the capital comprehensively

    2020-11-03T09:50:00+00:00

    As Covid generates a scrutiny of regional approaches, ITV News London must provide a detailed local perspective, says Hannah Emerson-Thomas

  • Michael Jermey 2020

    ITV: the evolution of the newsroom

    2020-11-02T10:26:00+00:00

    ITV news and current affairs director Michael Jermey looks back at the pioneering journalism that created a formidable force in broadcast news

  • Unknown

    Forensic filmmaking: reinventing true crime

    2020-10-30T11:53:00+00:00

    The rigorous journalism and care for contributors that underpins true crime programming ensures they really hit the mark, says Nathaniel Lippiett

  • Nigel Dacre Last day of News at Ten 1999

    ITN News in the 90s: a decade of big news and innovation

    2020-10-29T16:41:00+00:00

    Comment: the 1990s was an incredible decade for the news business, but the ITN ‘formula’ for success remains the same, says Nigel Dacre

  • Trump

    Postcard from Florida: Trump’s last-ditch gamble

    2020-10-22T12:27:00+01:00

    Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail could represent the moment he lost his re-election bid, says Robert Moore

  • Cummings

    When Minnie met Cummings

    2020-10-20T15:08:00+01:00

    Doorstepping Boris Johnson’s advisor after his lockdown trip to Durham required skills I’d learned on the red carpet, says Minnie Stephenson

  • Rachel Younger in Merseyside

    Policing the lockdown

    2020-10-20T09:35:00+01:00

    Rachel Younger recalls the strange novelty of following Merseyside police officers patrolling the streets during the early days of lockdown

  • funeral - mary

    How we handled the Queen Mother’s passing

    2020-10-19T15:27:00+01:00

    Striking the right tone on our coverage of a royal death taught me much about broadcast news I still remember today, says Mary Nightingale

  • Deterring Democracy

    Deterring democracy: making the case for news

    2020-10-16T10:36:00+01:00

    Our scoop on black voter suppression highlights why the need for independent investigative journalism has never been stronger, says Ben de Pear

  • Olly Stroud

    Post-production in lockdown: excitement and challenges

    2020-10-16T09:58:00+01:00

    The cultural changes to our working lives that lockdown brought will remain forever, says Olly Strous

  • Nina 4

    When Nina met Meryl – and Tom and George and Britney

    2020-10-13T10:50:00+01:00

    Art of the interview: Capturing A-listers’ attention requires tenacity, patience and a little bit of cheek, says Nina Nannar

  • EUGENIE_300_106_Alamy_D2AENW_Bea_Eugenie_Berlin_2013

    Developing: a different world

    2020-10-12T12:03:00+01:00

    Behind the scenes: Covid has forced development teams to replace blue-sky thinking with practicality and feasibility, but ambitious projects are beginning to make a comeback

  • RH Report 3

    Uncovering a scandal

    2020-10-12T11:23:00+01:00

    Scoops: ITV News producer Roohi Hasan was determined to understand why Covid-19 had a disproportionate affect on black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS staff

  • Catherine Jones, Health Correspondent 5 News

    Helping women find their voice

    2020-10-06T16:13:00+01:00

    Comment: the global pandemic has given news broadcasters a unique chance to feature more female experts in their coverage, says Catherine Jones of 5 News

  • Ofcom Small Screen Big Debate-set

    Creating a digital events business from scratch

    2020-10-05T16:57:00+01:00

    Behind the scenes: in a week in which ITN is producing Ofcom’s Small Screen: Big Debate virtual conference, Richard Lawson looks into the future of commercial production at the broadcast news operation

  • Chris Shlemon & Jon Snow circa 1986

    My whirlwind first day on the job

    2020-10-05T14:55:00+01:00

    Behind the Scenes: the fallout of the devastating Space Shuttle Challenger explosion forced me to learn fast on my first official assignment for Channel 4 News, says Chris Shlemon

  • Jordan Jarrett Bryan 2

    The power of sports reporting

    2020-10-05T11:49:00+01:00

    Comment: covering sporting events is a privilege but its superstars have the power to do much more good if they approach the media cleverly, writes Jordan Jarrett-Bryan

  • Screenshot 2020-10-01 at 16.03.51

    How ITV News reported the pandemic

    2020-10-01T15:41:00+01:00

    The lengths ITV News has gone to cover the coronavirus pandemic

  • ITV News RK Report Birmingham April 14

    Reporting coronavirus: a day of dying

    2020-10-01T15:20:00+01:00

    In the first excerpt from ITV News’ coronavirus reporting essay collection, Rohit Kachroo recalls shocking scenes during the height of lockdown

  • FotoJet__12_

    In the eye of the political storm

    2020-09-29T17:28:00+01:00

    Comment: live TV debates uniquely challenge our politicians in a way other tests of personality cannot, says Julie Etchingham

  • The Rundown Team

    How The Rundown makes waves among teens

    2020-09-29T14:31:00+01:00

    Future of content: Stephen Hull reveals how ITV News’ digital news feed for teenagers The Rundown hit the bullseye, registering millions of views a month

  • Idi Amin

    When Jon met Idi

    2020-09-28T10:58:00+01:00

    Art of the Interview: Jon Snow recounts the day he found himself in the private jet of a sleeping Idi Amin

  • Aysha Tull-ITN__DSF6241

    Young audiences deserve our time and effort

    2020-09-24T14:21:00+01:00

    Future of Content: we must look to the widest possible variety of sources to attract young viewers for our television news broadcasters, says Ayshah Tull

  • History 101

    Taking cues from ITN’s storied past

    2020-09-22T09:58:00+01:00

    Future of content: ITN Productions has created a distinct personality but has the company DNA running through its veins, says Ian Rumsey

  • Anna Mallett _DSF6373

    ITN’s vital role in these extraordinary times

    2020-09-22T08:41:00+01:00

    Comment: as we turn 65, examining the work we do and upholding the values that define us is crucial, says Anna Mallett

  • Sian_williams

    Resilience is key when working in production

    2020-09-22T08:34:00+01:00

    Comment: 5 News presenter Sian Williams provides advice on dealing with tough times

  • Charlene White

    We are duty-bound to engage young audiences

    2020-09-22T08:11:00+01:00

    ITV News anchor Charlene White talks about her ITV series aimed at explaining racism to young audiences

  • Screenshot 2020-09-22 at 11.54.41

    When Cathy met Max

    2020-09-22T08:06:00+01:00

    The art of the interview: Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman recalls a tense encounter with Oswald Mosley’s son Max about a racist pamphlet

  • Jon Snow SRI LANKA

    Epidemics through the decades

    2020-09-22T07:39:00+01:00

    Scoops: report by Jon Snow, Channel 4 News presenter, June 2020

  • 3 ITN Prod World Athletics Doha 2019

    The challenge of covering a major sporting event in post-Covid times

    2020-09-22T07:25:00+01:00

    Future of content: pandemic or no pandemic, standing still is not an option, says ITN Productions’ Alastair Waddington

  • bradby_news_ten

    Tom Bradby: How life has changed at ITN

    2020-09-22T05:19:00+01:00

    Comment: the News at Ten presenter reflects on his career and ponders the future

  • Harry Harvey

    The importance of an ‘And Finally’

    2020-09-21T16:21:00+01:00

    And Finally: News at Ten writer David Stanley reveals the art of selecting the programme’s final news item