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Reflections of an ITN Prodigal Son

As Chris Shaw prepares to mark a decade in his third stint at ITN, he looks at the company which has moulded his professional life

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A bastion of British broadcasting

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

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Kevin Clarke’s inquest: seeing the full picture

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.

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Remembering lost colleagues: Gaby Rado

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

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Don’t take democracy for granted

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

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ITV: the evolution of the newsroom

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

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

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

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Helping women find their voice

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

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The power of sports reporting

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

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In the eye of the political storm

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