The RT network has been nominated in 18 categories of the New York Festivals awards for the world?s best TV and film work. It is now competing for the main prizes in more categories than some of the other major international channels, such as BBC and CNN.
RT made it to the finals of the international awards competition with a number of projects, including news reports, online programs, and documentaries.
The work of the Russian channel?s correspondents in the war-torn countries of the Middle East has not gone unnoticed by the festival, and RT received nominations in different categories for reports from both Syria and Libya.
RT?s Murad Gazdiev, who has extensively covered the struggle against terrorism in Aleppo, Syria, has been nominated for the Best News Reporter/Correspondent award, while RT correspondent William Whiteman is among the Special Report finalists for a series of exclusive reports he delivered from the frontline in Libya.
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