This month is the 50th anniversary of one of ITN’s biggest ever exclusives – the filming of Turkish forces landing in Cyprus in July 1974 . Former ITN reporter Sam Hall was the fixer on the story. For the July 2024 edition of the ITN 1955 Club Newsletter, he wrote this article recalling his memories of the coverage.
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25 years on: remembering the move of News at Ten and the launch of the ITV Evening and Nightly News
In this article for the April 2024 edition of the ITN 1955 Club Newsletter, Nigel Dacre looks back at the move of News at Ten and the launch of the ITV Evening News – 25 years ago.
Continue readingRobert Moore: ITN and the Middle East
Robert Moore has written this article for the ITN 1955 Club Newsletter about how ITN today can draw on a long legacy of remarkable Middle East frontline reporting.
Continue readingITN to “embrace AI” wherever possible
Jon Roberts, ITN’s Director of Technology, Production and Innovation spoke at a media technology event in September about Generative Artificial Intelligence.
Continue readingThe 30th Anniversary of the launch of the ITN 1955 Club Newsletter
Brief history of the Newsletter.
Continue readingThe 50th Anniversary of the launch of ITN’s First Report
The ITN First Report lunchtime news, with its unofficial slogan ‘It happened this morning’, went on air at 12.40pm on October 16th 1972 – 50 years ago this month. Here is an article about the launch by Nigel Dacre, based on contributions to the October edition of the ITN 1955 Club Newsletter.
Continue readingDavid was ‘the boss who changed so many of our lives’
Former CEO and and Editor of ITN Stewart Purvis wrote this obituary for the July 2022 Newsletter.
Continue readingDavid Phillips: The News at 545 guru who was ahead of his time
Former ITN programme editor and field producer David Phillips died in August 2021. A tribute from Phil Moger.
Continue readingDerek Dowsett. Much loved Programme Editor and office Chief Whip
Here’s Phil Moger’s tribute to former ITN Programme Editor and Chief Sub Derek Dowsett, who died in January 2021.
Continue readingITN Anniversaries
This look at ITN anniversaries was written by Nigel Dacre for the December 2020 issue of the 55 Club Newsletter. 2020 was the 65th anniversary of the launch of ITN.
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