New York Times Television Program with Discovery Channel Wins Two Emmy Awards; 'Mortal Enemies' Recognized for Writing and for Graphic and Artistic Design.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2003 "Mortal Enemies," a documentary depicting the parallel lives of Yasir Arafat and Ariel Sharon, produced by New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Television for the Discovery Channel, won two Emmy Awards on Wednesday, September 3. The first award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing" went to Serge Schmemann Serge Schmemann (born April 12, 1945) is a writer and Editorial Page Editor of the International Herald Tribune. Earlier in his career, he worked for the Associated Press and was a bureau chief and editor for the New York Times. , currently the editorial page editor of The International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. and a 1991 Pulitzer Prize winner for international reporting. The film also won an award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Graphic and Artistic Design" for its opening title design, by Adam Toht, Jacob Guttormsson and Jesse Roff. The awards were presented by the National Television Academy on Wednesday night at the 24th annual News and Documentary Awards dinner in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "These awards are a recognition of our belief that The Times's quality of journalism can be extended to television," said Mr. Schmemann in his acceptance speech. He also paid special tribute to Scott Willis, who produced the documentary, for helping him translate his writing skills to television. "Mortal Enemies," which aired on the Discovery Channel on June 14, 2002, examined the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lives of Yasir Arafat and Ariel Sharon. The program featured original interviews and painted a vivid picture of these two extraordinary figures. New York Times Television, the production unit for The New York Times newspaper, produces nonfiction programming for broadcast and cable networks around the world. Established in 1995, New York Times Television creates high-quality branded and non-branded television programming, including programming for Discovery Times Channel, which is jointly-owned by The New York Times Company and Discovery Communications, Inc. The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ), a leading media company with 2002 revenues of $3.1 billion, includes The New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com. For the third consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2002 list of America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. . In 2003 the Company was named by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com and www.nytco.com-community |
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