BBC Documentary co-presented by Norman Fenton wins AAAS Science Journalism Gold Award for "best in-depth TV reporting"

1 Dec Update: the programme has now won another award.

In March Norman Fenton reported on his experience of presenting the BBC documentary "Climate Change by Numbers". The programme has won the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science Journalism Gold Award for "best in-depth TV reporting". The summary citation says:

The Gold Award for in-depth television reporting went to a BBC team for a documentary that used clever analogies and appealing graphics to discuss three key numbers that help clarify important questions about the scale and pace of human influence on climate. The program featured a trio of mathematicians who use numbers to reveal patterns in data, assess risk, and help predict the future.

Jonathan Renouf Executive Producer at BBC Science said (to those involved in the making of the programme):

It’s a huge honour to win this award; it’s a global competition, open to programmes in every area of science, and it’s judged by science journalists. I can’t think of a finer and more prestigious endorsement of the research and journalistic rigour that you brought to bear in the film. We all know how difficult it is to make programmes about climate change that tread the line between entertainment, saying something new, and keeping the story journalistically watertight. I’m really thrilled to see your efforts recognised in top scientific circles.

Full details of the awards can be found on the AAAS website.