The British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry.
According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "an individual news programme"[1] The category has been through some name changes and has been merged a couple of times with other categories like Best Sport and Live Event and Best Current Affairs: Best Factual Current Affair Best Actuality Coverage Best Actuality Coverage Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage Best Actuality Coverage Best News and Current Affairs Journalism Best News Coverage Best News and Current Affairs Journalism Nigel Dacre Best News and Current Affairs Journalism Best News Coverage