Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News is the flagship news programme of the British public-service broadcaster Channel 4, produced by ITN. Known for in-depth reporting and investigative journalism, it covers national and international affairs and is aimed at a broad audience interested in current affairs. It is recognised for its long-form coverage and field reporting.

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Channel 4 News at a glance

Country: United Kingdom
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1982
Ownership: Publicly owned through the Channel Four Television Corporation, with its news produced by ITN
Published from: London
Website: channel4.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Channel 4 News

Crosswire groups Channel 4 News as Centrist for comparisons within the United Kingdom's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In the United Kingdom, The Guardian is listed as Left-leaning, while Daily Mail and The Sun are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Channel 4 News beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Channel 4 News sits in the United Kingdom's press

Channel 4 News was founded in 1982, is published from London and is publicly owned through the Channel Four Television Corporation, with its news produced by ITN. It is one of 9 outlets tracked in the United Kingdom, and one of 2 television news channels among them — the other being Sky News. By outlets tracked, the United Kingdom ranks fifth of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 14 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Channel 4 News outside the United Kingdom, starting with Northern Europe, are Digi24 (Romania), Belsat (Belarus), RT (Russia) and TV 2 (Norway). Opening one of them beside Channel 4 News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.