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{{short description|Australian television series}}
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'''''Dateline''''' is an Australian television international current affairs program broadcast on [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS Television]]. Since its debut as '''''Dateline World''''' at {{nowrap|8:00&nbsp;pm}} on Friday 19 October 1984, it has focused largely on international events, often in developing or warring nations.

In 2015, the program changed its format, changing from one-hour episodes featuring multiple stories, to half-hour single subject episodes. The series focuses on under-reported stories from around the globe, with a documentary style. It is broadcast on Tuesdays at 9.30pm following Insight, and all episodes are available to view on [[SBS On Demand]]. It is the longest-running international current affairs program in Australia.

==History==
''Dateline World'' premiered at {{nowrap|8:00&nbsp;pm}} on Friday 19 October 1984, changing its name the following year to simply ''Dateline''. 

Since its inception, ''Dateline'' has focused largely on international events, often in developing or warring nations. It covered topics such as: global conflict, environmental policies, social justice, crime, women's rights, social change, and global politics. ''Dateline'' reporters have covered events including: the [[Iraq War]], violence in [[East Timor]] (2006), the [[war in Afghanistan]], global terror attacks, the rise of [[Islamic State]], the [[European refugee crisis]], the United States under Trump, [[Brexit]], and [[Hong Kong protests |pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong]]..

From 1984 until 2015, an hour-long program featuring multiple stories was anchored by a studio host. In 2015 a new format was introduced, changing to half-hour single-subject episodes., and the role of studio host was removed.

''Dateline'' is the longest-running international current affairs program in Australia, celebrating its 40th year in 2024.<ref name=home>{{cite web | title=Dateline | website=SBS News | url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline | access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref>

== Personnel ==
Early program hosts included [[Jana Wendt]] and [[Pria Viswalingam]]. [[Mark Davis (journalist)|Mark Davis]], hosted ''Dateline'' between 2003 and 2004, earning several nominations for the [[Walkley Awards]].[[George Negus]] took over from 2005 until 2010, being replaced by his predecessor Mark Davis along with Yalda Hakim, another ''Dateline'' journalist. [[Helen Vatsikopoulos]] also spent time as host. In December 2012, Yalda Hakim resigned from ''Dateline'' to join [[BBC World News]] and was replaced by former [[CNN]] presenter [[Anjali Rao (journalist)|Anjali Rao]] in February 2013.

In 2015, under the new program format the role of studio host was removed. Since then, the half-hour episodes have been fronted by a team of reporters, as well as guest reporters from within SBS News and Current Affairs, such as [[Marc Fennell]], [[Janice Petersen]], [[Jan Fran]], and [[Laura Murphy Oates]].

''Dateline'''s executive producers have included: Mike Carey (1999–2007), Peter Charley (2007–2014), and Bernadine Lim (2014–2018). Georgina Davies was promoted to executive producer from series producer in 2018.

==Broadcast and description ==
{{as of |2024}} ''Dateline'' is a half-hour program broadcast on SBS Television on Tuesdays at 9.30pm, following ''Insight''. All episodes are available to view on [[SBS On Demand]]. There are 15 seasons available online.<ref name =home/>The series runs for 32 episodes a year.

''Dateline'' focuses on under-reported stories from around the globe, with a documentary style.

== Awards ==
The long-running current affairs program has accumulated many awards over its lifetime, including [[Walkley Award]]s, [[Logie Award]]s, and [[UNAA Media Peace Awards]], New York Festival Awards, an Australian Screen Editors Guild Award, as well as nominations for the [[One World Media Awards]], the Association of International Broadcasting Awards, and the Asian Academy Awards

==See also==
{{Portal|Television|Australia}}
* [[List of longest-running Australian television series]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/ Official website]

{{SBS Television programming}}
{{News & Current Affairs in Australia}}

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