2011 was an extraordinary year for News in many ways. From an unprecedented wave of change that swept the middle east to riots on our own city streets. Perhaps more than ever it was television news and particularly live rolling coverage that most defined the biggest stories of the year.

From the Arab spring where the impetus for change spread as fast as social networks could connect, to the rebel advance on Tripoli which caught almost everyone by surprise, we all struggled to keep up with the pace of changing events. In Zawiyah rarely has the distribution of picture been so vital in exposing not only the atrocity of a civilian massacre but also the denials of a regime.

For Sky News it felt that we cemented our brand, not just as the home for breaking News, but also that of quality journalism. Redefining the spurious notion that somehow these were mutually exclusive values.

So how to mark or even reflect on such a monumental, emotionally charged year of coverage? We thought an exhibition.

Frontline: A Year of Journalism and Conflict is many things. First and foremost it is a reflective look back on the biggest stories of 2011 . Secondly, like most exhibitions, it is a multimedia experience - it has text, images and videos. However, unlike any exhibition before, all the images are taken from video. As well as revisiting these extraordinary events there is also the chance for members of the public to look behind the scenes and see how a newsgathering operation work, and perhaps understand that behind the reality of crystal clear live images is chaos and danger.

The main part of the exhibition is devoted to the major conflicts. From Egypt through to the on going Syrian civil war, from the Libyan conflicts to the riots that took place across England. The exhibition examines these events through a variety of different mediums, not least the latest in augmented reality technology, offering visitors the chance to bring still photography to life as videos through the Aurasma app on their smartphones and iPads.

One element of the exhibition is split off; 'The last days of a dictator' deals not only with the events that led up to the death of Colonel Gaddafi, but also the disturbing nature of his death, a death captured on mobile phone; images that were almost instantly distributed worldwide. It uses multiple video images and commentary to tell the story as well as exposing the choices that broadcasters have to make in using footage.

Frontline: A Year of Journalism & Conflict also achieves one last thing: It is a cathartic and honest reflection of our year, our choices, our people and in many ways a story that we needed to tell.