HDNet World Report Wins CINE Golden Eagle for 'Turkey at a Crossroads'

HDNet World Report Wins CINE Golden Eagle for 'Turkey at a Crossroads'

Weekly news program garners fourth major award this season with a story examining the recent Turkish elections

DALLAS, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- "HDNet World Report," the network's highly respected weekly news program, has been awarded the CINE Golden Eagle Award in the Professional News Division for "Turkey at a Crossroads."

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The story is an exploration of the recent Turkish elections, told through the eyes of Hande Atay-Alam -- a Turkish journalist who normally covers the United States for Turkish viewers.

World Report enlisted Atay-Alam to give her perspective on these elections on the eve of the Islamic AK Party's historic victory. Atay-Alam provided a unique and personal perspective on her country, its history, and her own family.

The piece was produced by Andrew Paterson, a veteran of ABC News, National Geographic Television and CNN, who is now working with HDNet World Report.

Renowned for the Golden Eagles it awards for excellence in the production of film, television, video and new media, CINE celebrated its first half-century in 2007. Founded in 1957 by a consortium representing business, education, and government to depict American life and thought realistically for a global audience, CINE continues to recognize and foster the highest quality of non-theatrical film and video production through its semi-annual competitions. Along with these competitions, CINE offers development workshops for established film and video professionals and students.

This is the fourth major award for World Report this season; previously, "A Silent War, A Violent Peace," about the civil war in Uganda won a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism and a National Headliner Award. A story about the fight against terrorism in the Philippines also won a National Headliner.

"HDNet World Report" airs every Tuesday at 9:00 ET as a part of the network's News and Documentary programming night. Dennis O'Brien is the executive producer of World Report.

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