{"id":4651,"date":"2009-04-23T12:38:08","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T16:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2009-04-23T12:40:02","modified_gmt":"2009-04-23T16:40:02","slug":"wide-angle-wins-overseas-press-club-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wa-blog\/wide-angle-wins-overseas-press-club-award\/4651\/","title":{"rendered":"Wide Angle Wins Overseas Press Club Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px;float: left\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2009\/04\/wa_img_birthofasurgeon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night, WIDE ANGLE&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/episodes\/birth-of-a-surgeon\/introduction\/747\/\"><em>Birth of a Surgeon<\/em><\/a> received an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opcofamerica.org\/200904224837\/2008-opc-awards\/2008-opc-award-winners.html\">Overseas Press Club<\/a> award for the best international reporting in the broadcast medium showing concern for the human condition.<\/p>\n<p>In the film <em>Birth of a Surgeon,<\/em> WIDE ANGLE travels to Mozambique, where a new public health initiative has helped to cut the rate of women dying in childbirth in half. 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