The United Nations Correspondents Association (U.N. Correspondents Association), or UNCA, was founded in New York City in 1948. It has over 250 members today[citation needed] . It presents the annual UNCA Excellence in Journalism Awards. The purpose of the awards "is to recognize and encourage excellence in reporting on the United Nations, its affiliated agencies, organizations and missions."
The 2013 Awards were reported in The New York Times:[1]
U.N. Correspondents Association
2014 Executive Board
President:
Pamela Falk, CBS News TV and Radio
1st Vice President:
Kahraman Haliscelik, TRT Turkish Radio & TV
2nd Vice Presidents:
Sylviane Zehil, L’Orient Le Jour
Masood Haider, Dawn, Pakistan
3rd Vice President:
Erol Avdovic, Webpublicapress
Treasurer:
Bouchra Benyoussef, Maghreb Arab Press
Secretary:
Seana Magee, Kyodo News
Members at Large:
Nabil Abi Saab, Alhurra TV;
Talal Al-Haj, Al-Arabiya News channel;
Sherwin Bryce-Pease, South African Broadcasting (SABC);
Zhenqiu Gu, Xinhua News Agency;
Melissa Kent, CBC/Radio Canada;
Evelyn Leopold, Huffington Post Contributor;
Michelle Nichols, Reuters;
Valeria Robecco, ANSA;
Sangwon Yoon, Bloomberg