The United Nations Correspondents Association (U.N. Correspondents Association), or UNCA, was founded in
New York City
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in 1948. It has over 250 members today . 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
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'':
Executive board
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
Excellence in Journalism Awards
The UNCA Excellence in Journalism Awards are presented by the United Nations Correspondents Association. They include:
The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize
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[Go to'']
2016 UNCA Awards Winners
(UNCA official website. Retrieved 2017-02-25.) and scroll down to each of the four awards.
The ''
Elizabeth Neuffer
Elizabeth Neuffer (June 15, 1956 – May 9, 2003) was an American journalist who specialized in covering war crimes, human rights abuses, and post-conflict societies. She died at the age of 46 in a car accident while covering the Iraq War.
Career
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Memorial Prize'' was established in memory of a journalist for ''
The Boston Globe
''The Boston Globe,'' also known locally as ''the Globe'', is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes. ''The Boston Globe'' is the oldest and largest daily new ...
'', who was killed while reporting the
war in Iraq
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in 2003. The prize is for written media (including online media).
The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize
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*The '' Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize'' was established in honor of a Spanish reporter, who was killed while covering events in Haiti in 2004. The prize is for ]broadcast
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(TV & Radio) media.
The Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Global Prize
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The prize is for coverage of climate change.
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The United Nations Foundation Prize
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*The ''United Nations Foundation Prize'' is for print (including online media) and broadcast media (TV & Radio) for coverage of humanitarian and development aspects of the U.N. and U.N. agencies. The prize is sponsored by the ]UN Foundation
The United Nations Foundation is a charitable organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., that supports the United Nations and its activities. It was established in 1998 with a $1billion gift to the United Nations by philanthropist Ted Turne ...
.
References
External links
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International journalism organizations
Journalism-related professional associations
Correspondents Association
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