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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
The UNCA Excellence in Journalism Awards[ citation needed ] are presented by the United Nations Correspondents Association. They include:
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