The Overseas Press Club of America ( OPC ) was founded in 1939 in New York City by a group of foreign correspondents . The wire service reporter Carol Weld was a founding member, as was the war correspondent Peggy Hull . The club seeks to maintain an international association of journalists working in the United States and abroad, to encourage the highest standards of professional integrity and skill in the reporting of news , to help educate a new generation of journalists, to contribute to the freedom and independence of journalists and the press throughout the world, and to work toward better communication and understanding among people. The organization has approximately 500 members who are media industry leaders.
4-515: The Cornelius Ryan Award is given for "best nonfiction book on international affairs" by the Overseas Press Club of America (OPC). To be eligible for this literary award a book must be published "in the US or by a US based company or distributed for an American audience" during the year prior to that in which the award is given. The winner is chosen in a competition juried by peers from
8-470: A career as foreign correspondents. Many winners secure international assignments at some of the most prestigious news outlets in the world. In April 2008, the OPC relaunched its website to include community features for members like forums, commenting, page sharing through email/print/download, and RSVP and bill pay functions. As of 2017 , there are 22 awards presented: This journalism -related article
12-456: The journalism industry. Recipients of the award receive a certificate and $ 1000. The Cornelius Ryan Award is one of 25 different awards currently given by the OPC for excellence in journalism at their annual award dinner, usually held at the end of April. The award is named for the journalist and author Cornelius Ryan , who himself, twice received this, his own namesake award (1959 for The Longest Day and 1974 for A Bridge Too Far ). In 2009
16-468: The judges were Chris Power ( Bloomberg BusinessWeek ), Robert Dowling ( Caixin Media Group ), and Robert Teitelman ( The Deal ). Overseas Press Club Every April, the OPC holds a dinner to award excellence in journalism for the previous year. The awards are juried by industry peers. The organization also has a foundation that distributes scholarships to college students who want to begin
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