Appointments at AFP - Didier Lauras takes over as head of sport

Former chief editor for France Didier Lauras has been appointed head of the AFP sports department, replacing Vincent Amalvy who has joined the sales and marketing department with responsibility for the Agency’s global sports strategy, major event organisation (the Olympic Games, the World Cup, the Euro Football Championship) and partnership development.

Former chief editor for France Didier Lauras has been appointed head of the AFP sports department, replacing Vincent Amalvy who has joined the sales and marketing department with responsibility for the Agency’s global sports strategy, major event organisation (the Olympic Games, the World Cup, the Euro Football Championship) and partnership development.
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05/18/2026 07:00
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Agence Française Indépendante (AFI) founded in London by Paul-Louis Bret

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The birth of AFP

Liberated France’s first dispatch is
issued on August 20, 1944.
OFI is renamed Agence France-Presse.

Telex

Invented in Germany in the 1930s, the telex arrives in France in 1946. It is used to send information and teletype messages.

Journalist

Journalist

THE JOB

AFP is looking for an anglophone journalist for its busy Vienna bureau, responsible for covering Austria, parts of Central and Eastern Europe, and several major international institutions. As well as Austria, you are responsible for coverage of Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Romania.