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22/12/2014 - 16:13

AFP’s Bulent Kilic chosen as TIME Magazine’s best wire photographer of 2014

The US news magazine TIME announced today that it has picked AFP photographer Bulent Kilic as its ‘Best Wire Photographer of 2014’ for his coverage of the Middle East and Europe.
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11/12/2014 - 20:46

AFP’s 2015 budget prioritises innovation and development

CHAIRMAN AND CEO EMMANUEL HOOG OUTLINED TO THE AFP BOARD ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 11 THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND MEANS THAT WILL ENABLE THE AGENCY TO ACHIEVE THE INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT GOALS NEEDED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
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01/12/2014 - 16:29

Marie-Noëlle Vallès named video director of AFP

AFP chairman Emmanuel Hoog has appointed Marie-Noëlle Vallès director of video to strengthen the management of this activity which is AFP’s number one strategic priority and key growth driver.
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27/11/2014 - 15:38

AFP launches security blog

AFP has launched a blog entirely dedicated to security in the conviction that efficient sharing of information is the key to improving the safety of journalists working in danger zones.
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20/11/2014 - 11:53

AFPTV journalist Pacôme Pabandji wins the Rory Peck Award for News

Pacôme Pabandji, an AFPTV video journalist from Central African Republic, on Wednesday won the prestigious Rory Peck Award for News.
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19/11/2014 - 16:34

AFP and NUMA to launch media innovation lab on 1 december

AFP and Numa have joined forces to create a permanent, open collaborative framework for finding new media solutions.
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18/11/2014 - 16:13

AFP partners with new photojournalism school in Rio’s City of God

AFP, which ran a successful photography training project for children in Rio’s city of god in the run-up to the World Cup, is partnering with a new photography school in the favela. The School, which will be free of charge to students, will be inaugurated on November 20.
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18/11/2014 - 10:43

Ghanaian video journalist named winner of the AFP Foundation-sponsored African fact-checking Awards

VIDEO JOURNALIST EDEM SREM AND HIS TEAM FROM MULTITVWORLD.COM IN GHANA WERE ON FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER NAMED AS WINNERS OF THE FIRST-EVER AFRICAN FACT-CHECKING AWARDS, SET UP AND SPONSORED BY THE AFP FOUNDATION AND ITS GROUND-BREAKING OFFSHOOT WWW.AFRICACHECK.ORG.
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11/10/2014 - 19:53

AFP wins the Bayeux-Calvados photo award for war correspondents

AFP photojournalist Mohamed Al-Shaikh receives first prize from the jury of the 21st Bayeux-Calvados awards, Bulent Kilic awarded third.
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06/10/2014 - 18:50

AFP signs new agreement with Jiji

AFP AND JIJI PRESS ON OCTOBER 6TH SIGNED AN AGREEMENT GIVING THE JAPANESE AGENCY RIGHTS TO DISTRIBUTE AFP'S NEWS PRODUCTS IN JAPAN OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
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