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23/06/2014 - 14:20

AFP: Michèle Léridon appointed Global News Director

Emmanuel Hoog, President and CEO of AFP, this morning announced the appointment of Michèle Léridon as the Agency's Global News Director
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13/06/2014 - 19:14

AFP’s World Cup photo coverage to be displayed on Newseum’s huge HD screen beginning June 13

The Newseum, in partnership with AFP, will display the very best of the global news agency’s photo coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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05/06/2014 - 13:06

AFP deploys biggest-ever multimedia operation for 2014 Football World Cup

AFP has mobilised more than 180 staff to cover the Football World Cup in Brazil – the largest ever deployment of human and technical resources in the agency’s history.
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26/05/2014 - 13:28

Rio 2014 : Favela children capture unique view of football in AFP photo project

AFP HAS GIVEN THE CHILDREN OF THE RIO FAVELA CIDADE DE DEUS (“CITY OF GOD”) A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEIR PASSION FOR FOOTBALL THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS.
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20/05/2014 - 13:24

AFP launches Instagram account

AFP has further boosted its presence on social networks with the launch of an Instagram account to showcase the work of its photographers.
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29/04/2014 - 16:13

AFP balances its accounts in 2013

The Agence France-Presse board met on April 29 2014.
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10/04/2014 - 13:22

AFP launches its new multimedia platform, AFP Forum: the entire news production in text, photo, video and infographics available on one site

With over 6,000 news items per day in real-time and 24/7, AFP offers the world of information one unique access to its content in 6 languages.
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28/03/2014 - 12:53

AFP wins five National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) awards

Obama ‘Selfie’ among five prize-winning AFP images in NPPA’s 2014 “The Best of Photojournalism”.
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27/03/2014 - 16:40

AFP welcomes European Commission decision securing its public financing

The European Commission has given its decision on a complaint made in February 2010 by a German news  agency against France for giving state aid to AFP. The decision recognizes the missions of general interest on an international level attributed to AFP and permits the compensation of the net cost by a State subsidy that respects European competition laws. “This decision is a crucial moment for AFP,” said AFP chairman Emmanuel Hoog.
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21/03/2014 - 15:26

Sardar Ahmad, AFP journalist killed in attack in Kabul

Sardar Ahmad, a journalist at AFP’s Kabul bureau, was killed Thursday along with his wife and two of their children in an attack on the city’s Serena hotel. His youngest son was seriously injured in the attack.
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