AFP awarded at NPPA's 2023 "Best Of Photojournalism Competition"
The NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) Awards have honoured AFP photographer Luis Tato with three prizes in the Science, Science Story and Politics Story categories.
AFP awarded in several categories at POYi 2022
The 80th edition of world's oldest photojournalism contest Pictures of the Year International has once again honoured the work of AFP photojournalists.
International/National News Picture Story category
Eduardo Soteras received the first prize in the 'International/national News Picture Story" category with his series called Ethiopia: Afar under war.
Two AFP photographers awarded at the WHNPA 2023
The White House News Photographers Association's 2023 edition has awarded Brendan Smialowski and Jim Watson.
AFP’s first documentary podcast, The Poisoning, has been awarded a prize
The Prix de l’écoute des collégiens et lycéens” (the “High School Students Listening Prize”) of the French Longueurs d’ondes (Wavelengths) festival has just been awarded a prize. The Longueurs d’ondes festival is one of the most prestigious podcast festivals in France.
Dakar 2023: Franck Fife wins the Emilie-Poucan photo contest
The jury composed by pilots and the Dakar Director David Castera awarded the Émilie-Poucan Prize to Franck Fife for the best aerial photographic coverage.
The winning picture was taken during the prologue of the Dakar 2023 by the Red Sea in Yanbu.
AFP Participates in Project Leveraging AI to Combat Climate Misinformation
AFP, in association with the European Fact-Checking Standards network (EFCSN) and other European stakeholders, announces the launch of a project to improve the capacities of European fact-checking organisations to tackle crisis situations. It is called FactCRICIS (European Fact-Checking Response in Climate Crises), co-funded by the European Union.
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AFP and Other Leading Media Organizations Call for Global AI Policy to Protect Editorial Integrity
Today, AFP and other leading global news and publishing organizations signed onto an open letter to policymakers and industry leaders globally, laying out proposed principles for the regulated and responsible growth of generative AI models.
In addition to outlining consequences for the media industry and the public should the global regulatory landscape not evolve as quickly as AI innovation, the letter also voices support for the creation of an appropriate legal framework around the technology.• The disclosure of training sets used to create generative AI models.
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AFP appoints Fleur Laurent as FACTSTORY Managing Director
Agence France-Presse (AFP) announces the appointment of Fleur Laurent as Managing Director of its subsidiary company FACTSTORY, an agency specialised in multimedia content production.
Fleur Laurent, 35, held various roles in business development and marketing within AFP, before joining FACTSTORY, where she became Deputy Managing Director in January this year.
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