AFP joins RSF initiative to combat disinformation and to distinguish trustworthy media
An innovative media self-regulatory initiative designed to combat disinformation online – called the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) – was launched today by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and its partners Agence France Presse (AFP), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Global Editors Network (GEN).
AFP teams up with the first Sportfolio international sports photography festival
Agence France-Presse is a proud partner of the first ever "Sportfolio", the Narbonne sports photography festival on 2-10 June.
Debate in Sarajevo on the role of the media in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Twenty years after war broke out in Bosnia, the AFP Foundation, the Council of Europe, and the Press Council and Journalists Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina stage a major debate in Sarajevo on the role of the media in the country today.
AFP appointments
Pierre Célérier (50), AFP technical editor-in-chief, has been appointed deputy global news director to replace Juliette Hollier Larousse, who has been appointed director for Latin America in Montevideo. Pierre will begin in the new position on 1 July 2012.
AFP wins three prizes at the Human Rights Press Awards
Two AFP photographers honoured on 21 April at the 16th "Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong.
AFP Foundation project wins IPI news innovation contest
A ground-breaking AFP Foundation project to develop a network of non-partisan, fact-checking websites at journalism teaching centres in Africa and elsewhere was on wednesday named as one of 14 winners of the international Press Institute's IPI news innovation contest 2012.
2011 Financial statements released by AFP - Video and Multimedia as growth stimulants
THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, AFP’S MANAGEMENT BOARD APPROVED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2011.
AFP photographer Ronaldo Schemidt wins the World Press Photo of the Year
The 2018 Edition of the World Press Photo has rewarded the work of three AFP photojournalists, with a picture by Ronaldo Schemidt taking the top honour, the World Press Photo of the Year.