Topshots of the Week (7-13 January, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (7-13 January, 2023).
Paris (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 19:33:39 | French pair held for years by Iran released from prison: Macron
Jerusalem (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 19:21:02 | Israel army says body of Gaza hostage handed over to Red Cross
Washington (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 18:52:44 | US transport secretary says shutdown could cause airspace closures
Bangui (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 17:58:39 | C.Africa sentences foreign NGO consultant to 10 years forced labour for undermining state security
Port Sudan (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 17:33:57 | Sudan defence minister says army to press on with fighting
Washington (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 17:31:27 | Trump says no disbursement of food aid benefits until shutdown ends
Belém (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 17:19:44 | Brazil's Lula urges probe of Rio police 'massacre'
Mexico City (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 17:16:44 | Sheinbaum says US 'won't' attack cartels on Mexican soil
The Hague (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 17:16:44 | Dutch far-right leader Wilders concedes election defeat
Belém (AFP) | 04/11/2025 - 17:10:41 | Brazil's Lula says does not want US 'ground invasion' in Venezuela
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (7-13 January, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (31 December 2022 - 6 January 2023).
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House (L) and Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on January 1, 2023.
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Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (24-30 December, 2022).
AFP Digital Courses has been named a finalist in the ‘Product, Innovation or Service’ category in Education, Art & Culture at the 4th Annual Anthem Awards.
Selected from among 2,300 projects across 34 countries, this recognition highlights the platform’s positive social impact through its innovative training in digital investigation techniques.
AFP, in association with the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) and other European stakeholders, is participating in EFCSN’s first annual conference in Brussels on October 29, 2024.
On the occasion of World News Day, a global awareness campaign aimed at promoting fact-based journalism organised by WAN-IFRA, Fabrice Fries wrote the following op-ed.
The spectacular decline of the journalism profession is met with alarming indifference. The worst part is that we are getting used to it.
AFP's Global News Director, Phil Chetwynd, delivered the keynote address titled “Why Journalism Still Matters” at the 2024 inaugural lecture of Sciences Po’s School of Journalism.
In his speech, Chetwynd discussed the most pressing challenges faced by journalists and media organisations today, including the emergence of AI, increasing attacks on the press, and ongoing disputes with digital platforms over revenue and copyright.
Alongside hundreds of other news organizations, media support associations, and individuals from over 100 countries, AFP has committed to raise awareness about World News Day.
On 19 and 20 September, AFP took part in the annual General Assembly of ADEPA (Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentinas), the influential association of Argentine media, held in Posadas, in the north of the country.