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18/11/2013 - 12:41

AFP Foundation – Twofour54: training partnership agreement signed in Abu Dhabi

The AFP Foundation signed a partnership agreement on Sunday, November 17, with the group twofour54, a hub of media and entertainment content production based in Abu Dhabi, under which it will provide training for journalists working in countries throughout the Gulf region. The training courses will be run by Arabic mother-tongue journalists employed by AFP in the Middle East or North Africa and will focus on enhancing a wide range of professional media skills.
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14/11/2013 - 12:52

AFP to distribute INA video archives

Agence France-Presse is to offer its clients a selection of videos from INA, the world’s leading distributor of TV archives, under a new agreement between the two companies.
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05/11/2013 - 17:13

AFP photographer wins top UK Sports award, three others highly commended

AFP’s Adrian Dennis has won the UK Picture Editors’ Guild sports photographer of the year award, his tenth photo prize of 2013.
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29/10/2013 - 11:15

AFP photographer wins Simon Bolivar Prize

Colombia’s Simon Bolivar Prize has been awarded to AFP photographer Luis Robayo, the second consecutive year a journalist from the agency has won the country’s top photo prize.
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11/10/2013 - 19:37

AFP receives three distinctions at the Bayeux-Calvados War Correspondents Awards

THE JURY OF THE 20TH PRIX BAYEUX-CALVADOS AWARDS FOR WAR CORRESPONDENTS HAS REWARDED TWO PHOTO-REPORTERS AND ONE VIDEO-JOURNALIST FOR THEIR WORK IN SYRIA WITH AFP.
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30/09/2013 - 19:35

AFP, Relaxnews and MMH to launch fashion app in Chinese

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is to launch a Chinese-language fashion application in partnership with Modern Media Holdings Limited (MMH), a leading mainland China publisher, and Relaxnews, the Paris-based news agency focusing on lifestyle and luxury.
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30/09/2013 - 18:29

Indonesian reporter Pramono receives AFP’S 2013 Kate Webb Prize in Jakarta

Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency presented the Kate Webb Prize, awarded for courageous frontline reporting, to investigative journalist Stefanus Teguh Edi Pramono at a ceremony in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday evening, September 30.
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28/08/2013 - 13:36

AFP conflict coverage showcased in exhibition, screenings at Visa Pour l’Image

The international photo exhibition Visa Pour l’Image in the southern French city of Perpignan celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and showcases AFP images from DR Congo, El Salvador, Afghanistan and Bahrain.
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12/08/2013 - 20:31

AFP: A photo of Usain Bolt takes the World Championships by storm

Olivier Morin, the AFP photographer who took this exceptional photo, managed to capture the champion Usain Bolt crossing the finish line at the same time as a lightning bolt illuminated the Moscow sky.
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17/07/2013 - 18:14

AFP updates guidelines on using Social media

International news agency AFP has published a new guide on how its journalists should use social networks including tighter rules on making accounts secure.
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