New fact-checking alliance
More than 100 media outlets join forces to debunk fake news during election campaign in Argentina
French war reporter who witnessed Lee Harvey Oswald shooting dies aged 94
A veteran French war reporter who was a witness in Dallas to the fatal shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald has died at the age of 94, his family said on Sunday.
AFP wins the Photo of the Year Award at the Istanbul Photo Awards
AFP is also rewarded with the 1st prize in the "News Story" category during the 2019 edition of the competition.
AFP wins four awards at the World Press Photo 2019
The 2019 edition of the World Press Photo honours 3 AFP photographers.
Pakistani journalist receives AFP’s Kate Webb Prize
Freelance reporter Asad Hashim received the 2018 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize Tuesday, recognising his intrepid coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in his native Pakistan.
AFP awarded at the UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2019
This award, in association with Shutterstock, honors Britain's most talented photographers and videojournalists, and recognise outstanding photography from the world of news, royalty, sport, business, fashion and entertainment.
European Parliament adopts copyright reform in blow to big tech
The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted copyright reforms championed by news publishers and the media business, in defiance of the tech giants that lobbied against it.
AFP is the International Media Partner of the 12th edition of ‘Arab Startup Competition’
MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) Pan Arab will be holding the final award ceremony and conference for the 12th edition of ‘Arab Startup Competition’ on March 29 in Beirut Lebanon. The competition brings 67 teams from the Arab world to compete in three main tracks, for a grand sum prize of USD 160,000.