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09/07/2014 - 12:46

José Manuel López wins “Px3” Paris photo prizes for coverage of Syria for AFP

Spanish photographer José Manuel López has won prizes in three news categories in the Px3 Paris photo awards* for his coverage of the massacre of young men in the Syrian civil war. His shocking images of bodies pulled out of the Quweig river in Aleppo earned him a gold medal in the category “Press-General News”, a silver medal in “Press-War” and third place in the overall “Px3 Paris photography prize”.
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04/07/2014 - 11:34

Philippines journalist wins AFP’s 2014 Kate Webb Prize

News agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has awarded the 2014 Kate Webb Prize for frontline journalism to Philippines reporter Patricia Evangelista for her courageous coverage of a Moslem insurgency and the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
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23/06/2014 - 12:20

AFP: Michèle Léridon appointed Global News Director

Emmanuel Hoog, President and CEO of AFP, this morning announced the appointment of Michèle Léridon as the Agency's Global News Director
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13/06/2014 - 17:14

AFP’s World Cup photo coverage to be displayed on Newseum’s huge HD screen beginning June 13

The Newseum, in partnership with AFP, will display the very best of the global news agency’s photo coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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05/06/2014 - 11:06

AFP deploys biggest-ever multimedia operation for 2014 Football World Cup

AFP has mobilised more than 180 staff to cover the Football World Cup in Brazil – the largest ever deployment of human and technical resources in the agency’s history.
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26/05/2014 - 11:28

Rio 2014 : Favela children capture unique view of football in AFP photo project

AFP HAS GIVEN THE CHILDREN OF THE RIO FAVELA CIDADE DE DEUS (“CITY OF GOD”) A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEIR PASSION FOR FOOTBALL THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS.
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20/05/2014 - 11:24

AFP launches Instagram account

AFP has further boosted its presence on social networks with the launch of an Instagram account to showcase the work of its photographers.
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29/04/2014 - 14:13

AFP balances its accounts in 2013

The Agence France-Presse board met on April 29 2014.
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10/04/2014 - 11:22

AFP launches its new multimedia platform, AFP Forum: the entire news production in text, photo, video and infographics available on one site

With over 6,000 news items per day in real-time and 24/7, AFP offers the world of information one unique access to its content in 6 languages.
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28/03/2014 - 11:53

AFP wins five National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) awards

Obama ‘Selfie’ among five prize-winning AFP images in NPPA’s 2014 “The Best of Photojournalism”.
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