AFP in dates

AFP in dates

1835: The Havas agency, set up by Charles Louis Havas, is established under the name "Political Notes Agency". The world's first news agency, it uses a network of correspondents and translators.

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AFP Graphics are designed for the written press, websites and mobile applications and cover the main news stories, financial markets and major sports events, with special additional production for other important events.

The news is presented visually using maps, graphs and charts, timelines and biographies, technical datasheets, diagrams and country profiles, etc.

Pulitzer Prize

AFP photographer Massoud Hossaini is rewarded with one of America’s most prestigious journalism awards, recognizing his picture of a girl in tears after a suicide bombing in Kabul in December 2011.

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