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24/07/2012 - 20:07

Olympics: special AFP coverage of this summer’s major sports event

AFP providing real-time coverage of the London Olympics for text, photos, videos and graphics.
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24/07/2012 - 13:28

AFP Foundation board strengthened with four new members

The AFP FOUNDATION – the non-profit media development arm of AFP news agency – welcomes four new members and a new, expanded role as the agency renews its mandate for action for the next five years.
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18/07/2012 - 18:33

AFP: new management in Brazil

Pierre Ausseill takes over the three bureaus in brazil with the aim of implementing the agency’s local development plan.
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10/07/2012 - 18:50

Emmanuel Marcovitch appointed AFP deputy managing director

Emmanuel Marcovitch, 38, currently a Public Auditor at France’s Cour des Comptes, is appointed AFP deputy managing director with effect from September 1, 2012.
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05/07/2012 - 13:44

Euro 2012: AFP wins acclaim from its clients

The Euro, one of football's major events, has confirmed the Agency's prominence versus the competition in the field of sports news. In order to cover the event, AFP deployed unique editorial resources including 80 staff posted across Poland and Ukraine, as well as perfect synergies with SID, the Agency's German subsidiary specifically dedicated to sports news.
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25/06/2012 - 18:35

AFP video’s success in the Brazilian market

AFP signs two new broadcast contracts in Brazil
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22/06/2012 - 14:39

Appointments to head up AFP bureaux*

Charles Onians, 38, a journalist in the Paris Bureau, is to take over as bureau chief in The Hague on September 1.   Emmanuel Duparcq, 38, reporter in the Islamabad bureau, takes over as bureau chief on July 1. He will be responsible for supervising news coverage in Pakistan and Afghanistan.   Jean-Luc Bardet, deputy editor-in-chief from 2008 to 2012, took over as Brussels bureau chief on June 18. He is 49 years old.  
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21/06/2012 - 18:18

AFP launches “the e-diplomacy hub”, an innovative tool for exploring the world of digital diplomacy

The "hub" visualizes, analyzes and measures the presence and influence of diplomatic actors on Twitter, across the globe and in real time
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19/06/2012 - 19:07

AFP announces a series of appointments

Philip Chetwynd, 43, AFP’s editor-in-chief for the Asia-Pacific region, is appointed Central Editor-in-Chief to replace Florence Biedermann, who takes over as Director of the Europe/Africa region. He will take up his duties on October 1.  
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04/06/2012 - 14:18

AFP, first of the leading global news agencies to launch iPad application in Arabic

AFP is expanding its presence on iPad platforms with an arabic version of its information App launched at the end of September in English and in November in Spanish and Portuguese.
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