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15/04/2013 - 20:08

AFP photographer honoured at the Human Rights Press Awards

AFP Dhaka photographer Munir uz Zaman has been honoured at an Asian media awards ceremony for a "heart-wrenching" series of images of penniless Rohingya refugees striving in vain to flee communal bloodshed in Myanmar.
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04/04/2013 - 21:04

Emmanuel Hoog reelected as AFP chairman

The Board of Directors of Agence France-Presse met on 4 April 2013
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03/04/2013 - 13:28

Yahoo! renews AFP contract

Yahoo! has renewed its trust in AFP to provide the Agency's Multimedia, Photo and Video content across its European Sites - Yahoo.fr, Yahoo.de, Yahoo.es, Yahoo.co.uk - as well as Yahoo.co.za for South Africa.
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26/03/2013 - 17:25

AFP – United Kingdom : Sports journalists’ association names Adrian Dennis photographer of the year

Adrian Dennis receives coveted Award as 2012 photographer of the year from the British sports journalists' profession.
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25/03/2013 - 15:00

AFP : Emmanuel Hoog, Chairman and Chief Executive, announces his candidacy for a second term

Emmanuel Hoog, Chairman and Chief Executive of AFP, will ask a meeting of the agency's board of Directors on April 4 to reappoint him when his current term expires on April 15.
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14/03/2013 - 18:03

A series of appointments to head up AFP’s bureaus and departments

Marc Braibant, 57, has been appointed director of the AFP bureau in Montreal, and will take up his duties in August 2013. He was production editor from 2006 to 2011, before becoming one of the persons responsible for design, development and deployment of AFP’s new Iris editorial system.  
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12/03/2013 - 11:38

AFP and deltatre team up for the Olympic Games

AFP has selected Digital Sport Media Group deltatre to provide AFP's clients with Premium Digital Solution for the Olympic Games, starting with the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.
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08/03/2013 - 16:38

Live coverage of President Hugo Chavez’s funeral on AFPTV

Images of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s funeral broadcast live without interruption from 14.45 GMT by AFP video teams.
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06/03/2013 - 18:43

AFP signs Video contract with Qatari Channel Al Jazeera

AFP signed a contract this week with the Al Jazeera Media Network Group to deliver its Video Service to Qatari Satellite Television.
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26/02/2013 - 20:15

AFP’s Twitter account @AFPPHOTO hacked

AFP’S TWITTER ACCOUNT @AFPPHOTO WAS PIRATED TODAY AT 17:45
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