World Press Photo 2024: AFP photographer Adem Altan wins the Europe Prize

The Europe Prize rewards the photo of the earthquake in Turkey, which happened in February 2023. Adem Altan is also in the running for the global World Press, which will be announced on April 18th.


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AFP Inaugurates Photo Gallery in Paris with Exclusive Liberation Exhibition

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is set to open its first photography gallery on September 12, debuting with an exclusive exhibition highlighting the liberation of Paris, marking the 80th anniversary of the historic event.


The AFP Gallery, located at 9 Place de la Bourse within the news agency's headquarters, will offer free exhibitions three times a year, with the aim of delivering museum-quality events to the public.

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Palestinian AFP photographer Mahmud Hams wins the Bayeux-Calvados prize for war correspondents

The 44-year-old photojournalist was honoured for his work in Gaza, where, despite danger and fear of being targeted, he has worked tirelessly to document the first months of the war triggered by Hamas's attack on southern Israel on 7 October.


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AFP Takes Legal Action Against Twitter to Enforce News Agencies’ and Publishers’ Neighbouring Rights

Agence France-Presse (AFP) has expressed its concerns over the clear refusal from Twitter (recently rebranded as ‘X’) to enter into discussions regarding the implementation of neighbouring rights for the press. These rights were established to enable news agencies and publishers to be remunerated by digital platforms which retain most of the monetary value generated by the distribution of news content.

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AFP appoints Ivan Couronne to new role as 'Future of the Planet’ Editor-in-Chief

The new position aims to anticipate major events and trends, as well as further develop coverage of the ‘Future of the Planet’, which has been a key editorial priority at the Agency for several years already.

The new position aims to anticipate major events and trends, as well as further develop coverage of the ‘Future of the Planet’, which has been a key editorial priority at the Agency for several years already.
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AFP showcases Rugby World Cup through the eyes of young photographers from around the world


Agence France-Presse (AFP) partners with Canon to train twenty young photographers in capturing different facets of rugby culture across all participating nations of the Rugby World Cup.


Equipped with professional cameras and lens kits provided by Canon, a key partner in the initiative, each of the twenty participants paired up with a seasoned AFP photojournalist ahead of the Rugby World Cup.

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ADMO, a new website to fight disinformation in Croatia and Slovenia, launches with AFP as a partner

Croatian and Slovenian digital media observatory ADMO (Adria Digital Media Observatory), the result of a collaboration between journalists and academics, has launched admohub.eu, a website that will provide access to hundreds of articles, research projects and media literacy modules focused on disinformation.



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AFP detects attack on its IT systems

Agence France-Presse detected an attack on its IT systems on Friday, affecting part of its delivery service to clients. It is not yet known who carried out this attack or why.


AFP's technical teams are working on the incident with the support of the French National Agency for IT Systems Security (ANSSI). The relevant authorities in France have been notified.

We are currently working to analyse and deal with this incident.

AFP's newsroom and all its services continue to provide news coverage across the world.

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BROD, a new website to fight disinformation in Bulgaria and Romania, launches with AFP as a partner

The brodhub.eu website is the work of the BROD project, which brings together researchers and journalists active in fact-checking in Bulgaria and Romania. BROD, the Bulgarian-Romanian Observatory of Digital Media, is one of the hubs of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO).


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AFP Asia-Pacific welcomes Michael Mainville as its new regional director

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is pleased to announce that Michael Mainville has taken up his role as the new Asia-Pacific Regional Director as of April 3rd, 2023.

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