AFP appointments

Pierre Célérier (50), AFP technical editor-in-chief, has been appointed deputy global news director to replace Juliette Hollier Larousse, who has been appointed director for Latin America in Montevideo. Pierre will begin in the new position on 1 July 2012.  

Pierre Célérier (50), AFP technical editor-in-chief, has been appointed deputy global news director to replace Juliette Hollier Larousse, who has been appointed director for Latin America in Montevideo. Pierre will begin in the new position on 1 July 2012.  
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AFP awarded six prestigious photo prizes

04/16/2011 - Otsuchi, Japan - AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba

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A Pulitzer for AFP: Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini wins award

He won the prize, one of the most prestigious in journalism, for his picture of a girl screaming in the aftermath of a suicide attack in Kabul in December 2011.

06/12/2011 - Kabul, Afghanistan - AFP/Massoud Hossaini

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Debate in Sarajevo on the role of the media in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Twenty years after war broke out in Bosnia, the AFP Foundation, the Council of Europe, and the Press Council and Journalists Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina stage a major debate in Sarajevo on the role of the media in the country today.

Twenty years after war broke out in Bosnia, the AFP Foundation, the Council of Europe, and the Press Council and Journalists Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina stage a major debate in Sarajevo on the role of the media in the country today.
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Pierre Louette re-elected chairman of AFP

The Agence France-Presse board on Friday elected Pierre Louette to a second three-year term as chairman and chief executive of the international news agency.

The Agence France-Presse board on Friday elected Pierre Louette to a second three-year term as chairman and chief executive of the international news agency.
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Florence Biedermann becomes AFP chief editor

Agence France-Presse on Monday named Florence Biedermann as its new chief editor.

Agence France-Presse on Monday named Florence Biedermann as its new chief editor.
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Charlotte Turner, a post-graduate student in broadcast journalism from Cardiff University in Wales, is the first winner of the AFP-Peter Mackler Scholarship, the international news agency announced on Monday.

The scholarship was launched this year to honour the commitment to journalism training of veteran AFP journalist Peter Mackler, who died suddenly in June, 2008. Mackler, who was AFP North Americas chief editor at the time of his death, was a founding board member of the AFP Foundation, which runs training programmes for journalists in the developing world.

The scholarship was launched this year to honour the commitment to journalism training of veteran AFP journalist Peter Mackler, who died suddenly in June, 2008. Mackler, who was AFP North Americas chief editor at the time of his death, was a founding board member of the AFP Foundation, which runs training programmes for journalists in the developing world.
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AFP Debuts News Application for BlackBerry Smartphones and Announces New Partnership with Handmark

Agence France-Presse (AFP), the world’s most far-reaching news agency, and Handmark®, a world-leading provider of games, applications and services for mobile phones, today announced they have partnered to launch a new mobile application, AFP Mobile News for BlackBerry® smartphone users.

Agence France-Presse (AFP), the world’s most far-reaching news agency, and Handmark®, a world-leading provider of games, applications and services for mobile phones, today announced they have partnered to launch a new mobile application, AFP Mobile News for BlackBerry® smartphone users.
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AFP and BNS partner to make news content available on hotel entertainment platform

The International news agency, Agence France Presse (AFP) and BNS, Asia’s leading IPTV technology and content solutions provider, have entered into a content distribution partnership to make AFP’s news content available on BNS’ in-room hospitality entertainment platform, RoomWise.

The International news agency, Agence France Presse (AFP) and BNS, Asia’s leading IPTV technology and content solutions provider, have entered into a content distribution partnership to make AFP’s news content available on BNS’ in-room hospitality entertainment platform, RoomWise.
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Agence France-Presse’s revolutionary new content management application for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and football’s 2010 World Cup.

A “web 2.0” publishing applicationAFP’s new publishing application lets web and mobile operators handle AFP's multimedia content for the 2010 Winter Olympics and World Cup. The online application automates publication of AFP content (illustrated historical and biographical data, real time stories, results, photo slideshows, videos) and allows clients to customize multimedia feeds to publish HTML modules directly on websites or mobile websites. It can handle all of AFP’s multimedia content and allows the generation of a search engine (which can access all AFP production) and links from AFP content to social networking websites, as well as handling top online advertising formats.

A “web 2.0” publishing applicationAFP’s new publishing application lets web and mobile operators handle AFP's multimedia content for the 2010 Winter Olympics and World Cup. The online application automates publication of AFP content (illustrated historical and biographical data, real time stories, results, photo slideshows, videos) and allows clients to customize multimedia feeds to publish HTML modules directly on websites or mobile websites. It can handle all of AFP’s multimedia content and allows the generation of a search engine (which can access all AFP production) and links from AFP content to social networking websites, as well as handling top online advertising formats.
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