AFP RESPONDS TO FALSE ACCUSATIONS SURROUNDING A PICTURE TAKEN IN THE WEST BANK VILLAGE OF AL-DIRAT ON JANUARY 25

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (AFP) WAS RECENTLY ACCUSED IN BLOGS AND IN A LETTER SENT BY THE ISRAELI EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON TO PROMINENT US NEWSPAPERS OF FILING A PICTURE TAKEN ON JANUARY 25 IN AL-DIRAT, WEST BANK THAT HAD BEEN STAGED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THOROUGH RESEARCH BY OUR JERUSALEM BUREAU, AFP WISHES TO CONFIRM THE VERACITY OF BOTH THE PICTURE AND THE ACCOMPANYING PHOTO CAPTION.

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (AFP) WAS RECENTLY ACCUSED IN BLOGS AND IN A LETTER SENT BY THE ISRAELI EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON TO PROMINENT US NEWSPAPERS OF FILING A PICTURE TAKEN ON JANUARY 25 IN AL-DIRAT, WEST BANK THAT HAD BEEN STAGED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THOROUGH RESEARCH BY OUR JERUSALEM BUREAU, AFP WISHES TO CONFIRM THE VERACITY OF BOTH THE PICTURE AND THE ACCOMPANYING PHOTO CAPTION.
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The Huffington Post takes AFP

FRANCE’S VERSION OF THE HUFFINGTON POST WEBSITE WHICH LAUNCHED ON FEBRUARY 23 HAS SUBSCRIBED TO AFP’S TEXT AND PHOTO SERVICE.

FRANCE’S VERSION OF THE HUFFINGTON POST WEBSITE WHICH LAUNCHED ON FEBRUARY 23 HAS SUBSCRIBED TO AFP’S TEXT AND PHOTO SERVICE.
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1CAST says CNBC, Wall Street Journal Digital Network , Reuters, Bloomberg, AFP, CNBC are among first to distribute news content on new online platform

Up to the Minute Video News and Headlines From Global News Leaders Will Be Pushed to Viewers’ Screen of Choice – Smartphone or Desktop

Up to the Minute Video News and Headlines From Global News Leaders Will Be Pushed to Viewers’ Screen of Choice – Smartphone or Desktop
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AFP picked up five prizes at the 13th Annual Human Rights Press Awards held Saturday in Hong Kong, three for text reporting and two for photography.

The awards, co-organised by Amnesty International, the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club and the Hong Kong Journalists Association, recognise news stories, features, photos, broadcast reports and online articles that highlight human rights -- or the lack of them -- across the Asia Pacific region during 2008, a year when there was the Olympic Games in Beijing, a major cyclone in Myanmar and a quake in China, unrest in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and a vast range of other issues, from AIDS to migrant workers to police brutality.

The awards, co-organised by Amnesty International, the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club and the Hong Kong Journalists Association, recognise news stories, features, photos, broadcast reports and online articles that highlight human rights -- or the lack of them -- across the Asia Pacific region during 2008, a year when there was the Olympic Games in Beijing, a major cyclone in Myanmar and a quake in China, unrest in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and a vast range of other issues, from AIDS to migrant workers to police brutality.
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AFP concludes strategic video partnership with Getty Images

AFP and Getty Images have agreed a worldwide video partnership, effective from the beginning of March, which will allow both agencies to market their video content in English.

AFP and Getty Images have agreed a worldwide video partnership, effective from the beginning of March, which will allow both agencies to market their video content in English.
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Getty Images and AFP Renew Partnership Agreement

Getty Images, the leading provider of digital media and Agence France-Presse (AFP), the global press agency, announced today that they have renewed their agreement. The renewed contract takes effect on 1st June 2009 and extends the partnership between the two companies for a further three years.

Getty Images, the leading provider of digital media and Agence France-Presse (AFP), the global press agency, announced today that they have renewed their agreement. The renewed contract takes effect on 1st June 2009 and extends the partnership between the two companies for a further three years.
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AFP names Philippe Massonnet as global news director

Agence France-Presse on Monday named Philippe Massonnet as its new global news director with a mission to oversee the international news agency's evolution to a fully integrated multimedia operation. Massonnet, a former Beijing bureau chief and China specialist, takes over the post from Denis Hiault at the head of a revamped news management team. A new post of deputy global news director will be filled by Juliette Hollier-Larousse, AFP's current international multimedia editor.

Agence France-Presse on Monday named Philippe Massonnet as its new global news director with a mission to oversee the international news agency's evolution to a fully integrated multimedia operation. Massonnet, a former Beijing bureau chief and China specialist, takes over the post from Denis Hiault at the head of a revamped news management team. A new post of deputy global news director will be filled by Juliette Hollier-Larousse, AFP's current international multimedia editor.
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International news provider Agence France-Presse debuts Spanish language soccer app as a turnkey customizable mobile solution for Hispanic media

¡Fútbol Ya!, a photo-rich application covering soccer news from across Latin America and the world powered by one of the most trusted sources, Agence France-Presse (AFP), is now available for Hispanic media outlets as a customizable, branded mobile application.

¡Fútbol Ya!, a photo-rich application covering soccer news from across Latin America and the world powered by one of the most trusted sources, Agence France-Presse (AFP), is now available for Hispanic media outlets as a customizable, branded mobile application.
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AFP extends interactive coverage to Champions League and Europa

Global news agency AFP (Agence France-Presse) will extend its successful interactive online sports products with two new offerings in 2009. The Champions League and Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup) Flash™ applications will launch in September 2009 and be available in a wide range of languages.

Global news agency AFP (Agence France-Presse) will extend its successful interactive online sports products with two new offerings in 2009. The Champions League and Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup) Flash™ applications will launch in September 2009 and be available in a wide range of languages.
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Editorial by Pierre Louette, AFP chief executive officer

The world is changing and so is Agence France-Presse, so that it can give an ever better service to its clients. Our agency dates back to 1835, but it has never had to confront an upheaval such as the Internet era. What is not changing is our devotion to facts, a near religion, an age-old tradition that must never be considered out of date. The agency has a passion for getting it right, preparing a sourced and checked story and delivering it as quickly as possible.

The world is changing and so is Agence France-Presse, so that it can give an ever better service to its clients. Our agency dates back to 1835, but it has never had to confront an upheaval such as the Internet era. What is not changing is our devotion to facts, a near religion, an age-old tradition that must never be considered out of date. The agency has a passion for getting it right, preparing a sourced and checked story and delivering it as quickly as possible.
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