The 10 Most Popular Videos on AFP’s YouTube Channel - Week of June 28 - July 4, 2021
VIDEO 1 Euro 2020: Fans in disbelief as France knocked out on penalties | AFP
Six AFP photographers win prizes at the second edition of the Paris Sport Photo prize
Jeff Pachoud won the Grand Prix as well as first prize for his black and white “best of “ selection from the Tour De France. His entry was called “My Tour”.
The 10 Most Popular Videos on AFP’s YouTube Channel - Week of June 21-27, 2021
VIDEO 1 Armed Afghans mobilise against Taliban amid insurgents' gains | AFP
AFP lensman freed after arrest at Istanbul Pride march
After being released from the Istanbul police headquarters, award-winning photogapher Bulent Kilic said he had filed a "violent arrest" complaint against the police who pinned him to the ground and pushed their legs into his neck and back during the arrest. AFP management protested against the 'violent arrest' of Kilic "while he was only doing his job as a journalist". The Turkish branch of campaign group Reporters Without Borders also condemned his arrest.
AFP’s Wuhan team wins for virus coverage
Shanghai-based photographer Hector Retamal won first prize in the Excellence in Photography category at the 2021 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) awards announced Thursday, while Beijing-based video journalist Leo Ramirez was runner-up in the Excellence in Video Reporting category.
AFP renews its partnership with La Gacilly Photo Festival for its 2021 edition
Agence France-Presse has renewed its partnership with La Gacilly Photo Festival. For this 18th edition, entitled PLEIN NORD, taking place from July 1 to October 31, two AFP photographers, Olivier Morin and Jonathan Näckstrand, will exhibit their Nordic collections on environmental themes.
AFP has world scoop on a draft climate science report
AFP scored a world scoop by publishing a new and very concerning draft report from UN climate experts. The report serves as the international reference document to measure how the planet is warming.
The 10 Most Popular Videos on AFP’s YouTube Channel - Week of June 14-20, 2021
Aminatou Lamarana Diallo and Patrick-William Yao win 3rd AFP Africa Scholarship, in partnership with AFD
For its 3rd edition, the AFP Africa Scholarship has been awarded to two students from the CESTI Dakar and ISTC Polytechnique Abidjan journalism institutes.