Obit for former AFP Myanmar correspondent
Eddie passed away on April 25 at the age of 84, and his funeral was held the following day with close family in attendance.
AFP shocked after targeting of media building in Gaza
"AFP stands in solidarity with all the media whose offices were destroyed in Gaza," said AFP Chairman Fabrice Fries. "All parties involved in the conflict need to respect the media's freedom to report on events."
"We are profoundly shocked the offices of media organisations would be targeted in this way," said AFP's Global News Director Phil Chetwynd.
"American Democracy Tested": AFP exhibition launches at Estação Imagem Festival
Held at the Centro Cultural Penedo da Saudade, the exhibition brings together 41 of AFP's top images of events that have recently shaken the US: the storming of the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters, the Black Lives Matter protests, and the siege at the Michigan statehouse amongst others. Featuring images from 21 photographers, it is one of eight large-format present at the photojournalism festival, which will culminate with the Estação Imagem Award.
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.
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”.
AFP shocked by death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan
It is with deep shock and sadness that AFP learned of the tragic death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui – killed during a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near the Afghan border with Pakistan.
A highly respected and admired journalist, and a Pulitzer Prize-winner, Danish was well known to many AFP staff – both in India where has was based and also across the agency’s wider network.
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SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth direct-to-device (D2D) segment. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk Global’s D2D constellation and provide a suite of integrated services that will enhance Lynk Global’s capabilities which includes: MEO-Relay allowing D2D providers to route traffic between low earth orbit (LEO) and SES’s medium earth orbit (MEO) network to access gateways, enabling delivery of secure real-tim...
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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AFP awarded six prestigious photo prizes
04/16/2011 - Otsuchi, Japan - AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba
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Six AFP photographers honoured by the National Press Photographers Association
Massoud Hossaini (30) from Afghanistan won first prize in the “International News” category for a photograph of a little girl dressed in green crying in the midst of the victims of an attack in Kabul on 6 December 2011 that left 80 dead and 150 wounded.
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