Leading global news agency AFP has released master certificates for its online training platform on tackling misinformation, announced at GlobalFact 11 fact-checking conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on June 26.

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.

Today, AFP and other leading global news and publishing organizations signed onto an open letter to policymakers and industry leaders globally, laying out proposed principles for the regulated and responsible growth of generative AI models.

In addition to outlining consequences for the media industry and the public should the global regulatory landscape not evolve as quickly as AI innovation, the letter also voices support for the creation of an appropriate legal framework around the technology.• The disclosure of training sets used to create generative AI models.

An Agence France-Presse investigation into the strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed a Reuters journalist and injured several others, including two from AFP, points to a tank shell used only by the Israeli army in this high-tension border region.

AFP, in association with the European Fact-Checking Standards network (EFCSN) and other European stakeholders, announces the launch of a project to improve the capacities of European fact-checking organisations to tackle crisis situations. It is called FactCRICIS (European Fact-Checking Response in Climate Crises), co-funded by the European Union.

As part of its continuous effort to tackle disinformation, Agence France-Presse (AFP) is pleased to announce the launch of the ‘MediaNumeric Academy’ – a training programme in data journalism and fact-checking created for the future generation of journalists. The initiative aims to foster the development of a European media ecosystem that prioritises audiences and users, emphasising fairness, economic sustainability, and technological progress.

During a meeting on April 25, 2024, the AFP Board of Directors approved the accounts for the 2023 financial year, which confirm that the Agency’s financial recovery is continuing.

Total turnover was stable (+0,1%), at 320.1 million euros.

Operating expenses were 297 million euros, a decrease of 0.4 percent (- 1.2 million euros) compared to 2022 at comparable exchange rates.

The Dutch University INholland launched on May 13, 2024, fabricated, an interactive educational initiative designed by its Sustainable Media Lab, in partnership with AFP.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) announces the appointment of Fleur Laurent as Managing Director of its subsidiary company FACTSTORY, an agency specialised in multimedia content production.

Fleur Laurent, 35, held various roles in business development and marketing within AFP, before joining FACTSTORY, where she became Deputy Managing Director in January this year.

The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) and Agence France-Presse (AFP) have entered into a partnership that will give European fact-checkers access to AFP content for publication.

Through the partnership, AFP, as a co-founder and verified member of the EFCSN, provides other EFCSN members access to the AFP News platform at preferred conditions.