AFP and the Web3 art platform LaCollection have announced that a second collection of digital editions (NFT) of press photos from the agency's archives will go on sale in April 2023.
Mehdi Lebouachera has been appointed as AFP’s next Global Editor-In-Chief, replacing Sophie Huet, who is taking on a new role developing the agency’s Artificial Intelligence strategy.
The Spéos International Photography School and Agence France-Presse are pleased to announce their partnership to create a unique training program in photojournalism, starting in September 2024. This course, taught in English, will welcome around 15 students. It runs from mid-September 2024 to the end of June 2025.
A unique course in photojournalism
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.
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.
After training with journalists from Agence France-Presse and the Austrian news agency APA, Ukraine’s largest news agency Ukrinform has started writing its own fact-check articles in an effort to confront a wave of war-related disinformation.
Anne Guérin has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Agence France-Presse (AFP). She will take over the role from January next year, replacing Dalila Zein who held the position since 2018 and significantly contributed to the Agency’s financial recovery during her tenure.
The European Newsroom (enr) is pleased to welcome seven new members. Now, a total of 23 news agencies from Europe are involved in the new round of the cooperation project. The European Newsroom, initiated in 2022, aims to strengthen collaboration among agency journalists across Europe and to enhance coverage of EU-related subjects. The new additions are AMNA (Greece), ANP (Netherlands), CTK (Czech Republic), PAP (Poland), Lusa (Portugal), Ritzau (Denmark) and TT (Sweden).
In preparation for the European parliamentary elections between June 6-9, Agence France-Presse (AFP) is working on multiple projects to help fight the spread of disinformation, promote electoral integrity and uphold democratic values across the continent.
Germany’s respected Grimme institute has just published a comparative analysis of fact-checking organisations in the country, which highlights the quality of Agence France-Presse’s digital verification production.
