The birth of AFP
Liberated France’s first dispatch is
issued on August 20, 1944.
OFI is renamed Agence France-Presse.
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The new photo service uses the Belinograph
The AFP photo service is created in 1944 by freelance photographers Georges Mélamed, André Raimbaud and Robert Palat, who cover the Liberation of Paris.
The Belinograph, invented in 1907 by Edouard Belin, transmits images by telephone and radio links.
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Telex
Invented in Germany in the 1930s, the telex arrives in France in 1946. It is used to send information and teletype messages.
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Stalin’s death: the first scoop
The death of Joseph Stalin, on March 5, 1953, brings AFP a global scoop that will leave its mark on the fledgling Agency’s history. At the time, foreign journalists in Moscow are unable to instantly transmit news in real time because of the regime’s censorship. AFP, however, was constantly
monitoring Radio Moscow’s domestic broadcasts from Paris.
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AFP journalist Emmanuel Duparcq wins the Albert Londres Prize
Emmanuel Duparcq, AFP reporter at the Islamabad bureau, is rewarded for his series of articles on Afghanistan and Pakistan covering 2010/2011.
Journalist
Journalist
THE JOB
AFP is looking for an anglophone journalist for its busy Vienna bureau, responsible for covering Austria, parts of Central and Eastern Europe, and several major international institutions. As well as Austria, you are responsible for coverage of Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Romania.
Anglophone Sport Journalist (F/M)
Anglophone Sport Journalist (F/M)
THE JOB
We are seeking an experienced journalist, who is brimming with ideas, to cover Germany’s most important sport news. A big part of the job will involve reporting on German football, in particular the Bundesliga and national team. But beyond that, you will also be covering other key sports of interest in Germany and writing on related issues like doping, corruption in sport or sport marketing.
Editor on the MENA English Desk (F/M)
Editor on the MENA English Desk (F/M)
THE JOB
The English Desk in Nicosia is seeking an experienced journalist to join the editing team for the Middle East and North Africa.
You will check and sub copy filed in English from across the MENA region and translate copy from French and/or Arabic, coordinating with other desks to ensure matching coverage in different languages and platforms.
You may also be called on to travel throughout the region on short notice to reinforce bureaus, and outside the region to help with Middle East-related stories.
Editor – Asia Pacific
Editor – Asia Pacific
AFP is looking for a dynamic and experienced editor to join its English-language news desk at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.
THE JOB
Agence France-Presse (AFP), one of the world's leading news agencies, is looking for a dynamic, experienced editor to join its English-language newsdesk at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.