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China drops some Internet curbs ahead of Games
- 2008-08-01
BEIJING AFP — China on Friday rolled back a few high-profile planks of its Internet censorship system in an apparent effort to defuse an embarrassing dispute over media freedom just days ahead of the Olympics. Journalists arriving here to cover the Beijing Games have found that access to a...
Rights group calls for release of Egypt blogger
- 2008-05-19
CAIRO AFP — Reporters Without Borders RSF on Monday called on the Egyptian authorities to release a blogger arrested while covering a strike at a textile plant in the Nile Delta. Kareem el-Beheiri was arrested on April 6 at the Misr Spinning and Weaving company where he worked in...
'Doctors Without Borders' organisation pulls staff out of Somalia
- 2008-02-01
NAIROBI AFP — The aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres Doctors Without Borders said Friday it was pulling all its international staff out of Somalia after three of its staff were killed by a roadside bomb. "As a mark of our respect and given the lack of clarity surrounding the...
Last Potter book first in sales
- 2007-07-23
NEW YORK AFP — "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows," J.K. Rowlings's seventh and final book about the boy wizard, sold an estimated 8.3 million copies within 24 hours of its release, its US publisher said Sunday. The publisher, Scholastic, said it printed a record 12 million copies in...
Harry Potter casts final spell over fans at book release
- 2007-07-20
LONDON AFP — The wait was finally over for Harry Potter fans Saturday who flooded bookshops worldwide to grab the series finale and find out whether author J.K. Rowling slays or spares the boy wizard. After months of hype and hearsay, "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows", the seventh...
Borders pulls Tintin from kids' section in US stores
- 2007-07-18
NEW YORK AFP — Bookselling chain Borders is to pull copies of "Tintin in the Congo" from the children's shelves in its US stores over claims the comic is racist, the firm said Wednesday. The company's British stores yanked copies of the controversial book last week after Britain's Commission...
'Tintin in the Congo' sales soar in Britain after racism row
- 2007-07-14
LONDON AFP — Sales of a Tintin comic book have rocketed since Britain's Commission for Racial Equality claimed it was racist, a newspaper reported Saturday. Sales of "Tintin in the Congo" have shot up by 3,800 percent after the CRE watchdog claimed it contained potentially highly offensive material, said...
Clashes between UN force, Haiti gangs left six dead: report
- 2007-02-13
PORT-AU-PRINCE AFP — Clashes between armed gangs and UN peacekeepers in a little over a month in the Haitian capital have left six people dead and 63 wounded, Doctors Without Borders has said. "Since the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti MINUSTAH launched its operation in December of last year,...
Bardem to star in five short films on suffering of war
- 2007-01-08
MADRID AFP — Spanish film star Javier Bardem will star in five short films depicting the suffering of war to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF, Doctors without Borders), Spanish media reported. Bardem, who starred in the smash hit "The Sea Inside," which took the 2004 Oscar...
Wales' Williams free for Six Nations
- 2006-12-28
CARDIFF AFP — Wales flanker Martyn Williams will be available for the start of this season's Six Nations Championship after avoiding a lengthy ban following a disciplinary hearing. The Cardiff back-row was sent-off for butting Neath-Swansea scrum-half Jason Spice during a Celtic League match last Saturday. But Welsh Rugby Union...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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