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Thousands evacuated as California fires rage on
- 2008-07-09
LOS ANGELES AFP — More than 14,000 people have been evacuated from a northern California town as hundreds of out of control wildfires continued to burn across the state, officials said Wednesday. Wind-driven flames leapt over fire lines at a rural community near the town of Paradise, 90 miles...
Families of US ex-hostages excited, praise Colombian rescue
- 2008-07-02
WASHINGTON, AFP — Relatives of the three US former hostages rescued from leftist Colombian guerrillas on Wednesday have expressed their excitement about seeing their loved ones again after so many years. They also thanked the Colombian military who rescued the men from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC guerrillas...
Michelle Obama 'fine woman,' says rival Cindy McCain
- 2008-06-19
WASHINGTON AFP — Cindy McCain Thursday sought to cool a row over whether Michelle Obama is unpatriotic, saying her rival to be America's next first lady was a "fine woman" and "a good mother." Obama, wife of democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama, has been under attack for months...
Obama defends Jerusalem remarks
- 2008-06-05
WASHINGTON AFP — Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama on Thursday defended his remarks that Jerusalem should not be divided under any Israeli-Palestinian peace pact, saying a divided city would be "very difficult to execute." A day after sparking outrage among Palestinians when he told a Jewish group that...
Eight killed by tornadoes in US Midwest: report
- 2008-05-26
WASHINGTON AFP — At least eight people were killed in the midwestern United States Sunday as a series of tornadoes swept through the region leaving behind a wake of destruction, CNN television reported. The network said seven people were found dead in northcentral Iowa, in the towns of Parkersburg...
Eight killed as tornadoes rake US Midwest: reports
- 2008-05-26
WASHINGTON AFP — Authorities across the US Midwest braced for the possibility of new deadly tornadoes Monday, after at least eight people were killed when twisters swept through the region over the weekend. CNN reported that seven people were found dead in the north-central Iowa towns of Parkersburg and...
Senator Kennedy rushed to hospital: report
- 2008-05-17
NEW YORK AFP — Prominent liberal US Senator Edward Kennedy was rushed to a local hospital in the state of Massachusetts with stroke symptoms, CNN reported Saturday. Quoting a Democratic Party source in the northeastern state, CNN said that he was taken from the Kennedy family compound in the...
Ex-White House press chief joins CNN
- 2008-04-21
WASHINGTON AFP — Former White House press secretary Tony Snow Monday joined CNN's election-year political team as a conservative pundit, the US news network said. Snow, 52, a former presenter with Fox News who has battled colon cancer, quit the White House in September after 18 months as President...
Fresh anti-Western protests rock China
- 2008-04-20
BEIJING AFP — Fresh anti-Western protests broke out in China Sunday with angry demonstrators targeting US broadcaster CNN and French store Carrefour in rows over perceived bias, Tibet and the Beijing Olympics. Protesters in Xian, Harbin and Jinan defied a huge police crackdown to chant slogans and hold banners...
Thousands protest anti-China remarks outside CNN: police
- 2008-04-19
LOS ANGELES AFP — Up to five thousand people gathered Saturday in front of the Hollywood offices of CNN to protest disparaging remarks about China made by one of the channel's commentators, police said. The demonstration came as pro-China protests were held across the world against what they see...
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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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