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Nine injured in traditional Spanish bull run
- 2008-07-07
PAMPLONA, Spain AFP — Nine people were injured Monday, including four foreigners, in the first day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona in northeastern Spain, organisers said. The injuries were mostly bruises, cuts and possible broken bones from falls during the run,...
San Fermin bullfighting festival kicks off in Pamplona
- 2008-07-06
PAMPLONA, Spain AFP — The San Fermin Festival, one of Spain's most famous bullfighting gatherings, opened in Pamplona Sunday amid protests by animal rights groups opposed to the traditional event. Thousands of people dressed in white and wearing traditional red scarves gathered in Consistorial Square to watch the famous...
One dead as San Fermin bullfighting festival kicks off in Spain
- 2008-07-06
PAMPLONA, Spain AFP — A young man died after falling from a wall Sunday during the first day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain's most famous bull-running festival, police and local officials said. Police said they were investigating what caused the man, who was not carrying any...
Rock in Rio wraps in Spain. Where next?
- 2008-07-06
ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain AFP — Rock legends Bob Dylan and Lenny Kravitz closed out Spain's first ever Rock in Rio event as organisers revealed ambitious plans to expand the festival "brand" to Italy, Morocco and China as well as return to Brazil. Appearing Sunday night after the 67-year-old...
Rock in Rio music fest aims to strike a global chord
- 2008-06-26
ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain AFP — Bob Dylan, The Police and Amy Winehouse are among some 60 acts set to perform at Spain's Rock in Rio event from Friday, a festival the organisers hope will eventually become a "global brand" reaching as far as China. "I am going to...
Madrid's PhotoEspana festival opens
- 2008-06-04
MADRID, June 4, 2008 AFP — Spain's international photography festival PhotoEspana opened in Madrid Wednesday, with 70 exhibitions on the theme of the physical space that surrounds human activities. PhotoEspana has become one of the largest photography exhibitions in the world, and last year received 600,000 visitors. This...
Richard Gere gets lifetime achievement award at San Sebastian
- 2007-09-23
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — US actor Richard Gere, star of "American Gigolo" and "Pretty Woman", received a lifetime achievement award on Sunday at the 55th annual San Sebastian Film Festival in northeastern Spain. "I'm very honoured to be considered in the same stratosphere as the actors who I...
Afghan girl's struggle for learning showcased at Spain film fest
- 2007-09-22
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — A young Afghan girl's harrowing struggle for an education in the shadow of the destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas is chronicled in a Franco-Iranian film screened Saturday at the oldest and most prestigious film festival in the Spanish-speaking world. Set in central Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley, where...
Cronenberg opens Spain's San Sebastian film festival
- 2007-09-20
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — Canadian director David Cronenberg's crime thriller "Eastern Promises," set in London's expatriate Russian underworld, opened the 55th annual San Sebastian Film Festival in northern Spain on Thursday. The film is one of 16 competing for the coveted Concha de Oro, or Golden Shell, prize...
Spanish tomato frenzy pulls in the crowds
- 2007-08-29
BUNOL, Spain AFP — Some 40,000 Spaniards gathered in this eastern town on Wednesday to hurl 115,000 kilogrammes (240,000 pounds) of tomatoes at each other in the annual Tomatina festival. Bare-chested participants also included hundreds of mainly British, French and German tourists who were drenched in red juice in...
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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 |
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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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