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Bears' Benson arrested on drunk driving charge
- 2008-06-07
AUSTIN, Texas AFP — Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested Saturday morning and charged with drunken driving, police said. The fourth-year National Football League player was stopped for a traffic violation in downtown Austin and arrested after refusing breathalyzer and blood tests. He was taken to...
NFL Bills release once-paralyzed Everett
- 2008-05-13
BUFFALO, New York AFP — The Buffalo Bills cut Kevin Everett from their roster Tuesday but the National Football League club made it clear that he will remain in their thoughts for years to come. The Bills placed Everett on the NFL's failed physical list as a result of...
Bears rusher arrested for intoxicated boating
- 2008-05-04
CHICAGO AFP — Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson, who helped his team reach last year's Super Bowl, was arrested Saturday night on charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Police reportedly had to use pepper spray on the 25-year-old National Football League player, who was released from...
Falcons, Raiders grab scoring help in NFL Draft
- 2008-04-26
NEW YORK AFP — Atlanta grabbed a quarterback to help ease the loss to Michael Vick and Oakland snagged star rusher Darren McFadden with some of the top selections in Saturday's National Football League Draft. Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan went third overall to the Falcons, who lost Michael...
Ex-NFL star Vick's dogfight trial delayed to June
- 2008-03-25
SURRY, Virginia AFP — Former National Football League star Michael Vick's trial on state dogfighting charges was pushed back on Tuesday from April 2 to June 27 at the request of prosecutors. Surrey County Commonwealth Attorney General Gerald Poindexter told the Daily Press newspaper that he needs more time...
Dogfight trial postponed for former NFL star Vick
- 2008-03-14
SURRY, Virginia AFP — Disgraced former American football star Michael Vick's trial on state dogfighting charges has been postponed from April 2, the Surry County prosecutor's office said Friday. A new trial date will be decided on March 25 for former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Vick, whose National Football League...
NFL players union chief says labor strife possible
- 2008-01-31
PHOENIX, Arizona AFP — Just as the National Football League was settling in to enjoy its annual Super Bowl extravaganza, players' union chief Gene Upshaw Thursday raised the spectre of labor unrest. "Reading through the tea leaves, it's clear the owners are going to terminate this deal next year,"...
US Olympians, NFL, baseball unite on anti-doping research
- 2008-01-10
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado AFP — US Olympic Committee, Major League Baseball and National Football League officials announced Thursday a partnership with the US Anti-Doping Agency for combined anti-doping research. Each organization is spending 10 million dollars to finance the project and will have one representative each on the board...
American football: Vick to spend one million dollars on dogs: report
- 2007-11-28
RICHMOND, United States AFP — Michael Vick's American football career has gone to the dogs and nearly one million dollars of his riches are going to them as well. Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Vick, behind bars for his role financing a dogfight gambling conspiracy, has agreed to pay nearly...
Former NFL star Vick reportedly puts mansion up for sale
- 2007-10-19
LOS ANGELES AFP — Michael Vick, banned from the National Football League after pleading guilty to federal dogfighting charges, has put his Georgia mansion up for sale. The celebrity gossip website TMZ.com said Friday that the onetime Atlanta Falcons quarterback was seeking 4.5 million-dollars for the house, located on...
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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