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Author Rushdie receives knighthood
- 2008-06-25
LONDON AFP — Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday gave the author Salman Rushdie the knighthood which caused protests by Muslims around the world when it was announced last year. Rushdie, 61, was knighted for his services to literature. When the knighthood was announced in the queen's birthday honours...
9/11, Iraq loom over US National Book Award finalists
- 2006-10-11
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Terrorism and the post September 11, 2001 world loomed large as the 20 finalists for this year's US National Book Awards were announced. Two novels which deal with the aftermath of a terrorist attack were among the five finalists for the fiction prize, with Jess Walter's...
Da Vinci Code release sparks calls for fatal hunger strikes in India
- 2006-05-09
MUMBAI AFP — A Catholic group called on Christians to starve themselves to death in protest at the release of "The Da Vinci Code" at cinemas in India as others burned copies of the novel. The Catholic Secular Forum said it hoped thousand of people would attend a protest...
Indonesia's best known writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer dies at 81
- 2006-04-30
JAKARTA AFP — Indonesia's most celebrated novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer has died at the age of 81, his family said. Relatives said Pramoedya died at his East Jakarta home at 8.55 am Sunday. A relative who identified himself as Gunawan said Pramoedya had been hospitalized since Thursday for...
Portugal Nobel laureate Saramago to launch new book in six nations
- 2005-06-06
LISBON AFP — Portuguese author Jose Saramago, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998, will launch his next novel simultaneously in six nations in Europe and Latin America in October, his publisher said. The 82-year-old author's latest work, "The Intermittency of Death", will be released first...
China's bad girl of literature Mian Mian reaches maturity with 'Panda Sex'
- 2005-02-28
SHANGHAI AFP — Once banned from publishing in her home country, China's bad girl of literature Mian Mian is back with a novel which she says reflects her new found maturity after steering her life clear of drugs, booze and even sex. The whimsically titled "Panda Sex", which refers...
Portuguese Nobel laureate Saramago to launch new book in October
- 2004-12-29
LISBON AFP — Portuguese author Jose Saramago, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998, is to launch a new novel in October of next year, his publisher said. A spokeswoman for Portuguese publisher Caminho told national news agency Lusa the 82-year-old author's latest novel will be...
Portuguese Nobel laureate predicts controversy as new novel goes on sale
- 2004-03-26
LISBON AFP ? Portuguese Nobel laureate Jose Saramago's latest novel, a fable about a right-wing government's violent reaction to an election in which 83 percent of the votes cast are blank, went on sale with the author predicting the book would spark huge controversy. "The whole political system is...
TV saga to challenge Russians over life under Stalin
- 2004-01-21
MOSCOW AFP ? For filmmaker Dmitry Barshevsky, a clear sign that Russia may be on the road to democracy is the fact that television channels are competing for the right to air his "Moscow Saga", a 24-part serial on the Stalinist era, in prime time. The serial, currently in...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| 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 |
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| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
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| 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.
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
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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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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