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Los Angeles Times to axe 250 jobs: newspaper
- 2008-07-03
LOS ANGELES AFP — The Los Angeles Times is to axe 250 jobs across the company as part of a cost-cutting drive to bring expenditure into line with falling revenues, the newspaper reported Thursday. The Times said the cuts would include the loss of 150 editorial positions and would...
Knee op for Lakers' Bynum: report
- 2008-05-18
LOS ANGELES AFP — Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. Bynum, 20, was injured on January 13 at home against the Memphis Grizzlies and was originally scheduled to be sidelined for eight...
Favre rethinks retirement plans - report
- 2008-04-03
LOS ANGELES AFP — Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is thinking about playing again, just four weeks after announcing his retirement, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. Citing National Football League NFL sources, the newspaper said that 38-year-old Favre has been talking with teams about their...
Bynum could return to Lakers before playoffs: report
- 2008-03-20
LOS ANGELES AFP — Andrew Bynum, the injured seven-foot center for the Los Angeles Lakers who has been sidelined more than two months by a left knee injury, could be back by Sunday, the Los Angeles Times reported. Lakers coach Phil Jackson had said Tuesday that Bynum would miss...
Los Angeles Times endorses Obama, McCain
- 2008-02-01
LOS ANGELES AFP — The Los Angeles Times on Friday backed Barack Obama for the Democratic White House nomination, arguing he was the best qualified candidate to lead the United States into the future. In a glowing endorsement on the Times website which will be published in Sunday's newspaper,...
Son of Hollywood icon Marlon Brando dies: reports
- 2008-01-26
LOS ANGELES AFP — Christian Brando, the tormented son of late Hollywood acting legend Marlon Brando, has died in Los Angeles from pneumonia, his family and lawyers told US media Saturday. He was 49. Brando, who made headlines in 1990 for shooting dead his sister Cheyenne's lover Dag Drollet,...
Tribune Co. completes deal to go private
- 2007-12-20
CHICAGO AFP — Private equity investors Thursday completed their 13-billion-dollar acquisition of Tribune Co., a media group that owns The Los Angeles Times among other assets, the company said. Real estate tycoon Sam Zell, who financed the transaction, assumed the roles of chairman of the board and chief executive...
Five found shot dead in California
- 2007-11-12
LOS ANGELES AFP — Five people were shot dead at a home in a residential area of southern California, it was reported on Monday. The Los Angeles Times reported that four people were found dead and a fifth died hours later after a neighbor reported shots being fired at...
Angels GM Stoneman to step down, report
- 2007-10-16
LOS ANGELES AFP — Anaheim Angels general manager Bill Stoneman is expected to resign on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday. The Angels have planned a news conference for Tuesday. Stoneman has been the GM since 1999. The Angels compiled a 98-64 record this season and...
Actress Mala Powers dead at 75
- 2007-06-13
LOS ANGELES AFP — Actress Mala Powers, who found fame in a string of hit 1950s films, has died after suffering complications from leukemia, it was reported on Wednesday. She was 75. Powers, who was best remembered for playing Roxane in the 1950 screen version of classic French tale...
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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