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Microsoft sues over brand in Dutch programme curbing kids on Internet
- 2008-04-21
THE HAGUE AFP — Software company Microsoft said Monday it is suing a company run by a Dutch mother because it had started using a Microsoft domain title in computer programmes aimed at curbing children's use of the Internet. "Microsoft has filed suit against Unicaresoft Corporation for violation of...
MSN China urges users to 'love' Beijing Olympics
- 2008-04-17
BEIJING AFP — MSN China has invited users of its messaging service to put a red love heart followed by 'China' in front of their names to support the Olympic Games, in the latest outburst of nationalism here. On its front page, the Microsoft-owned website calls on "Chinese people...
Online quiz offers Potter film role as prize
- 2007-11-22
LONDON AFP — The winner of an online quiz will be given a walk-on part in the next Harry Potter film as a prize, organizers said Thursday. Questions about JK Rowling's seven-tome series will be posted on the MSN website, in a contest to win the role in the...
MSN's China partner wants out of joint venture
- 2007-09-03
SHANGHAI AFP — The state-owned Chinese partner of MSN, Microsoft's online services group, wants to sell its holdings in the China-based joint venture, state press reported Tuesday. Shanghai Alliance Investment, which established the Shanghai MSN Network Communications joint venture with Microsoft in May 2005, is looking for buyers of...
Firms sign blogging 'self-discipline' pact in China
- 2007-08-25
BEIJING AFP — Yahoo China and MSN China confirmed Friday they had signed a code of conduct for their blogging operations that committed them to protecting the interests of the Chinese state. The firms and other blog providers in China this week signed the "self-discipline" pact, under which they...
Yahoo, MSN sign blogging 'self-discipline' pact in China
- 2007-08-24
BEIJING AFP — US Internet giants Yahoo and MSN confirmed Friday they had signed a code of conduct for their blogging operations in China that committed them to protecting the interests of the Chinese state. Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN and other blog providers in China this week signed the "self-discipline"...
Microsoft stumbles rolling out revamped weblog service
- 2006-08-03
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Microsoft was trying to make amends to bloggers irked by problems with a revamped social networking service the US computer software giant rolled out this week. Windows Live Spaces stumbled after being launched late on Tuesday, Microsoft wrote in a contrite weblog posting. "We...
Microsoft, British Libary strike content deal
- 2005-11-03
LONDON AFP — US software kingpin Microsoft has forged a "strategic partnership" to digitise 25 million pages of content from the British Library in London, the Financial Times reported. Microsoft is to invest 2.5 million dollars in the venture next year as "an initial investment" in a long-term project...
Watchdog group 'disgusted' at Microsoft cooperation with China censors
- 2005-06-15
BEIJING AFP — Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it was "disgusted" with US software giant Microsoft for working with China to censor politically sensitive content on the Internet. The Paris-based group said it was unethical of Microsoft to censor the Chinese version of its web log, MSN Spaces....
Microsoft acknowledges hack of South Korean MSN portal
- 2005-06-03
WASHINGTON AFP — Microsoft acknowledged hackers got into its South Korean MSN Web portal this week, but that it knew of no impact on users of the site. The company confirmed earlier reports that its portal, operated by an outside company, was the target of Internet hackers. Microsoft declined...
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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