Debunking misinformation and publishing fact checks is essential but a new, unprecedented, project will soon help us understand better the disinformation phenomenon. “Narratives Observatory combatting Disinformation in Europe Systemically” or NODES is a pilot project set up by seven research and media partners including AFP, coming from four European countries and co-funded by the European Commission.

The initiative, in which Agence France-Presse (AFP) is participating along with around forty media and tech organisations, lies at the heart of the implementation of the European data strategy.

AFP and the Web3 art platform LaCollection have announced that a second collection of digital editions (NFT) of press photos from the agency's archives will go on sale in April 2023.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) has called on both Israeli and Lebanese authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the circumstances behind and responsibility for firing along their border that killed and wounded journalists on assignment in southern Lebanon.

A Reuters video journalist was killed and six other journalists were injured, including two from AFP, near the village of Alma al-Shaab on Friday.

The Israeli military announced on Saturday that they are “looking into” the incident, without taking responsibility.

Croatian and Slovenian digital media observatory ADMO (Adria Digital Media Observatory), the result of a collaboration between journalists and academics, has launched admohub.eu, a website that will provide access to hundreds of articles, research projects and media literacy modules focused on disinformation.

Anne Guérin has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Agence France-Presse (AFP). She will take over the role from January next year, replacing Dalila Zein who held the position since 2018 and significantly contributed to the Agency’s financial recovery during her tenure.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) provides digital verification training to help Ukrainian journalists in countering the continuous influx of disinformation campaigns related to the war with Russia.

The 2x52’ mini-series, available from 25 November on arte.tv and broadcast on 2 December on Arte. It is a FACTSTORY/SEPPIA coproduction for Arte and the Swedish channel SVT with the participation of TVP and Histoire TV.

From the 2nd to the 17th of September 2023, the International Festival of Photojournalism, Visa pour l’Image, will showcase the exceptional work of AFP photographers, including Dimitar Dilkoff and Marco Longari.

AFP reiterates its unswerving support for its colleagues in Gaza working in the most difficult conditions imaginable, amid reports concerning certain photographs taken on October 7, the day of the Hamas attack against Israel.

An American site, HonestReporting, started the controversy on Thursday when it wrote that the presence of several Gaza-based photographers, who took photos for international media and who it said were on the scene particularly quickly, raised “ethical questions.”