Data journalist, Washington

Data journalist, Washington

THE JOB

Global news leader AFP is offering an exciting opportunity for a visually-focused, data-hooked journalist to join its dynamic global graphics service.

You are both a self-starter and a team player, capable of driving data-visualization innovation with a creative team of data journalists and graphic artists from Washington, Paris, Montevideo and Hong Kong.

Appointments at AFP - Didier Lauras takes over as head of sport

Former chief editor for France Didier Lauras has been appointed head of the AFP sports department, replacing Vincent Amalvy who has joined the sales and marketing department with responsibility for the Agency’s global sports strategy, major event organisation (the Olympic Games, the World Cup, the Euro Football Championship) and partnership development.

Former chief editor for France Didier Lauras has been appointed head of the AFP sports department, replacing Vincent Amalvy who has joined the sales and marketing department with responsibility for the Agency’s global sports strategy, major event organisation (the Olympic Games, the World Cup, the Euro Football Championship) and partnership development.
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LogicMonitor®, the AI-first platform for Autonomous IT, today announced the expanded availability of its platform within Deutsche Telekom’s managed services portfolio across selected European markets, including DACH, Benelux, and the Nordics. The expansion builds on operational use of LogicMonitor in the United Kingdom since 2023, where it has supported Deutsche Telekom’s service teams in improving visibility across network, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure environments. Experience gained fro...

Agence Française Indépendante (AFI) founded in London by Paul-Louis Bret

Paul-Louis Bret considers that AFI can represent what remains of free French public opinion, with the capacity to criticise the Vichy regime. The AFI reaches an agreement with the British Ministry of Information and Reuters to broadcast a daily French language service of around 10,000 words across free Europe.

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The birth of AFP

Liberated France’s first dispatch is
issued on August 20, 1944.
OFI is renamed Agence France-Presse.

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Telex

Invented in Germany in the 1930s, the telex arrives in France in 1946. It is used to send information and teletype messages.