AFP traces its history back to the 1835

creation of Agence Havas, the world's first international

news agency.

AFP delivers the news

immediately, non-stop, worldwide, by satellite and Internet feed.

In a world where the lines are often

blurred between news, rumor, gossip

and spin, AFP delivers the facts:

accurate, fast, clear and balanced news.

A team of 2,900 staff including more

than 1,400 staff journalists and 700 freelancers in 165

countries.

The world’s first news agency

AFP traces its history back to the 1835 creation of Agence Havas, the world’s first international news agency.

Reborn as Agence France-Presse

Journalists in the resistance seized the Paris headquarters in August 1944 as France was liberated from Nazi occupation, renaming the agency Agence France-Presse.

Deep local knowledge AFP reporters have years of experience in the countries and

regions they report from. Regional experience

Each region of the world has its own teams of editors bringing

their regional experience to the story.

Global reach The service is closely

coordinated by the chief editor in Paris to give AFP deep local knowledge and a global reach.

North America : Washington Latin America : Montevideo

Europe Africa : Paris Middle East : Nicosia

Asia-Pacific : HongKong

Global reach AFP delivers fast, accurate, in-

depth news from every corner of the world, 24 hours a day

a broad range of clients AFP sends the news in video,

text, photographs, graphics and a pre-packaged

multimedia format  to a broad range of clients: newspapers, national news wires, television

and radio stations... Comprensive coverage

Every day AFP files: 5,000 text stories in six languages, 20

television news reports, up to 3,000 photographs, 80 still and

interactive graphics.

Accuracy Accuracy is the absolute priority. Reporters and editors check, then

double-check the facts. Every story, every claim is

sourced. Coverage is balanced. AFP gets

the other side of story, always seeking a response to accusations,

claims and recriminations. Speed

One-line bulletins and single sentence urgent dispatches deliver the breaking news

immediately. Full-length news stories are

updated immediately with significant developments.

First on the major news breaks from the Munich Olympics

massacre to the death of John Paul II and the resignation of Fidel

Castro.

AFP journalists drawn from more

than 80 nationalities report

for a worldwide audience. In

television, graphics and text, AFP uses language that is clear, direct and

punchy.

AFP covers the world with a combined 5,000 stories a day in English, French,

Spanish, German, Portuguese and Arabic.

Other languages are offered through partner

agencies including Chinese and Japanese. Immediate news News is delivered by satellite or Internet feed.

An easy-to-use service, AFP Direct, offers access to breaking news and a vast database of stories

Fast, accurate news on everything from wars, conflicts and disasters

to politics, diplomacy, crime, business and finance, sports,

entertainment, fashion and the offbeat.

Breaking news complemented by reactions, in-depth analyses,

interviews, features, profiles of the people in the news, obituaries, chronologies and fact boxes.

Global coverage AFP journalists cover wars,

conflicts, politics, science, health, the environment, technology, fashion, entertainment, the

offbeat, sports and a whole lot more in text, photographs, video,

graphics and online.