by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2013
Fake Tweets Posted on AFP Twitter Account after Hack, Syrian Electronic Army Says It Did it
French news agency Agence France-Presse said its photo Twitter account @AFPphoto was hacked Feb. 26 by a Syrian group. In...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2013
Daniel Morel wins, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post can’t distribute tweeted Haiti photos
A New York District Judge ruled that it was a violation of copyright law for Agence France-Presse and the Washington Post...
by Wasim Ahmad on Feb 04, 2013
AFP Doesn’t Care If Photojournalists Get Your Name
You see it all the time in wire service photography these days - the un-named figures, prominently displayed but not...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 02, 2013
Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP
Billionaire, millionaire, same difference? Agence France Presse misidentified former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a "multi-billionaire" when he's really...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2012
Calorie Lab Accuses AFP of ‘Enhanced Aggregation,’ Not Crediting for Breaking Story
Calorie Lab accused Agence France Presse of failing to credit it for breaking a story. Calorie Lab identifies itself as...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2012
Media Ethicists on Unpublished Malia Obama Spring Break Stories
Last month, many news outlets removed stories reporting on the spring break trip that U.S. President Barack Obama's 13-year-old daughter...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
AFP Defends Against Claims it Staged West Bank Pic
Agence France-Presse defended its Jan. 25 photo against charges "in blogs and in a letter sent by the Israeli embassy...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2011
News Outlets Publish Graphic Gadhafi Death Photo
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters all decided to put photos of Muammar Gaddafi's death on their wires, Poynter's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2011
AFP Retracts Story Linking Le Monde Fiction Story with French Stock Selling
Agence France-Presse (AFP) retracted a story suggesting that French newspaper Le Monde was "the source of false information that has...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2011
New Social Media Guidelines at AFP
The Agence France Presse has released new guidelines on reporting from social media. The AFP calls on staff to "monitor...