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  AFP traces itshistory back to the 1835 creation of Agence Havas, the world's first international news agency.
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  AFP delivers thenews immediately, non-stop, worldwide, by satellite and Internet feed.
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  In a worldwhere the lines are often blurred between news, rumor, gossip and spin, AFP delivers the facts: accurate, fast, clear and balanced news.
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  A team of2,900 staff including more than 1,400 staff journalists and 700 freelancers in 165 countries.
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  The world’s firstnews 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.
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  Deep local knowledgeAFP 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
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  Global reach AFPdelivers 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.
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  Accuracy Accuracy isthe 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.
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  AFP journalists drawnfrom more than 80 nationalities report for a worldwide audience. In television, graphics and text, AFP uses language that is clear, direct and punchy.
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  AFP covers theworld 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
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  Fast, accurate newson 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.