AFP seeks an economics reporter in London
AFP is looking for a dynamic and enterprising English-language journalist to join the economics team in its bustling London bureau, which covers the UK and Ireland. Led by the economics coordinator, the team is comprised of four Francophone and two Anglophone reporters who cover the UK economy, government policies, a wide range of companies, financial […]
NY Times hires AFP’s Nauman in Soeul
Qasim Nauman will be joining the New York Times breaking news hub in Seoul as an assistant editor in July. Nauman, who has spent seven years at Agence France-Presse, has helped cover some of the biggest stories in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. He edited fast-moving stories on terror attacks, natural disasters and diplomatic crises, […]
Shin departs The Economist for AFP
Agence France-Presse has hired Hieun Shin as its correspondent in South Korea. She has been covering South and North Korea at The Economist since 2018. She is currently a board member at the Asian American Journalists Association Seoul Chapter. Before joining The Economist, she was a translator and English teacher in Seoul. Shin graduated from […]
AFP seeks an editor for North America newsdesk
Global news leader Agence France-Presse (AFP) is seeking a dynamic, experienced editor to work on its North American English-language news desk, producing multimedia stories for a worldwide audience. The main desk is based in Washington DC – the agency’s English-language editing hub for North and Latin America – but there could be an option to work […]
AFP seeks a newsdesk editor
AFP seeks editor for North America newsdesk Global news leader Agence France-Presse (AFP) is seeking a dynamic, experienced editor to work on its North American English-language news desk, producing multimedia stories for a worldwide audience. The main desk is based in Washington DC – the agency’s English-language editing hub for North and Latin America – but […]
AFP taps Hussein as future of planet reporter
Sara Hussein, deputy bureau chief in the AFP’s Tokyo bureau, has been appointed its future of the planet reporter. She will be based in Bangkok. In her new role, Hussein will cover all things climate and science. She has been with the AFP for more than 13 years. Previously, she held the posts of editor […]
Chen joins Reuters as China correspondent
Laurie Chen has joined Reuters as a China correspondent, based in Beijing. She will cover politics and general news. Recently, Chen was a China and Mongolia correspondent at the AFP, where she worked for three years. Before that, she was a China reporter at the South China Morning Post. She worked on The Telegraph’s foreign […]
AFP names Chopra misinformation and disinformation correspondent
AFP has appointed Anuj Chopra as a misinformation and disinformation correspondent, based in Washington, D.C. Recently, he was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia University in New York. Chopra worked for AFP from July 2011 to July 2021 in various roles, including editor for the Asia-Pacific news desk in Hong Kong, Kabul bureau chief and Riyadh […]
Merz rejoins the Telegraph as deputy foreign editor
The Telegraph has hired Theo Merz as deputy foreign editor, a role in which he will be working with the Telegraph World News in London, and with correspondents and freelancers all over the world. Merz joins from AFP, where he worked for over 6 years, most recently as a correspondent in Russia. Before that, he […]
Normand departs CBC for AFP
Geneviève Normand has left her post at CBC/Radio-Canada to join AFP’s Canada bureau as a journalist. Normand has been with the network for over 9 years, and has also served as a web editor and reporter nationale. She was also an editorial assistant, magazine MOI&cie at TVA Publications. She also served as a French copywriter […]
