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The AFP Foundation exists in the belief that free, independent and responsible media can help people make informed decisions about their lives and thus help reduce poverty, promote development and defend human rights. The Foundation will seek, through the training it provides, to raise journalists' professional standards in accordance with its code of conduct, and to promote press freedom.
The philosophy underlying our work is that those who benefit from training should be able to pass on what they have learned to their colleagues and to younger generations. We see it as part of our mission to teach those who may become tomorrow's teachers.
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Kate webb Award
First winner
Pakistani journalist Mushtaq Yusufzai, who covers the dangerous tribal belt along the Afghan border, has won the first annual Kate Webb award presented by AFP.
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Peter Mackler
Peter Mackler, one of the founders of the AFP Foundation, died unexpectedly after a heart attack on June 20, 2008. He was 58 years old and leaves a wife, Catherine, and two daughters, Camille and Lauren.
He had worked for Agence France-Presse, for almost 29 years, and was editor-in-chief for North America when he died in his office in Washington, DC. In a tribute to "one of the agency's best journalists", AFP chief executive and Foundation chairman Pierre Louette said: "He was for most of us a source of inspiration, a model."
moreKeeping in touch
The AFP Foundation wishes to keep in touch with people who have taken part in our training courses.
What's new ?
Foundation to partner Saudi institute
The AFP Foundation is to train journalists in Saudi Arabia under an agreement between its parent company and the new Prince Ahmed bin Salman Applied Media Institute (PAI) in Riyadh.
next...Training trainers with Jordan Media Institute
For the first time, AFP Foundation and the new Jordan Media Institute (JMI) cooperated in delivering a Training of Journalism Trainers course in April 2008.
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