AFP journalist Sammy Ketz wins the Albert Londres Prize
Sammy Ketz shares the Albert
Londres Prize with Libération
colleague Sorj Chalandon for his
coverage of the 6-year civil war in
Lebanon.
Satellite transmission from the field
AFP journalists can transmit their production from the field via Inmarsat. This 40 kg piece of equipment is very useful when there are no telecommunications links, particularly in war zones.
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Henri Pigeat elected AFP president & CEO
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Dixel
First use of a portable photo scanner for the digital transmission of captioned images. The Dixel replaces the Belinograph. The photographer no longer has to transport a complete darkroom weighing 50 kg to print photos on paper - necessary for transmission by Belinograph. The Dixel is one of the first 35mm scanners that can be carried in a small box. That year AFP beats all its competitors in photo distribution.
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Roger Bouzinac elected AFP president & CEO
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Agence Française Indépendante (AFI) founded in London by Paul-Louis Bret
Paul-Louis Bret considers that AFI can represent what remains of free French public opinion, with the capacity to criticise the Vichy regime. The AFI reaches an agreement with the British Ministry of Information and Reuters to broadcast a daily French language service of around 10,000 words across free Europe.