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Freelancers Seminar in Partnership with the NUJ
The AAPA in partnership with the Paris branch of the National Union of Journalists held a day long seminar for freelancers on Saturday, November 16. Some 3 participants joined the event held at the Bourse du Travail, Paris 10eme. Three panel discussion were held on key topics facing freelancers today. Participants had the opportunity to network over lunch mid=day and at a networking…
French historian Benjamin Stora discusses French-Algerian reconciliation
AAPA members met with French historian Benjamin Stora, author of a recent and controversial report commissioned by President Macron on French-Algerian relations. Prof. Stora is an expert on the topic from the colonial period until today, and is especially known for his work covering the years of the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962). With about 25 members attending the zoom conference on…
Huge success for the 2018 AAPA Gala
Hats off to Canada! They hosted a fabulous party for our press association on June 20 at Canadian Ambassador Isabelle Hudon's gorgeous residence and garden.
Mediapart shows independent news is possible and even profitable, says Edwy Plenel
The investigative online newspaper Mediapart enters its 11th year with a growing paid readership, a healthy balance sheet, and its twin pillars of independence and diversity fully intact, co-founder and publishing editor Edwy Plenel told the AAPA on January 9. When Mediapart was launched 10 years ago on March 16, 2008, virtually no-one - apart from the founders and the 25 staff- believed a paying…
Seine Cruise Celebrates AAPA’s 110th Anniversary
To celebrate the 110th year of the AAPA’s founding, 85 members and their guests took to the water for a celebratory evening cruise on the Seine on Sept. 16.
Boarding the “Henri IV,” at the picturesque Pont Neuf, we were…
AAPA MEMBERS FLOCK TO ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY
Dozens of AAPA members and their guests ignored a searing heatwave to gather for the association’s annual garden party, held on June 21 at the ornate residence of the U.S. ambassador.
Neither the muggy conditions nor the…
Report on the AAPA’s Annual General Meeting Dec. 16
Twenty-five members attended our AGM on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Brasserie de l'Assemblée in the 7th, which started at 7 pm, lasted one hour and was followed by some socializing…
Meeting with Jean-François Copé
In our second meeting with him in just over a year, on October 27, Jean-François Copé, close ally of President Nicolas Sarkozy and UMP secretary general, provided insights and blunt commentary on the…
The President’s letter
Dear Association Member, Our Annual General Meeting at John Morris’ home on Nov. 24 was a convivial and productive evening. We discussed a number of topics including: our healthy finances, a recap of the many varied guests we received and events which were organized during the past year, our membership tally, and our ever-evolving website. And, of course, we voted for our officers who will serve…
AAPA Members Meet New Head Of UNESCO
Credit photo: UNESCO/Michel Ravassard
Some thirty members had a first-hand chance to probe Irina Bokova’s background, experience and plans for UNESCO…