Le Pen Predicts the Demise of “Bi-polar” Politics in France
It was a classic performance by Marine Le Pen when she met with the AAPA on Jan. 19. Ever-combative and dynamic but with a twist of selective moderation that fits the new image of the National Front leader as she tries to reshape the image of her far-right party, she is embarking on a skilful marketing campaign ahead of upcoming French municipal and European elections. Ms. Le…
JACK LANG INVITES THE AAPA INTO THE ARAB WORLD
Former Culture Minister and recently-appointed President of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Jack Lang hosted some 30 members of the AAPA at the IMA on Dec. 17 for an interesting and stimulating visit…
French Minister Deplores Lack of Transparency in US-EU Trade Talks
During our third meeting with a minister from Bercy this year, Foreign Trade Minister Nicole Bricq gave the AAPA an exclusive insight into the government's foreign trade policy, while answering some tough…
Expanding AAPA Revamps Its Management Team For 2014
In one of the 
most stimulating, constructive and convivial AGM evenings in years, AAPA members unanimously re-elected John Keating to a record third term as president, as well as a…
Move to Digital Prompts IHT Name Change to INYT
Three weeks before the scheduled death of the International Herald Tribune and its resurrection as the International New York Times, Richard Stevenson, the paper's last editor, received some 20…
Sun Shines on the AAPA Summer Gala
After a cold, soaking spring, the sun finally came out just in time for the Anglo-American Press Association's annual gala on June 4. People called it the best day of the year (so far), and it certainly was a great evening for the AAPA.
French PM Hosts AAPA for a Second Time
Prime Minister Jean-Mark Ayrault once again took time from his busy schedule to talk to AAPA members on May 23 over lunch at the Hôtel Matignon. As with the previous session on April 11, Mr. Ayrault requested that his remarks be off-record. The conversation covered a wide area, including the French and German political scenes and the controversial "marriage pour tous" legislation, and…
AAPA Gets a Peek Behind the Curtain at Mediapart
Some 30 AAPA members were given a fascinating insight into the philosophy behind the French on-line investigative newspaper Mediapart, in a lively two-hour discussion with Mediapart's founder Edwy…
A Critique of France's Elitist Culture
AAPA member Peter Gumbel's latest book France’s Got Talent is a stinging critique of the pervasive French culture of elitism, and its unfortunate consequences.
For the tiny number selected to…
P.M. Ayrault Discusses Strategy, Challenges with the AAPA
Despite a hectic schedule and pressing affairs of state, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault took time out to host a lunch for AAPA members at Hotel…