Agence France-Presse is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, tracing its origins to Charles-Louis Havas's news agency founded in 1835 and reconstituted under its current name and structure in 1944. It is one of the three largest global news agencies alongside the Associated Press and Reuters, operating under a legal status unique to France that guarantees its editorial independence while it receives state subscription revenue.
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Founded YearOrigins date to 1835 as Havas; the current AFP name and structure date from 1944, which this source excerpt did not quote. Company TypePrivate organization with special status, operating under commercial rules 1 Headquarters Connections
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A major media, broadcasting or news company; classified in the atlas media-and-entertainment-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, located there.
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1. Agence France-Presse, Wikipedia
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Its origins date back to 1835, when it was founded as Havas, the world's oldest news agency.
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Private organization with special status, operating under commercial rules
Lead section, first sentence
is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.
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