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865 journalists at AFP (September 2026)

865 journalists are on file at AFP, a wire agency in France. 497 are reporters and 226 are editors.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

865 Journalists on file
497 Reporters
226 Editors
2.2 Reporters per editor

Counted on afp.com. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Roles

RoleJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Reporters 497 57.5%
Editors 226 26.1%
Correspondents 131 15.1%
Other editorial 8 0.9%
News producers 2 0.2%
Critics and reviewers 1 0.1%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Beats

130 of the 865 journalists on file at AFP carry a beat word in their title or headline.

BeatTitled journalistsShare of the newsroom
Sports 27 3.1%
Foreign affairs 24 2.8%
Politics 11 1.3%
Climate and environment 10 1.2%
Economics 9 1.0%
Investigative 8 0.9%
Business 7 0.8%
Culture and arts 5 0.6%
Technology 5 0.6%
Defence and security 4 0.5%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Seniority

SeniorityJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Chief 78 9.0%
Executive 4 0.5%
Deputy 4 0.5%
Senior 25 2.9%
Staff 7 0.8%
Unknown 747 86.4%

Seniority comes from the words in the job title. Most titles carry none, and those rows read unknown. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Journalists listed (60 of 865)

Seniority first, then name. A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present.

NameTitleRoleCountry
Allison Jackson Bureau Chief Editors Taiwan
Andrew Leeson Deputy Bureau Chief and News Editor Editors Serbia
Anna Orye Photo Deputy Editor in Chief Editors France
Antoine Lambroschini Germany Bureau Chief Editors Germany
Antonin Thuillier Photo Technical Chief Editor Editors France
Anya Tsukanova Kyiv Bureau Chief Editors Ukraine
Bahira Amin Deputy Bureau Chief, Egypt & Sudan Editors Egypt
Camille Bouissou Balkans Bureau Chief Editors Serbia
Camille Malplat Lagos Deputy Bureau Chief and Reporter Editors France
Chantal Valéry Deputy Editor in Chief Editors China
Charlotte Turner Deputy Editor-in-chief, Afptv Editors France
Christian Otton Deputy Global Chief Editor Editors France
Christophe Vogt Bureau Chief for AFP Switzerland and UN Geneva Editors Switzerland
Damon Wake Deputy Bureau Chief and News Editor for Southeast Asia Editors Thailand
David Williams Sydney Bureau Chief Editors Australia
Djilali Belaid Editor in Chief for Africa - AFP TV Department Editors France
Etienne Balmer Chief Editor at AFP Lille Editors France
Frank Zeller Berlin News Editor and Deputy Bureau Chief Editors Germany
François Ausseill Africa Deputy Editor-in-chief at AFP Editors South Africa
Hui Min Neo Asia-pacific Deputy Editor-in-chief Editors Hong Kong
Irakli Metreveli Caucasus Bureau Chief Editors Georgia
Ivan Couronne Global Chief Editor, Future of the Planet Editors United States
Jake Cordell News Editor & Deputy Bureau Chief Editors Poland
James Edgar Bureau Chief, Pakistan and Afghanistan Editors Pakistan
Jan Hennop News Editor Deputy Bureau Chief Editors Malaysia
Javier Tovar Guédez Deputy Bureau Chief for Venezuela and the Caribbean Editors Venezuela
Jerome Cartillier Brussels Bureau Chief Editors Belgium
Jessica Howard-Johnston UK Video Journalist & Coordinator Acting Head of UK Video, Afptv Reporters United Kingdom
Jewel Samad Editor-in-chief, Middle East & North Africa Photo Editors United States
Jo Biddle Deputy London Bureau Chief News Editor for AFP Editors United Kingdom
Joe Stenson Myanmar Bureau Chief Editors Myanmar
Jonathan Brown Ukraine Deputy Bureau Chief Editors Ukraine
Karim Talbi Editor in Chief Europe Editors France
Layal Abou Rahal Deputy Bureau Chief Editors Lebanon
Leo Ramírez Afptv Deputy Editor-in-chief for North America Editors United States
Leon Bruneau Deputy Chief Editor for North America Editors United States
Leslie Fauvel Deputy Bureau Chief Editors Nigeria
Louis Massie Afptv Editor-in-chief Chez AFP Editors France
Maher al-Mounes Bureau Chief Editors Syria
Marc Jourdier Directeur Du Bureau De Jérusalem - Jerusalem Bureau Chief Editors France
Mary Sibierski Journalist, AFP Warsaw Deputy Bureau Chief Editors Poland
Menna Zaki Deputy Bureau Chief Editors Iran
Michele Barbero Afptv Live Editor-in-chief Editors France
Mick Thurston-Home West Coast Bureau Chief Editors United States
Nina Lamparski Deputy Chief Editor of Digital Investigation Editors France
Oliver Hotham News Editor and Deputy Bureau Chief, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands Editors Australia
Paavan Mathema Nepal Bureau Chief Editors Nepal
Patrick Markey Africa Editor-in-chief Editors France
Paul Gypteau Video Technical Editor-in-chief Editors France
Pedro Ugarte Photo Editor in Chief for North America Editors United States
Peter MacKler Chief Editor Editors United States
Peter Martell South Asia Deputy Bureau Chief Editors India
Philippe Alfroy AFP Bureau Chief for South Asia Editors France
Quentin Leboucher Europe Video Editor in Chief Editors United Kingdom
Rebecca Bailey Shanghai Bureau Chief Editors China
Reinolf Reis Video Technical Editor-in-chief Editors France
Reuben Easey Editor in Chief, Afptv Asia-pacific Editors Hong Kong
Richard Carter Netherlands Bureau Chief Editors Netherlands
Rob Woollard Los Angeles Bureau Chief Editors United States
Roba El Husseini Baghdad Bureau Chief - AFP Editors Iraq

Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

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JournalistLabs, 865 journalists at AFP, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/outlets/afp/.

Base: 127,602 journalists on file at 8,800 outlets. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.

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