During AFP Sports Webinar hosted by BBC journalist David Eades, AFP co-chief sport editor Guy Jackson spoke about the challenges that the 2022 Football World Cup represents for journalists.

Find out how AFP decided to cover one of the most followed sporting events in the world.

In addition to the atypical World Cup period (organized winter rather than summer), this global competition also presented editorial, technological and sporting challenges.

AFPTV is offering an exciting opportunity to operate as a video producer in London.

You will work on the very busy Africa desk and help other desks when needed, especially the Europe one located in the same office.

Among other tasks, you will turn round videos for clients, compile packages of b-roll and file footage, source UGC and videos from external providers, cut from live feeds and help adapt videos into English and French, as well as create videos ready to publish, mainly for digital clients.

Fast-paced and exciting, the job involves a mix of reporting and editing both news and feature videos. Reporting to the Lagos video coordinator, bureau chief and news editor, and in close cooperation with the Africa desk in London, you will help to run and coordinate the video coverage throughout West and Central Africa.

THE JOB

The English-speaking correspondent in Beirut is part of a team of six text journalists (among them the bureau chief) working in Arabic, English and French.

The workload can be intense and time consuming. Many days will include multiple news breaks and alert series. You must have the ability to write fast, lively and accurate wraps, as well as scene, focus or analysis pieces that need to be quickly turned around.

THE JOB

Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency is looking for a senior correspondent for its Kyiv Bureau starting in January 2023. You must speak at least some Ukrainian and/or Russian, be able to write clean copy in English, have some knowledge of the country and already have several years’ experience in journalism.