Italy’s ANSA chooses AFP for global video, photo, text news
Italy's leading news agency, ANSA, signs an agreement to buy AFP's international news service in video, photo and text.
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Italy's leading news agency, ANSA, signs an agreement to buy AFP's international news service in video, photo and text.
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Now established as a site of reference for major European issues, the EDNH (European Data News Hub) is launching a new version of its platform. More reactive to European news and accessible in more languages, the EDNH aims to bring online users and global media invaluable insights into the most important issues within the EU. These include Brexit, the European elections, the migrant crisis and policies to fight climate change.
After joining partnerships to debunk fake news and disinformation during elections in France, Brazil and Nigeria, AFP is now joining a verification project with 18 other fact-checking outlets in the run-up to the European Parliamentary elections in May.