Thanks to AFP's video/multimedia guys for this great package of the video I shot of Russian prima ballerina Olga Smirnova, who left the Bolshoi in opposition to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. #AFP #Ukraine #olga smirnova #ballet youtube.com/watch?v=ua6yVT…

The saddest part of this is that for some reason most Dutch "voorlichters" are trained to stall, stonewall, and not tell journalists anything for fear it could harm their organization. Move them to the PR/Advertising department, and keep 1-2 real media contacts.

If you ever wondered what life would look like if people in low-lying countries like the Netherlands had to take to the rooftops because of climate change, well, it would look like this. AFP News Agency piece from Rotterdam by Julie Capelle bangkokpost.com/life/social-an…

🥳️ Congratulations to our #AFP team for their Covering Climate Now 🦋 @coveringclimate.org Now Award in the Video-Short Feature category! 👏 ➡️ Read the news: u.afp.com/CCNow22 #CCNowAwards #CCNow #GlobalWarming #ClimateEmergency🌏

The digital video was masterfully edited by Robin Simmonds w. "superb & memorable" visuals & reporting from Antoine Demaison- Cape Town, Sam Jahan- Dhaka, Jan Hennop- Rotterdam, @FlorGoisnard- Florianopolis, Giovanna Girardi & Sonia Logre- Venice, & archive footage frm many more 👏

I am very honoured to be part of AFP's team who won a coveted award for climate journalism, even if my input was very limited. Congratulations folks on doing a great job! tinyurl.com/yc7tpju3 #AFP #ClimateCrisis

VIDEO: Heads tilted far back, Dutch revellers hold the raw, onion-coated fish by their tails and drop them down their open gullets. Welcome to the port of Scheveningen, where the Netherlands is marking the arrival of the season's first catch of new herring

Wish I could have been there! Unfortunately some Dutch farmers are keeping me away from this one... See you at VCC in August! #KNCBcricket #VRA

Lovely piece on Dutch cricket history penned by Bertus de Jong. All you ever needed to know in there: tinyurl.com/yd388sab De Jong and Rod Lyall are THE experts on Dutch cricket. @RodLyall Bertus de Jong #KNCB #ENGvNED

Come and join AFP News Agency in The Hague! We’re hiring a Dutch Digital Verification Journalist for AFP Factcheck Nederland. Must be 1st language Dutch with good English. Can’t promise free herring but it’s a great team. 📆 Start ASAP ⏰ Apply by July 15 💻 u.afp.com/JobsEN #journalismjobs

Happy to have shared in yet another adventure by Arthur Brand (art detective) ! What a great find! tinyurl.com/2ac9yc9s

The charm of Dutch cricket… the Netherlands vs New Zealand.

Had a long chat with a guy from N.Zealand including rugby and the challenges facing Dutch cricket. Only now I realised it was Michael Bracewell! Awesome cricketer and a helluva nice guy, like many other Kiwi sporters. #CricketNation BLACKCAPS #KNCB

Looking forward to speaking here on Ukraine, Bucha and verification in the field

I predict a global revival of trade unions and industrial action in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. What did you expect after massive job cuts and now leaving the survivors to carry the slack without proper compensation? #pandemic #tradeunion #labour

The news that made my day. Well done boys! Who knows how far this road will take us... #KNCB #icct20worldcup

So I guess the minions are indeed piranhas , eh @rodllyall ? Well done to the Cricket🏏Netherlands men -- I know how hard you worked to get here! tinyurl.com/3facupvz

'Never have so many Vermeers been together under one roof' - See our fantastic AFP text story by Danny Kemp, pics by John Thys and video by myself, Jan Hennop: tinyurl.com/mry3z95e #AFP #Rijksmuseum #Vermeer

Huppekee!! Cricket🏏Netherlands #rodlyall

“Any suggestion of collusion between our journalists in Gaza and Hamas during the 7 October attack is disgraceful and defamatory”. #AFP reiterates its unwavering support for its Gaza colleagues ➡️ u.afp.com/53PH