We work to bolster the resilience of independent media, strengthen access to the law and promote responsible business practices.



Our approach
We leverage our unique combination of media and legal expertise, together with data intelligence, to inform, connect, and empower professionals and civil society to strengthen free, fair and informed societies. We deliver our work through capacity-building programmes, legal support, events, research, news and data-driven products.
Our research
TRF Insights: Journalism in the AI era
The transition to the AI-enabled newsroom is well underway.
Our new report reveals that over 80% of journalists surveyed are using AI. Yet only 13% had an official policy in their workplace.
Explore the findings from our first TRF Insights report, which amplifies the voices of our journalism training programme alumni.

Our annual event
21 – 22 Oct, 2025
Trust Conference
Trust Conference is our flagship annual forum dedicated to tackling critical and intersecting global issues, convening world-leading experts at the forefront of shaping free, fair and informed societies.

Our journalism See all
Context is the Foundation’s award-winning media platform, providing news and analysis around three of the most significant and interconnected issues of our time: climate change, the effects of technology on society, and socio-economic inequality. Our human-centered journalism is delivered across a range of formats — from in-depth stories to videos and podcasts to newsletters.
Read our latest news stories

Q&A: Amazon union leader sounds alarm on Trump, AI
WASHINGTON – Chris Smalls became one of the most prominent labor organizers in the United States using creativity, ingenuity and hard work to build union support among wary workers. In 2020,…

Life in limbo for refugees as Trump closes US borders
NAIROBI/KABUL – Eleven suitcases, stuffed with puffer jackets and winter boots, stood ready outside Somali refugee Hassan’s corrugated iron home in Kenya’s sweltering Dadaab camp. His dream of a…

How, and where climate change will upend U.S. home values
RICHMOND, Virginia- Climate change is quickly upending the home insurance market in the United…

Does climate change increase violence towards women?
LONDON – Women farmers, land defenders and

In West Bank, Israeli army operation batters war-depleted economy
BEIRUT – When a ceasefire began…