Will Church

Will Church is Director of Media Freedom Programmes at the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In his 12 years at the Foundation, Will has helped to develop a comprehensive media industry support programme working with journalists, newsrooms and the wider ecosystem, using the Foundation’s combined expertise in media and law.

Previously, as Head of Programmes and a project manager, he has overseen and run a portfolio of projects and strategic relationships in more than 60 countries, particularly in the Global South and emerging economies, with partners ranging from multilateral organisations, foundations and private institutions, to government agencies, NGOs, media companies and journalists.