Latest Foundation News

• Trust Conference to return for an in-person event in 2022

  The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual flagship event, Trust Conference, will return in-person for its 10th year on 26 and 27 October 2022 in London. Trust Conference is dedicated to tackling the world’s most complex societal issues and has a specific focus on matters of media freedom, digital rights, socio-economic inclusion and climate change.

  10 May 2022

• Five insights from UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day Conference

  This year’s UNESCO World Press Freedom Day conference in Uruguay saw policymakers, journalists and media practitioners come together to discuss matters of press freedom, privacy and sustainability within a sector facing existential digital threats, surging violence and unregulated surveillance. The Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) outlines five key trends that emerged at the conference.

  6 May 2022

• Five highlights from the 2022 Stop Slavery Award

  On April 28, the Thomson Reuters Foundation held the 2022 Stop Slavery Award ceremony in the heart of London – its first in-person event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago.

  5 May 2022

• World Press Freedom Day: How the Thomson Reuters Foundation supports independent media and journalists

  Today marks World Press Freedom Day. It comes at a time when press freedom has been declining around the world for over a decade, with COVID-19 further being exploited as a pretext to stifle critical reporting and with the safety of journalists worsening year after year. In this piece, the Foundation highlights its ongoing efforts to support media freedom and independent journalism around the world.

  3 May 2022