Latest Foundation News
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New personal branding programme helps level online playing field for reporters in developing countries
The Thomson Reuters Foundation held an online 'Personal Branding and Online Presence’ programme to help journalists in the Asia-Pacific region strengthen their online presence, build an authoritative brand on social media and stay safe online.
19 January 2022 -
Seven highlights from Trust Conference 2021
Trust Conference – the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s flagship annual event – convened world-leading human rights defenders, innovators, media experts, business leaders and policymakers to address some of today’s most critical societal challenges and to discuss a post-pandemic recovery with inclusive growth, climate justice, media freedom and protection of digital rights.
26 November 2021 -
Maria Ressa, Jeffrey Sachs and Craig Newmark amongst speakers to address Trust Conference 2021
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, and an Afghan reporter who fled the Taliban, Zahra Joya, will speak alongside a distinguished line-up of speakers that includes world-renowned Professor of Economics Jeffrey Sachs and founder of craigslist, philanthropist Craig Newmark at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s flagship annual forum Trust Conference on 17 and 18 November.
15 November 2021 -
Winners of 2021 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism announced
Named in honour of the late American war correspondent Kurt Schork, the Awards uniquely honour the courageous work of freelance journalists, local reporters and news fixers from around the world.
13 October 2021
Latest Press Releases
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Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Ressa amongst speakers to address world-leading human rights forum, hosted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation to host two-day conference, Trust Conference, focused on a post-pandemic roadmap to inclusive growth and the protection of free media and civil liberties.
10 November 2021 -
CEO responds to news of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's new sentence being upheld
We received news that Nazanin has lost her latest appeal and that her sentence of one year plus a one-year travel ban has been upheld without a court hearing.
16 October 2021 -
Thomson Reuters Foundation announces new Editor-in-Chief to lead global news team
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has appointed Yasir Khan as Editor-in-Chief to lead its team of award-winning reporters and oversee the digital transformation of its news offering.
14 June 2021 -
CEO responds to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's additional prison sentence
The new sentence against Nazanin defies comprehension, lawful process, justice and basic humanity. Our colleague has been accused – yet again – of spreading propaganda against the Iranian regime, accusations for which she was already tried in 2016, and for which she served a five-year prison sentence.
26 April 2021
