Law firms champion pro bono amidst global health crisis

The Thomson Reuters Foundation publishes the 2020 TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono: a survey identifying global pro bono legal trends.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation partners with Sabin Vaccine Institute to deliver ‘Reporting on Immunisation and Vaccination’ journalism training

The Thomson Reuters Foundation - in partnership with the Sabin Vaccine Institute - launched an eight-day ‘Reporting on Immunisation and Vaccination’ programme for journalists in Eastern Europe.

Journalists complete Russian-language COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub training

The Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Fritt Ord Foundation ran a nine-week online training for Russian-speaking journalists, aimed at equipping the cohort with the core skills and information they need to report on the pandemic.

Thomson Reuters Foundation convenes leading companies to tackle the threat to human rights in global supply chains during the COVID-19 crisis

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the global economy, workers within supply chains are being adversely impacted. In response to these urgent challenges, in April 2020 the Thomson Reuters Foundation formed a community of leading companies to share best practice on ways to uphold the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Impact of COVID-19 on journalists in Global South and emerging economies revealed in new report

The Thomson Reuters Foundation publishes unique study combining frontline journalists’ voices with insights from industry leaders and media experts.

End of year message from our CEO

I am hugely proud of the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s work this year. Our focus on combining the power of journalism and the law to protect media freedom, foster more inclusive economies and promote human rights has arguably never been more relevant or needed.

Winners of global photo competition to spotlight human impact of COVID-19 announced

Three winners selected for their outstanding images capturing the untold consequences of COVID-19 on people’s lives and livelihoods

TrustLaw marks UK and European Pro Bono Weeks despite COVID-19 challenges

Both in the UK and across Europe, pro bono work is flourishing with the pandemic presenting opportunities to find new ways to connect and collaborate.

Winners of 2020 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.

Five highlights from Trust Conference 2020

Held online for the first time, Trust Conference 2020 examined how COVID-19 has deepened existing social and economic inequalities, created and amplified threats to media freedom and will have lasting and significant consequences for protecting human rights.

Thomson Reuters Foundation collaborate with Novartis to deliver Health Reporting training

Thirteen journalists from across the Asia-Pacific region took part in the training, which focused on equipping journalists with the skillset and knowledge needed to accurately report on topical public health issues.

Announcing the winners of the tenth annual TrustLaw Awards

Working Group assembles to bust myths surrounding ‘Social’ dimension of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment criteria

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, Refinitiv, International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC), Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, White & Case, Eco-Age and The Mekong Club have partnered to emphasise the importance of the ‘social’ dimension of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment criteria for investors and advance the dialogue toward practical, relevant and comparable ESG ratings.

Second cohort of reporters complete three-month COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub programme

Nineteen journalists from five Eastern Partnership countries participated in the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub training from July 7 to September 29.

Youth climate activism and environmental politics explored in new season of acclaimed EARTH FOCUS from KCET, Link TV and the Thomson Reuters Foundation

From illegal gold mining in Peru to the United States' surprising green senator Harry Reid, the new season premiering September 8 looks at the politics of the environment.

Coming together to strengthen the anti-trafficking ecosystem in India

Last week, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, with support from Laudes Foundation, brought together journalists and NGOs for three virtual round tables to discuss human trafficking in India.

Celebrating Ten Years of Impact

Growing exponentially since it first launched in 2010, TrustLaw has reached some important milestones in 2020: our network of high-impact NGOs, pioneering social enterprises and leading law firms and in-house legal teams has grown to over 6,000 members. We have also facilitated 6,500 pro bono legal projects across 180 countries – empowering thousands of organizations to achieve greater impact.

Journalists from Eastern Partnership countries form second cohort of COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub

19 journalists from five Eastern Partnership countries – Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan - make up the second cohort of the Foundation's twelve-week COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub programme.

Photojournalism initiative launched to spotlight the human impact of the pandemic

COVID-19: The Bigger Picture combines a global photography award with news coverage to document how the crisis is deepening global inequalities.

First cohort of journalists complete Foundation’s 12-week COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub training

Fifteen journalists from 10 different countries in sub-Saharan Africa took part in the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s first COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub training from April 27 to July 16

Thomson Reuters Foundation partner with IFAD to deliver COVID-19 Reporting training

From May 18-26 June, the Thomson Reuters Foundation and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development ran an online COVID-19 Reporting training for 15 journalists across 15 different countries.

Foundation hosts virtual roundtables on human rights and supply chains

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with Baker McKenzie and Omnia Strategy LLP, have brought together leading brands from a wide range of sectors over the past 3 months to attend virtual roundtables to discuss issues related to human rights and supply chains, as well as to share best practice.

We stand with the Black community today and every day

Racism, bigotry and prejudice have no place in society. As an organisation, we will harness the power of our media and legal services to play a more proactive role in the continued fight for equality and more inclusive economies.

COVID-19: Our response and our impact

Just 10 weeks ago, as the world began grappling with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Thomson Reuters Foundation launched the first of its responses – grounded in its journalism and legal expertise – to better equip those right on the frontlines of the crisis.

TrustLaw & partners launch guide for NGOs and social enterprises on legal implications of COVID-19 in Argentina

TrustLaw, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Comisión Pro Bono del Colegio de Abogados de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, and the pro bono workshop programme of the Law School of the University Torcuato Di Tella, partnered to produce a “Brief Guide for NGOs and SocialEenterprises on the Legal Implications of COVID19 in Argentina”.

Thomson Reuters Foundation hosts a virtual working group on protecting digital and data rights during fight against COVID-19

The Thomson Reuters Foundation convened leading civil society organizations and expert law firms for a virtual working group on protecting data and digital rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.

African journalists convene virtually for COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub’s first training

A group of 15 journalists from countries across Africa have completed their first week of training as part of their participation in the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub.

Thomson Reuters Foundation launches COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub

In collaboration with the World Economic Forum, the Hub will equip reporters in the Global South to cover the pandemic

The Thomson Reuters Foundation joins ground-breaking partnership to combat the worst forms of child labour

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is part of the PACE consortium, a cross-sector partnership of six organisations working to combat the exploitation of children in the worst forms of child labour in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.

COVID-19: We're here to help

As the world faces an unprecedented set of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Thomson Reuters Foundation is leveraging its unique blend of journalism and legal skills to strengthen the global response.

Message from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Antonio Zappulla in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) develops, we wanted to keep you updated as to the measures we are taking to ensure the delivery of our services, as much as is possible, whilst prioritising the health of our workers and partners.

TrustLaw Hosts Workshop for Social Enterprises in Ireland

TrustLaw, in partnership with Arthur Cox and Social Innovation Fund Ireland, led a Legal Health Check workshop for social enterprises based in Ireland.

LGBT History Month Event: The Remarkable Diaries of Mr Lucas

To celebrate LGBT + History Month, the Thomson Reuters Foundation partnered with Queer Britain, a charity working to establish the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum, on an event held on February 6th.

Aldi UK, HSBC UK and Delta Air Lines amongst winners of Stop Slavery Award

The Thomson Reuters Foundation announced the winners of its 2020 Stop Slavery Award in a ceremony that recognised more innovators than ever before.

Coca-Cola, IBM and Outland Denim amongst shortlisted companies for 2020 Stop Slavery Award

The Thomson Reuters Foundation today announced the seven companies shortlisted for the Enterprise categories of its Stop Slavery Award.

Call for entries to the 2020 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism

The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF) is now accepting submissions for its 2020 awards in international journalism. The awards recognise excellence in courageous reporting of conflict, corruption, human rights transgressions and other related issues.

From our CEO

Our focus areas double down on our core expertise of media freedom, inclusive economies and human rights. This framework encompasses all of our existing activities, offering the perfect opportunity to develop initiatives and partnerships that are clearly relevant to us, and highlights the wider and collective outcomes of the organisation.

West African journalists converge in Lagos for first-ever training on slavery and trafficking

From December 2-6, West African journalists converged in the buzzing city of Lagos for our first-ever training on trafficking and modern slavery in the city.

TrustLaw launches campaign guides for UK NGOs amidst general election

Against a backdrop of election fever, civil society organisations gathered in London this December for a dynamic and open discussion on the laws and regulations governing campaigning in the UK hosted by TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono service.

Seven highlights from Trust Conference 2019

From the need to create more inclusive economies, to protecting media freedom and the complexity of preserving privacy in a digital age. Trust Conference 2019 addressed some of the most urgent human rights issues of our time.

Ninth annual TrustLaw awards celebrate ground-breaking pro bono work

TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal service, celebrated its annual TrustLaw Awards ceremony on November 11th at London’s iconic OXO Tower.

Sustainable Development course brings high 5s and humour to journalists in southern Africa

28 reporters from across southern Africa attended our second Sustainable Development Reporting course in Pretoria, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB).

TrustLaw Celebrates European Pro Bono Week

TrustLaw, Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal programme, co-hosted the first-ever European Pro Bono Week. Covering four of the Pro Bono Days across the region, Dublin, Milan, Madrid and Lisbon, the TrustLaw Europe team organised workshops for non-profit organisations and social enterprises.

Tina Tchen, Maria Ressa and Sinéad Burke amongst speakers headlining Trust Conference

Global human rights leaders – including Ferkat Jawdat, a Uighur activist, and Geum Hyok Kim, a young North Korean defector – will speak alongside representatives from Google, Facebook, Apple and Uber at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual global human rights forum Trust Conference, held on November 13 and 14 in London.

Canada tops global poll as best country for social entrepreneurs while Britain and US slump

Canada, Australia and France are the best countries to be a social entrepreneur, according to the results of a global perception poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with Deutsche Bank’s Made for Good programme.

Winners of 2019 Kurt Schork Memorial Awards in International Journalism announced

Three winners of awards that honour brave, yet often unrecognised journalists for their reporting on conflict, corruption and injustice are announced this week.

Training to empower the next generation of Arab media leaders held in Dubai

The Thomson Reuters Foundation opened the two-week Youth Arab Media Leaders Programme with intensive training designed to educate, empower and inspire future media leaders in the MENA region.

TrustLaw, Thomson Reuters, and UN Global Compact Hold Legal Working Group on SDG 16

Last week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thomson Reuters, TrustLaw, and the UN Global Compact convened experts from across the legal community and leading NGOs for an interactive morning session on delivering SDG 16.

TrustLaw convenes women’s rights working group in Tanzania

This August, TrustLaw convened leading women’s rights organisations for a Legal Working Group in Dar es Salam. The event brought together a group of key international and grassroots organisations in Tanzania to discuss how legal pro bono can strengthen their work on gender equality.

Mexican reporters tackle human trafficking beat in week-long course

A group of 14 journalists from across Mexico took part in a five-day workshop in the capital in July on how to report on human trafficking and modern slavery.

TrustLaw wins “Best Collaborative Initiative” at the 2019 Lawyer Awards

On Tuesday 25 June, TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global legal pro bono service, was awarded the “Best Collaborative Initiative” at the 2019 Lawyer Awards.

Journalist training course held in Brazil as country looks to strengthen fight against slavery

Reporting on Migration and Trafficking course held in Phnom Penh

As Cambodia grapples with irregular migration, human trafficking and modern slavery, the Thomson Reuters Foundation held a training course for journalists - ‘Reporting on Migration and Trafficking’ – in Phnom Penh from June 17-21.

Thomson Reuters Foundation Gathers Top Experts to Discuss Cutting-Edge Field of Climate Attribution

On April 24th, the Thomson Reuters Foundation hosted a panel discussion on a cutting-edge scientific approach to tackling climate change. This first-of-its kind event was hosted at Dentons law firm in New York City and featured leading experts including Jeffrey Sachs.

Training course for journalists held in Kolkata as India strives to crack down on bonded labour and trafficking

As India strives to crack down on bonded labour and human trafficking, the Thomson Reuters Foundation held a training course for journalists - ‘Reporting on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery’ – in Kolkata from April 1-5.

TrustLaw hosts annual Café Pro Bono in London

TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation's global pro bono legal programme, hosted its annual Café Pro Bono with legal partners Cooley, Dentons, Kirkland & Ellis and Sidley Austin

Cambodian journalists brainstorm stories on women and LGBT+ rights in gender reporting course

We held our first training course in Cambodia on gender reporting, including an exercise on finding the “gender angle” in major national news stories and drawing up a code of conduct for LGBT+ reporting.

INTERVIEW: Gregg Segal, 2018 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner

We sit down with the winner of the Multimedia Published category and creator of the Daily Bread challenge, Gregg Segal, to talk about his inspiration and plans for the future.

Call for entries to the 2019 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism

The awards recognise excellence in courageous reporting of conflict, corruption, human rights transgressions and other related issues.

INTERVIEW: Maggie Andresen, 2018 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner

We sat down with the winner of Food Sustainability Media Award's Multimedia Unpublished category to talk about her winning entry and discuss her plans for the future.

INTERVIEW: Kim Harrisberg, Winner of the Food Sustainability Media Award's 'Best of the Web'

We sat down with Best of the Web winner Natasha Harrisberg to discuss her winning entry, Food Apartheid, and her future plans for reporting on food sustainability.

INTERVIEW: Nastasha Alli, 2018 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner

Interview with Nastasha Alli, winner of the Written Unpublished category.

Populist. Enemy of the people. Liar.

Labels, loaded words and emotive language have long been used to sway or limit public debate. Participants at a recent Foundation workshop learned that any journalist who wants to inform that debate needs to handle them with care.

Winners Celebrated at the 2018 Kurt Schork Memorial Awards

The awards recognise independent journalists for their courageous reporting on under-reported stories, and also confer the News Fixer Award to recognise their unsung contributions.

UK Foreign Secretary Attends Performance of Nazanin's Story

The Thomson Reuters Foundation hosted a special performance of 'Nazanin's Story' at the Barbican, which was attended by UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Eighth Annual TrustLaw Awards Celebrate Ground-breaking Pro Bono Work, With Value of Hours Donated Totaling $134M

The eighth annual TrustLaw Awards ceremony was held on September 26 in New York City, and highlighted the ground-breaking pro bono work undertaken by legal teams on behalf of NGOs and social enterprises.

Winners of 2018 Kurt Schork Memorial Award Announced

The winners of an award to honour some of the most courageous yet least recognised journalists around the world were announced this week, alongside an award for news fixers.

TrustLaw, 28 Too Many and Latham & Watkins launch The Law and FGM Report

TrustLaw, in partnership with UK charity 28 Too Many and over 120 lawyers, launched the report: “The Law and FGM: An Overview of 28 African Countries” last week.

New Director Announced for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen has been appointed Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Alan Rusbridger, Chair of the Institute’s Steering Committee, announced today.

INTERVIEW: Musdalafa Lyaga, 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner

I was looking for a platform for the voices of farmers to be heard and where people could learn about the challenges they face

Reporting on climate finance? Don’t ask a banker, ask a farmer!

For Asian journalists attending our first workshop on climate finance reporting, the key to understanding the topic was a pig - or rather thousands of pigs.

Brave new alliances to wage war on human trafficking

Food Sustainability Media Award winners gather in London for reporting workshop

Winners and finalists of the 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award’s (FSMA) unpublished text, photography and video categories gathered in London this week to participate in a five-day reporting workshop.

TrustLaw hosts screening of Ai Weiwei’s Human Flow at the Barbican

On June 14th, TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono connection service, hosted a screening of “Human Flow” in partnership with Participant Media and London’s iconic Barbican Centre.

INTERVIEW: Uzmi Athar, 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner

We sat down with Uzmi Athar, Winner of the 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award – Written Unpublished category to talk about how she came across her winning story, what winning the Award has meant, and what her plans for the future are.

INTERVIEW: Merin Porter, 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner

We spoke to Merin Porter, Winner of the 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award – Best of the Web category, about what motivated her to write her winning piece and how home-grown food could be a way to reverse the decreasing levels of nutrition in what we eat today.

We train journalists and government communication teams in Bahrain on SDGs

The Thomson Reuters Foundation partners with the National Communication Centre Bahrain to train journalists and government spokespeople on how to communicate issues around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

INTERVIEW: Gloria Dickie, 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner

We spoke to Gloria Dickie, Winner of the 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award - Published Written Category, about her interest in food sustainability issues and how insects might play a bigger role in the future of our food systems.

TrustLaw hosts annual Café Pro Bono in London

Last week TrustLaw hosted its annual Café Pro Bono with legal partners Shearman & Sterling. Over 50 members of our community gathered to obtain free legal advice on topics ranging from contracts, data protection, structuring and advocacy.

Balkans without Borders

On a sunny spring day, 16 young enthusiasts from the Balkans met for the first time in London to attend the courses of Reuters journalists-turned-trainers Keith Stafford and Richard Meares.

Taller sobre cobertura de elecciones en Bogotá

The Thomson Reuters Foundation ran a 3-day elections reporting course in Bogota for 10 journalists from Paraguay, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico. The aim of the course was to prepare journalists in countries where elections are taking place this year. Blog in Spanish.

TrustLaw hosts first regional awards in India

TrustLaw hosted its first regional TrustLaw Awards in India last week. Over forty representatives from India’s top legal firms, NGOs and social enterprises gathered in New Delhi to celebrate their achievements through TrustLaw and engage in powerful discussions on legal pro bono in India.

Africa Rising reporters look beyond to find their own success stories

Increasingly African business and social leaders emphasise the future of the continent lies in its own hands. But are we adequately reporting this entrepreneurial and innovative spirit?

What does the secret service know about you? TrustLaw co-hosts digital privacy event in the Netherlands

TrustLaw, Pro Bono Connect and De Brauw, Blackstone, Westbroek brought together NGOs, lawyers, journalists and academics in Amsterdam on 8 March to discuss the implications of the Dutch Intelligence and Security Services Act.

INTERVIEW: Justice Baidoo, 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner

We spoke to Justice Baidoo, Winner of the 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award - Published Video Category, about his interest in food security and how his winning entry highlights sustainability issues across Ghana.

From our Editor-in-Chief: Putting modern slavery on the news agenda in India

We caught up with our Editor-in-Chief, Belinda Goldsmith, after her trip to India earlier this month. Read this short interview and her latest blog to find out more about the Foundation’s work on reporting modern slavery.

TrustLaw launches guide for social enterprises in Asia

TrustLaw, in partnership with law firm Tilleke & Gibbins, the British Council and United Nations ESCAP launched the ASEAN Social Enterprise Structuring Guide in Bangkok last week.

Meet our journalists: Claudio Accheri