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13/01/2022
The Bettina Fund: Transforming women's careers
Eleven women who participated in the inaugural Bettina Fund - Women in Media Leadership programme say it will transform their careers as they have gained confid...
18/12/2021
Investigating Moldova: Journalists pick up two awards
Stories on ecology and corruption, developed with Thomson Media support, are among the best investigations of the year. By Dima Stoianov, media support expert ...
17/12/2021
Boosting media portrayals of minorities in the Western Balkans
Media in minority languages are relatively well developed, but one segment is significantly neglected in the six countries of the Western Balkans - Albania, Bos...
14/12/2021
The definitive guide to podcasting has arrived
Award-winning podcasters and journalists from the UK, India, Kenya, Australia and South Africa have joined forces to create what's believed to be the first ...
08/12/2021
Podcasts: Why I love audio
The 7th of January 1991 was a big day for me. It was the day I started working as a radio journalist. As someone who writes for a living, I'm supposed to a...
30/11/2021
Persistence pays off for the first ever Malaysian Young Journalist winner
PROFILE: Young Journalist Award 2021 winner It was Kai Hui Wong's persistence in her investigations which led her to reveal abuses of power that convin...
30/11/2021
Doing the groundwork: Monika Mondal wins our environmental prize
PROFILE: Young Journalist Award 2021 (environment) winner It's hard to believe that Monika Mondal only started her journalism career last year at the hei...
17/11/2021
Who are the Young Journalist Award 2021 finalists?
Three journalists - from India, and for the first time, Colombia and Malaysia - are the finalists for the 2021 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award, in par...
06/11/2021
We can change our migration narrative - election time is a good time to do it
By Eileen Truax Eileen is a journalist specialising in migration working with Thomson Media on Moving Voices - a project looking at cross border issues affectin...
02/11/2021
All fired up: The journalists addressing the climate emergency with words and actions
As world leaders gather for COP26, it is a pertinent time to showcase the work o...
20/10/2021
When diversity in newsrooms and newsleadership is not enough
In the latest in a series of personal reflections on womens role in the media, Luba Kassova, author of The Missing Perspectives of Women in News reflects on why...
16/10/2021
Meet the new generation of journalists making a mark
It's one of those points in the annual media calendar that early-career journalists await on the edge of their seats - and the moment has arrived. We can ...
06/10/2021
Women in media: Confronting the confidence gap
A confidence gap is a constant theme when discussing the lack of women in leadership positions in media. Why do women feel that they dont merit their success mo...
20/09/2021
Circular economy: Bringing the intellectually ambitious concept to life
Chances are, most things that currently surround you have been produced following the principles of the linear economy. From the clothes that you wear to the ph...
13/09/2021
Why we're all environmental journalists now
Journalists have a unique role to play in changing the narrative around the worlds environmental breakdown and becoming an essential part of the solution. Hear ...
08/09/2021
The next generation of leaders in Kenya's media
Twelve women aiming to become future leaders and entrepreneurs in Kenya's media. They were chosen from more than 500 who applied to join the inaugural progr...
23/08/2021
Encounters with a Sudanese artist pushing for a brighter future
Profile: Reem Al Jeally, Sudan A matriarchal figure is painted on a concrete wall on Jamhuriya Avenue, next to the University of Khartoum. Her face is not depic...
17/08/2021
Truth always wins - spotlight on former Young Journalist winner, Martin Camacho
Applications are open for the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award, one of the highlights of the UK's Foreign Press Association Awards. Closes Septembe...
30/07/2021
Lessons of a lifetime help to deliver Thomson Foundation's mission
As he retires as Thomson Foundation chief executive - after a decade at the helm - Nigel Baker reflects on his previous 35-year career in journalism and lessons...
29/07/2021
News writing: The art of storytelling
Journalism is competitive. It can be a hard occupation to get into and it is just as hard to succeed in it. Thomson Foundations new online course News writing: ...
22/07/2021
Covering the escalation of police brutality in Kenya
On the 13th March, Kenya announced its first coronavirus case. The government announced measures to contain the spread. However, some of the measures proved dea...
15/07/2021
An environmental twist on this year's Young Journalist Award
We are excited to announce the return of the prestigious Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award where young journalists, their work and their voices are at t...
30/06/2021
The Bettina Fund: Empowering women in media
Women remain underrepresented in leadership roles in media organisations despite a higher proportion of female students graduating from university journalism co...
18/06/2021
Reporting on refugees: Belonging and unbelonging
Ahead of World Refugee Day, a day dedicated to refugees, their plight and their rights, we spotlight the work of Jordan-based filmmaker Jumana Saadeh and Kashmi...
04/06/2021
Bettina Peters Fund: Empowering women in media
Women remain underrepresented in leadership roles in media organisations despite a higher proportion of female students graduating from university journalism co...
07/05/2021
Environmental journalism - Why local matters
They're subjects central to the way we live our lives and the survival of the planet and increasingly there's a link to many journalists' investigat...
28/04/2021
A visual insight into the consequences of climate change
It may be a well-worn adage, but to a photojournalist a picture is worth every one of a beautifully-crafted thousand words. And in a digital age where that pict...
13/04/2021
Creating greater transparency and accountability of government
By Henry O. Maina Government is not a machine, but a living thing. It falls, not under the theory of the universe, but under the theory of organic life. It is a...
30/03/2021
Thomson Foundation appoints Caro Kriel as chief executive
Thomson Foundation has appointed Caro Kriel - a veteran journalist with more than 20 years' experience in international news - as its new chief executive. ...
29/03/2021
Greatest reward: Helping to progress the careers of countless journalists
Thomson Foundation is unique: the place where the cut and thrust of the news industry meets the more strategic international media development sector. Every ye...
08/03/2021
Giving Sudanese a voice in rebuilding their economy
Rebuilding Sudan's shattered economy after the 2019 uprising requires the country's journalists to understand and explain the key economic issues to the...
07/03/2021
Giving Sudanese a voice in rebuilding their economy.
Rebuilding Sudan's shattered economy after the 2019 uprising requires the country's journalists to understand and explain the key economic issues to the...
05/03/2021
Raised voices: Giving women a voice in local media
A unique research project in a remote district of north-west Pakistan has helped to empower women and give them a voice in local media. Thomson was approached...
02/03/2021
Remote control: Covid-19 and the smartphone
Ask Spanish television reporter Leonor Su rez what role mobile journalism played during the first wave of the pandemic and she barely pauses for thought. Moj...
02/03/2021
Staying Safe: Introducing a journalist s guide to covering protests
Nata a Kova ev is a reporter with the Balkans based 24 hour news channel N1. She is the instructor for our online learning course, Staying safe: Covering protes...
15/01/2021
Hidden from view: Reporting on human trafficking and modern slavery
Every journalist wants to go on a rescue mission. But hidden from view, the human trafficking story is one of the most challenging, complex and ethically testin...
23/12/2020
Challenges of becoming a journalist in a restrictive society
Maryam Anam is an aspiring young radio journalist in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a region in north-west Pakistan where women's voices are rarely heard. She is being...
12/12/2020
Local news: rebuilding trust and relevance in the pandemic
As the old newsroom clich has it, all news is local. And despite being a global pandemic, the Covid-19 crisis has been felt first in our families, on our doors...
11/12/2020
Hard truths in Peru: Journalism without fear or favour
World Voices: Mart n Leandro Camacho, Peru Secuestraron mi pais. Emblazoned on a protest placard and photographed by Peruvian journalist, Mart n Leandro C...
04/12/2020
My fellowship in a year of Covid-19
A fellowship with Thomson Media didnt go quite as Hend Kheiralla expected in the pandemic. At home in Sudan, I was used to working remotely for digital enterpr...
01/12/2020
Why messaging apps put us in the right place at the right time
You're in a queue. How likely is it that you'll check your messages on your mobile phone? Even the least digital amongst us is spending 30 minutes a day...
24/11/2020
Martin Leandro Camacho: The compassionate face of Peru
PROFILE: Young Journalist Award 2020 winner Mart n Leandro Camacho has always been passionate about being compassionate. The 27-year-old spent the formative...
19/11/2020
Grounded by coronavirus: The challenges of virtual practical training
Grounded by Covid-19, our trainers have been learning new skills to be able to impart their expertise to their journalist trainees with promising results. Th...
18/11/2020
Messaging Apps: Tackling training in the pandemic
Covid-19 may have forced our workshops online but by innovation and experimentation our trainers have continued to teach and mentor often on less conventional p...
14/11/2020
When e-workshops are exciting - a blog by Khalida Niaz
Khalida Niaz is a journalist with the Tribal News Network based in Peshawar, Pakistan. She was amongst a group of editors and managers taking part in a course r...
10/11/2020
Change at the top for the foundation
Thomson Foundation has announced that Nigel Baker, chief executive since 2012, will retire from the role in July 2021. Nigel has led a significant growth in ac...
07/11/2020
Solutions to create trustworthy journalism in a crowded digital world
As journalists today, we are operating in a toxic digital environment where it can often be difficult to distinguish a fact from a lie. The media environment,...
27/10/2020
Championing burgeoning talent in a year we will never forget
Announcing the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award finalists #TFYoungJournalist If we don't come, hunger kills us, says a Venezuelan merchant as h...
29/09/2020
The backbone of professional and independent journalism
The media situation in the Western Balkans is deteriorating as a result of repeated attacks on media freedom and systematic undermining of the profession. The c...
28/09/2020
Breaking news: Award shortlist reminds us why journalism matters
On World News Day, we reveal the 12 shortlisted entrants for the #TFYoungJournalist Award, highlighting just why #JournalismMatters. From Brazil's record y...
