Thomson Foundation

20/05/2026

🐝 It’s World Bee Day. We know bees play a vital role in the planet’s ecosystem, but as journalists, how do we make our audience engage with their story? Check out this quick guide to making your story relevant and try our free courses here: https://bit.ly/3kPEJwl

19/05/2026

Thomson’s 2025 Young Journalist Award winner Tracy Bonareri Onchoke and runner-up Wangu Kanuri visited London in May for three days of training, networking and professional development.

The Kenyan journalists, who were unable to attend the FPA Awards in November because of visa delays, took part in a mobile journalism masterclass with Thomson trainer Cassius Rayner and attended Newsrewired, a journalism conference exploring the future of news in the digital and AI age.

Read more: https://thomsonfoundation.org/latest/young-journalist-finalists-visit-london-for-training-and-networking/

11/05/2026

Join us on 12th May for a free EBU Academy online session with Guadalupe Megías, Special Correspondent at RTVE, exploring the realities of reporting from the frontline.

Hosted by Giles Gibson, presenter of the Eurovision News Podcast, the conversation will look at conflict reporting, bearing witness, working safely, and the role of newsroom colleagues when correspondents are in the field.

Thomson will also be joining the session to talk about For the Record, our series of free conflict reporting courses developed with EBU Academy, Eurovision News and UNESCO.

📅 12th May 2026
🕙 10:00–11:00 CEST
🔗 Register here: https://academy.ebu.ch/on-the-frontline-with-guadalupe-megias-special-correspondent-rtve

European Broadcasting Union - EBU

08/05/2026

Congratulations to our long-term partner, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate, on being awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026.

This recognition honours the courage of Sudanese journalists who continue to defend truth and press freedom in extremely difficult and dangerous conditions.

At a time when Sudan’s conflict has made independent reporting more vital than ever, their work is a powerful reminder of why journalism matters.


نقابة الصحفيين السودانيين

🔴 UNESCO announces the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate as the laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Prize, in recognition of the role the collective has played in condemning the deliberate targeting of journalists in the ongoing conflict in the country.

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Read the full press release: https://unes.co/1ctvpg

07/05/2026

The 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗯 is now live.
The new online platform supports investigative journalists working on Sudan with practical training, expert insight and curated resources to help detect, verify and analyse digital information in conflict-affected countries.
Developed as part of the Sudan Digital Resilience project, with support from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Hub includes five modules, expert-led video lessons, scenario-based audio exercises and a resource library in Arabic and English.

🔗 Explore the Hub: www.sudandigitalhub.org

05/05/2026

What can fragile contexts teach us about responding to information manipulation?
Our new report draws on discussion from the latest Thomson Talks session at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit 2026 to examine that question through lessons from humanitarian crises and highly polarised environments. It highlights the importance of trusted local voices, resilient communication channels, stronger coordination and better ways to understand impact.
Read the report on our website: https://www.thomsonfoundation.org/latest/lessons-from-fragile-contexts-on-responding-to-disinformation/

Cambridge Judge Business School

01/05/2026

Available now in English and Swahili - The Climate Crisis Toolkit for Media in Tanzania - equipping journalists with skills to tell engaging climate stories for audiences trying to protect themselves and their livelihoods in a country hit by flooding and drought.
https://www.journalismnow.org/course/climate-crisis-toolkit-for-media-in-tanzania

Tanzania Media Foundation Climate Action Network Tanzania TADIO - Tanzania Development Information Organization Tanzania Media Women's Association - TAMWA Oxford Policy Management Media Council of Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam

28/04/2026

Thomson joins partners in Lusaka, Zambia, as media freedom and digital rights take centre stage around World Press Freedom Day.
The city will host the UNESCO Global Conference on 4–5 May, alongside RightsCon, which runs from 5–8 May.

On 5 May, Thomson will take part in the AGILE session “The Future of Media Development” alongside consortium partners including Internews, ARTICLE 19, Free Press Unlimited, Fojo Media Institute and CFI.

The panel looks to where media development goes next. It will look at practical approaches that are already showing results and what they can teach us about designing programmes that deliver real impact.

Through the AGILE project, Thomson is supporting independent media to strengthen viability, innovation and resilience in challenging environments. We look forward to joining partners, practitioners, donors and media leaders in Lusaka to share lessons and discuss practical strategies for the future of public interest media.

🔗 https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-press-freedom-day-2026-global-conference-shaping-future-peace
📷 UNESCO/Till Noon

22/04/2026

🌎 This rethink your approach to climate crisis stories by taking our free Environmental Journalism courses, available in English and Arabic. Gain skills to investigate local stories, produce engaging storytelling and ensure your safety when reporting: https://bit.ly/3kPEJwl

17/04/2026

At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, Thomson convened a packed informal discussion on the structural barriers that continue to limit climate reporting.

Co-hosted with the Media Innovation Studio at the University of Lancashire and the University of Helsinki, the conversation examined the gap between the scale of the climate crisis and the way it is covered, and considered how journalism can respond with greater consistency, relevance and accountability.
The session is now helping shape the Perugia Declaration 2026 — a pledge document calling for the climate crisis to be treated as a consistent editorial priority across the newsroom.