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June update

Welcome to the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s [[link removed]] June update. In this newsletter, you’ll find highlights from across our areas of work, as well as the latest news about Trust Conference 2024. If you don’t regularly receive our newsletter, you can sign up to our newsletter here. [[link removed]]

Registrations are now open for Trust Conference 2024

Join us on 22-23 October at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London to explore some of the biggest challenges facing society – from surging threats to media freedom to the rapidly developing impact of AI. Tickets are free, and you are now warmly invited to apply for your place [[link removed]].

We’re delighted to be joined by world-leading experts including Nobel Laureate, Co-founder and CEO of Rappler, Maria Ressa, and award-winning journalist and author, Kara Swisher. Maria and Kara will join other renowned experts on day one, which, this year, explores the multifaceted challenges to global democracy as AI becomes increasingly integrated into our digital landscape. We will examine how media professionals and newsrooms can ensure the core values of good journalism remain intact as they enter a new phase of radical transformation.

Richard Gingras

Vice President of News, Google

Ginny Badanes

General Manager, Microsoft's Democracy Forward Initiative

Caoilfhionn Gallagher

Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers

On day two, we’ll turn our focus to the wider societal impact of AI and the role that responsible business can play in the wake of global transformations. We'll explore the ethical challenges of AI’s integration into the workplace and share insights from the Workplace Disclosure Initiative [[link removed]] - one of the world's largest voluntary corporate disclosure initiatives on workforce practices representing over 10 million workers.

Gabriela Ramos

Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

Eileen Donahoe

Special Envoy & Coordinator for Digital Freedom Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, U.S. Department of State

Kerry Kennedy

President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

The agenda and latest speaker line-up are now available on our Trust Conference website [[link removed]], where you can also apply for your free ticket.

📅 22 October 2024 – 23 October 2024📍 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London APPLY FOR YOUR FREE TICKET [[link removed]]

Please note that places are limited and tickets are therefore not guaranteed. We will contact you by email to confirm if your application has been successful.

June highlights from across the Foundation

Human Rights

The recent European Parliament elections have led to gains for far-right parties.

This has raised fears among human rights advocates that a right-leaning parliament could stall or even roll back progress on issues including climate change, migration and LGBTQ+ equality.

In this piece from our digital news platform Context, has examined how the election results could impact European Union action on human rights.

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Media Freedom

The Reuters Institute’s 2024 Digital News Report, made possible by core funding from the Foundation, reveals new findings about online news consumption based on a survey of almost 100,000 people in 47 countries, representing the views of more than half the world’s population.

This year's report contains key findings such as:

An increasing focus on partisan commentators, influencers, and young news creatorsIncreasing concern about what is real and what is fake on the internetWidespread suspicion about how AI might be used, especially for ‘hard’ news stories such as politics and war READ THE FULL REPORT [[link removed]]

Inclusive Economies

In an exclusive opinion article for our digital news platform Context, former President of Malawi, Joyce Banda, suggests that some western governments are unwilling to make financial commitments to help those most affected by climate change.

“The Paris Agreement cannot be delivered without the finance to back it up - and if the G7 doesn’t move on finance, nobody else will. A G7 deal must begin with the payment of pledges to help countries like Malawi to rebuild from climate disasters.”

--Dr. Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi

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LEARN | 2024 One World Media Awards Winners [[link removed]]

Our news platform, Context, is proud to be a media partner of the One World Media Awards, which celebrate underreported stories and amplify underrepresented voices across 15 categories.

This year's winners include Bilan Media - Somalia’s only all-women media team - who took home the Press Media Award, and Palestinian filmmaker Yousef Hammash of Channel 4 News, who won the New Voice category for his reporting on the conflict in Gaza.

LISTEN | Lebanon: No place for queer people [[link removed]] | Context podcast

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