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June update
Welcome to the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s 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.
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.
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 - 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, where you can also apply for your free ticket.
- 📅 22 October 2024 – 23 October 2024
- 📍 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
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.
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 creators
- Increasing concern about what is real and what is fake on the internet
- Widespread suspicion about how AI might be used, especially for ‘hard’ news stories such as politics and war
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
Discover more in our focus areas:
This month we recommend
LEARN | 2024 One World Media Awards Winners
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 | Context podcast
LISTEN | From the archive: How globalisation has transformed the fight for LGBTQ+ rights – podcast | The Guardian Audio Long Read
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