Join us at this year's International Journalism Festival
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March updateWelcome to the Thomson Reuters Foundation's monthly newsletter! Join us at this year's International Journalism Festival
The upcoming annual International Journalism Festival [[link removed]] hosted in Perugia, Italy, brings together an impressive line up of journalists, media professionals and experts from across the globe to discuss key issues facing the news industry.
At this year's festival, we will be exploring the role of the media in an era of rising authoritarianism, and examining how these regimes are weaponising foreign agent laws to stifle independent reporting.
Our CEO, Antonio Zappulla, will be hosting two panels:
📆 "Silencing the press: the global spread of foreign agent laws and their impact on journalism" [[link removed]] - Friday 11th April, 3-3:50pm CEST
📆 "Enemy of the people? The role of the media in an era of rising authoritarianism" [[link removed]] - Saturday 12th April, 11:30am-12:20pm CEST
Join us via a live-stream which will be held on each panel's dedicated webpage on the International Journalism Festival's website.
Add the 'Silencing the press' panel to your calendar [[link removed]] Add the 'Enemy of the people' panel to your calendar [[link removed]]
We will also explore the barriers to AI uptake in Global Majority newsrooms in the panel: 📆 " [[link removed]] Closing the AI adoption gap" [[link removed]] - Friday 11th April, 4-4:50pm CEST.
This panel is sponsored by Microsoft, who are providing funding for us to deliver a unique programme helping four newsrooms in South Africa harness the benefits of AI across newsgathering and business practices.
Our Head of Media Initiatives, Heba Kandil, will be joined by programme participants Susan Comrie (amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism) and Luke Feltham (Mail & Guardian), who will be sharing the first steps of their AI adoption journey.
Add the 'Closing the AI adoption gap' panel to your calendar [[link removed]]
March highlights from across the Foundation
Promoting Responsible Business
Since taking office in January, President Trump's AI policies have signalled a shift away from the Biden administration's focus on safeguarding risk [[link removed]] and preventing bias. However, experts state that AI safety frameworks could become a competitive edge for products in the future [[link removed]].
The next webinar in our series for companies interested in benchmarking their use of AI - From Principles to Practice: A Roadmap for Ethical AI adoption - will be hosted on Tuesday, 22 April at 3pm BST [[link removed]].
This session will show how participation in our AI governance survey [[link removed]] can help organisations mitigate risks and demonstrate their commitment to transparency.
Sign up to the webinar now [[link removed]] Strengthening Independent Media
Every year, Africa is estimated to lose approximately 88.6 billion USD to illicit financial flows [[link removed]], which equates to 3.7% of the continent’s GDP.
We are looking for journalists based in Africa to participate in our upcoming ' Reporting on Illicit Financial Flows [[link removed]]' training.
If selected, you will take part in an intensive workshop covering illicit finance and investigative techniques, and gain exclusive access to expertise through our network of illicit finance experts.
Apply by 31 March at 11:59pm BST [[link removed]] Enabling Access to the Law
Transparency in the public sector plays a key role in securing public trust.
Our new study [[link removed]] - facilitated by our global pro bono network, TrustLaw - assesses the current regulatory framework for the acquisition, implementation, and development of emerging technologies in Latin America.
It also provides a series of recommendations to bolster transparency in the state sector.
Read the full guide now [[link removed]]
This resource is available in both English and Spanish.
Discover more in our focus areas: Strengthening Independent Media [[link removed]] Promoting Responsible Business [[link removed]] Enabling Access to the Law [[link removed]]
This month we recommend
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READ: Europe Press Freedom Report [[link removed]] | Council of Europe
READ: How billionaires and powerful law firms are working to restrict libel protections and silence the press in Trump’s America [[link removed]] | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
READ: The women journalists defying Taliban oppression [[link removed]] | Thomson Foundation
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