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August update

Welcome to the Thomson Reuters Foundation [[link removed]]’s August update. In this newsletter, you’ll find the latest updates from Trust Conference 2022 [[link removed]], highlights from across our work, as well as the latest opportunities for you to get involved. If you don’t regularly receive our newsletter, you can subscribe here [[link removed]].

Back together for Trust Conference

We are delighted to be welcoming you back to an in-person Trust Conference 2022, [[link removed]] taking place in the heart of London, on 26 & 27 October.

From the need to build more inclusive and sustainable economies amidst a climate crisis to surging attacks on media freedom and emerging digital rights risks, Trust Conference will tackle some of the most critical issues of our time.

Our early bird discount has now been extended - book your Trust Conference ticket by 31 August to take advantage of the offer.

BOOK NOW [[link removed]] Trust Conference keynote speaker announced

We’re excited to announce that UN Young Leader and pioneering climate activist, Vanessa Nakate, will be joining us as a keynote speaker on the second day of Trust Conference. [[link removed]]

Vanessa campaigns to highlight the interdependencies of climate change, gender inequality and poverty – particularly on the African content, ‘the frontlines of the climate crisis’ – and calls for bolder policy solutions, with human rights at their core. She was listed as one of the BBC's 100 Women 2020 and the 100 Most Influential Young Africans.

Join up to 600 delegates as we hear from Vanessa and other world-leading experts, innovators and activists at the forefront of global efforts to build inclusive and sustainable economies, free and equitable societies and fair institutions.

FIND OUT MORE [[link removed]] August updates across the Foundation Media Freedom:

Understanding the laws relating to "fake news" in Russia

Through TrustLaw, our global pro bono service, we have launched a powerful legal guide to help journalists and newsrooms understand the new laws relating to “fake news” in Russia. The guide provides practical information to help media professionals navigate the new legislation, which poses a significant threat to free speech and independent journalism for local and international press covering the crisis in Ukraine. The guide was co-produced by the Committee to Protect Journalists, [[link removed]] with pro bono legal research provided by Hogan Lovells. [[link removed]] Read more. [[link removed]]

Did you miss the launch of TRFilter?

This summer, in collaboration with our partner, Google's Jigsaw [[link removed]], we were delighted to launch access to TRFilter [[link removed]]. The free web application allows users to document online harassment and abuse, so they can regain control of their social media feeds, take action against perpetrators, and protect their well-being.

TRFilter syncs with your Twitter account, automatically recognising and flagging harmful comments. It allows you to hide comments and mute or block accounts at scale - without having to review the content. Users can also create reports to download and share with third parties, such as newsroom management or law enforcement. For further information, take a look at our FAQs [[link removed]]. To start using TRFilter, all you have to do is register and log in through your Twitter account: Register. [[link removed]]

Inclusive Economies:

Roundtable Insights: Competition Law and Responsible Business Practices

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked social and economic disruptions across the globe. Among those most vulnerable to these impacts have been workers lower down in supply chains. Earlier this year, the Thomson Reuters Foundation brought together legal professionals and corporate leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities of upholding responsible business practices and to encourage collaboration amongst peers. Our Chief Operating Officer Nicholas Glicher shares his thoughts [[link removed]]on the complexities of collaboration and competition law. Read the insights. [[link removed]]

The Cost-of-Living Crisis: The Human Impact

People around the world are facing increasing pressures on their day-to-day lives. Food, energy bills and living costs are rocketing as inflation reaches record levels due to the crisis in Ukraine, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and rising global instability. The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s news team spoke to people living in 18 countries around the world in an attempt to gauge the human impact of the crisis. Read here. [[link removed]]

Human Rights:

Horrors and loss haunt Beirut blast survivors two years on [[link removed]]

As Lebanon marks the second anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s news team spoke to four survivors who described what happened to them, including a Sudanese migrant worker, a gay bartender and drag queen, a journalist and a bank worker. Read here. [[link removed]]

Singapore’s recycling water story

Singapore is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world; one innovative solution they’ve implemented to address this issue is recycling sewage water. They call it ‘NEWater’, and it meets 40% of the country’s water needs. The majority of the ‘NEWater’ is used for industrial use, with a small portion being used as tap water. Now the government has partnered with a local brewery to create a beer called ‘NEWBrew’, made from recycled drinking water. Watch our new video on innovative solutions to the water crisis here. [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

Discover more in our focus areas:

Media Freedom [[link removed]] | Inclusive Economies [[link removed]] | Human Rights [[link removed]]

This month we recommend

Listen: Podcast ‘How to improve climate change coverage. Ideas from three reporters around the world’ [[link removed]] | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Watch: A panel on Afghanistan’s media crisis [[link removed]]| Committee to Protect Journalists

Read: Opinion-Besides AI, regulation key to fight mis/disinformation [[link removed]] | Anya Schiffrin, Columbia University. Published on Thomson Reuters Foundation News.

Attend: SOCAP [[link removed]] | San Francisco, October 17-20, 2022. This multi-day event is focused on building the impact economy. This year, SOCAP is organising around cross-cutting themes that need to be top of mind for the impact economy, including Accountability and Accelerating Climate Action. Friends of the Thomson Reuters Foundation receive an exclusive discount code s22_tr, which will offer you a $250 discount on any available ticket price.

Read (Paywall): The utopian world where carbon and crypto meet [[link removed]] | The Financial Times

Read (Paywall): ESG should be boiled down to one simple measure: emissions [[link removed]] | The Economist

Opportunities:

Project Manager, Programmes: [[link removed]] Based in London, this two-year FTC will lead a strategic project focusing on the intersecting issues of climate action, inequality and labour rights. The project is part of our Inclusive Economies work and aims to shape public discourse in local and international media by providing context, analysis and news, whilst amplifying the voices of civil society, workers, affected communities and experts. The ideal candidate must have strong experience in managing projects and driving programme quality, be a self-starter, effective communicator, and problem-solver.

Technical Product Manager, Product & Technology: [[link removed]] Based in London or Gdańsk, this 24-month FTC will support the ongoing and future development of TRFilter, our online harassment management tool.

Legal Manager, Media Freedom: [[link removed]]Based in London, the Legal Manager will provide dedicated project leadership to conceptualise, develop and implement a new legal offering to support journalists and independent newsrooms, working closely with the TrustLaw and Media Freedom teams.

Experience Cloud Developer, TrustLaw: [[link removed]]Based in India, this 12-month FTC will help to transform the TrustLaw Members’ Portal, developing features to take it from a simple platform,- through which we connect high-impact NGOs and social enterprises with leading law firms and corporate legal teams to an interactive ecosystem that also offers opportunities for learning, knowledge-sharing, innovation, networking and collaboration.

Programmes Team Coordinator, Programmes [[link removed]]: Based in London, this two-year FTC will work closely with colleagues in the Programmes Team and across the Foundation and play a key role in supporting the effective coordination of all Programmes Team-related administrative and support tasks.

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