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TRF Insights: Journalism in the AI era

The transition to the AI-enabled newsroom is well underway.

Our new report reveals that over 80% of journalists surveyed are using AI. Yet only 13% had an official policy in their workplace.

Explore the findings from our first TRF Insights report, which amplifies the voices of our journalism training programme alumni.

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Journalism in the AI era: Illustration of the letters 'AI' against a pink circuit board. — FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration, taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Our annual event

21 – 22 Oct, 2025

Trust Conference

Trust Conference is our flagship annual forum dedicated to tackling critical and intersecting global issues, convening world-leading experts at the forefront of shaping free, fair and informed societies.

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Context is the Foundation’s award-winning media platform, providing news and analysis around three of the most significant and interconnected issues of our time: climate change, the effects of technology on society, and socio-economic inequality. Our human-centered journalism is delivered across a range of formats — from in-depth stories to videos and podcasts to newsletters.

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A trailer park flooded due to record rainfall in Sonoma County, Forestville, California, U.S., November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Garcia

Volunteers on 'right side of history' fight Trump data purge

LONDON – In defiance of an executive order that

Rescuers work at the site of a building that collapsed, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Which countries are helping earthquake-hit Myanmar?

MANILA – A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on March 28 has killed more than

Activists take part in a rally to mark International Safe Abortion Day, in Santiago, Chile, September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha

Attacks on abortion rights 'catastrophic' for women's health

Isabelle Rome is France’s ambassador at large for human rights and a champion for

A fisherman from Del Carmen parks his boat near the mangroves. March 3, 2025. Kathleen Lei Limayo/Thomson Reuters Foundation

How do mangroves protect coastal communities from extreme weather?

MANILA – On the coast of typhoon-prone Philippines, mangroves resembling upside-down tree roots help to protect people from storms and act as a nursery for animals like fish and…

Local and foreign tourists catch waves at Cloud 9, a popular surf spot on Siaragao Island. Siargao Island is known as the surf capital of the Philippines. March 1, 2025. Kathleen Lei Limayo/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Filipino surfing locale revives mangroves through ecotourism

MANILA – Since he was 15, Junrey Longos has lived among lush mangrove forests and turquoise waters in Del Carmen, his hometown in the Philippines’ surfing capital on Siargao…

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