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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 child receives a polio vaccination during an anti-polio campaign on the outskirts of Jalalabad, March 16, 2015. REUTERS/ Parwiz

How badly will US aid cuts impact Afghanistan?

LONDON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to slash aid will cost…

A passenger shows his passport to a staff member at Gatwick Airport, Britain June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

UK eVisa row: What do refugees and migrants say?

LONDON – Hundreds of non-British citizens have reported problems with accessing a

Children look on, as they travel on a vehicle, while Palestinians make their way after fleeing areas around the southern city of Rafah, following an Israeli evacuation order, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

When children in Gaza are not off limits, the world has failed

Rachael Cummings is humanitarian director for Save the Children International in Gaza. In March,

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego smiles in this undated photo. City of Phoenix/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation

Q&A: Phoenix mayor says local government must lead on clean energy

WASHINGTON – Communities across the United States that rely on federal funding to

Trucks loaded with goods are seen at the Torkham border as Afghan nationals head back to Afghanistan, at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, October 30, 2023. The Norwegian Refugee Council/Handout via REUTERS

Afghan musicians face peril as refugees forced out of Pakistan

KARACHI – Ustad Nadeem Baksh, a classical singer from Afghanistan, paid Pakistani police a bribe to avoid deportation after law enforcement raided his home in the city of…

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