Established in 1982, the Thomson Reuters Foundation is a registered charity in the UK and the US.
The charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, it leverages the skills and expertise across the corporation to increase trust and access to the rule of law, to save lives through the provision of trusted information and to improve the standards of journalism.
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Information to Save Lives
The Emergency Information Service (EIS) deploys in emergencies to help those affected by natural disasters get the information they need to survive and recover.
From lifesaving advice on how to purify water or spot the early symptoms of cholera to help understanding what services and compensation are available, EIS uses all available means to get fast, practical and actionable information to survivors.
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Free Legal Expertise
TrustLaw will be a global hub designed to match those in need of legal expertise with those willing to offer their skills and insight free of charge.
It also strives to be a forum for best practice and experience in such legal fields as transparency and the rule of law.
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Latest NewsFloods could threaten 750,000 in Kenya -UN
Half are Somali refugees living in camps; U.N. aid agencies bring food, water treatment chemicals and mosquito nets to flood-prone areas
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Oxford University's Centre for Research into News Media
The Reuters Institute for the study of Journalism was established in autumn 2006, with core funding from the Thomson Reuters Foundation, and is part of the department of Politics and International Relations at the Univeristy of Oxford.
At the heart of the institute is the long-standing Thomson Reuters Fellowship Programme for visiting journalists, now in its 25th year, and based at Green Templeton College. The institute builds on this tradition and is now a university research centre of excellence...
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Latest Journalism NewsSE Asia journalists knuckle down to disasters
As the traumatised flood survivor recounted a tale of destruction and loss, wiping away tears with a scarf, a journalist recorded her story using a discreet mobile phone, letting the words and pictures speak for themselves.
Balkan journalists meet European Union Enlargement Commissioner
Brussels - European Union enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn met a group of journalists from the Balkan region attending the 'Economic and Political Reporting from Southeast Europe' course jointly organized by Thomson Reuters Foundation and Robert Bosch Stiftung.
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