Empowering people. Making the difference.

For over 40 years the Thomson Foundation has been at the forefront of global media training and development …

WE TRAIN JOURNALISTS. Our courses and workshops, led by hands-on professionals, span all aspects of traditional and emerging media. Some courses are openly advertised. Many are custom-built to meet specific training needs – often in politically-sensitive or challenging environments.

• Find out more about our courses and, if you commission media training, we can help take your staff to the next level.

WE SUPPORT MEDIA MANAGEMENTS. Thomson Foundation’s team of consultants learned their craft with some of world’s leading media orgaisations, and bring not just seasoned experience but an international context to their incredibly varied assignments.

• Find out more about our consultancy servies. If you have a media management challenge, we can help.

WE FORGE PARTNERSHIPS. We have over four decades’ experience of working in partnership with governments, NGOs and media organisations to shape and manage media development projects that make a positive difference to millions.

• Find out more about our media partners and help the Thomson Foundation bring the benefits of a dynamic media to more people.

Founded on freedom

Roy Thomson – later Lord Thomson of Fleet – built up a global post-war media empire of over 200 newspapers, magazines and TV stations, including The Times, The Toronto Globe and Mail and Scottish TV.

In his speech to the Commonwealth Association heralding the birth of the Thomson Foundation, this passionate advocate of press freedom described communication as ‘the spine of civilisation.’

That was in 1963. From the start, our mission has been to support free and open media.

Today, with our network of global partners and thousands of Thomson Foundation alumni setting the highest professional standards across the globe, our commitment is stronger than ever.

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