Future Leaders

Future Leaders: The class of 2010
Future Leaders: The class of 2010

For a month in August, 2010, ten talented young journalists from around the world embarked on an experience they will never forget. The Thomson Foundation Future Leaders course aims to do exactly as the title suggests: equip media professionals with the skills and confidence to take their careers to the limit. This year’s course was [...]
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IT’S A RAP: MC Amitabh on the future of news

There are many different opinions on the future of news. But not many have been delivered rap-style ... until now
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Deepika Bhardwaj: Just a month of training … but the lessons I learned will last a lifetime

The Thomson Foundation Future Leaders course may be over for 2010, but for participant Deepika Bhardwaj, the lessons will last a lifetime
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The media world united: Thomson Foundation Future Leaders step up to receive awards

A special award presentation evening for ten international journalists ended the month-long Future Leaders course in style
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Sikonathi Mantshantsha: Why we must never forget where we came from

By SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA “When you become leaders, don’t forget where you came from,” said Baroness Brenda Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde. Simple as it is, that’s quite a humbling leadership lesson. Especially so when it comes from a person of Baroness Dean’s stature. Coming from Africa as I do, I have witnessed the plundering of resources for [...]
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Mona Farah: Meeting so many leaders is the best thing that can happen to a journalist

By MONA FARAH The first two weeks in Cardiff! Ooohhhh … how would I describe them? Meeting so many leaders is the best thing that can happen to a journalist. People like ITV editor David Mannion and former Manchester Evening News editor Paul Horrocks make decisions while working under tremendous pressure. To learn how they [...]
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