Helping women gain a voice on climate change
Gender inequalities in assets and opportunities are hurting women's ability to respond to climate change ? but some communities are changing that
The importance of fact-checking for journalists
Journalism is about finding facts, interpreting their importance, and then sharing that information with the audience.
This Week at TrustMedia (30/7 -3/8 2012)
See what's happening at TrustMedia amidst all the Olympic madness.
Myanmar journalists tackle news reporting in Foundation first
With support from the British Council and the European Union, the Thomson Reuters Foundation ran a week-long workshop for journalists in Yangon in July, the Foundation's first foray into Myanmar.
Reporting on Elections in Georgia
It is so pleasant to be mistaken from time to time. When we started the training on reporting parliamentary elections and parliament itself in Batumi, Georgia, on July 23, I was convinced there was no way we could keep all 19 participants for five days. About 400 metres from the Black Sea, temperature well above 30C, high humidity and permanently breaking down air conditioning in the training room were the factors in favour of desertion.
Brazil gets into the African hair market
I went to my usual hair stylist to get some hair extensions to make my natural African hair look longer and wavy. "I have the right one to suit your taste", Maggie the stylist told me. For a moment, I just could not believe my eyes. 762 Ghanaian cedis (400) for a set of three virgin Brazilian hair pieces, just for my head!
Malawi loses productive youth
Malawi's President Joyce Banda may have done enough to please development partners to reopen aid taps, but she remains far from convincing the young and energetic Malawians who keep fleeing the country and its escalating cost of living.
Political risk, Eurozone crisis to hurt Kenya's tourism industry
Kenya's tourism industry is expected to suffer lower visitor numbers and earnings due to a mix of factors that are making the country seem unattractive to tourists.
How to build resilience in Niger
As droughts hit food supplies again, moving toward drought-resistant crops, tree planting and better roads could help